Life Traces of the Georgia Coast: Revealing the Unseen Lives of Plants and Animals (Life of the Past)

Martin, Anthony J.

ISBN 10: 0253006023 / ISBN 13: 9780253006028

Published by Indiana University Press, 2013

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Nice signed/inscription by author on title page. Best book on ecology and natural life on the Georgia coast. Like New with DJ. Author is a Emory U Geology professor. Great book. 670 pp. Profusely Illustrated. Seller Inventory # 24373a

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Title: Life Traces of the Georgia Coast: Revealing ...

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Have you ever wondered what left behind those prints and tracks on the seashore, or what made those marks or dug those holes in the dunes? Life Traces of the Georgia Coast is an up-close look at these traces of life and the animals and plants that made them. It tells about how the tracemakers lived and how they interacted with their environments. This is a book about ichnology (the study of such traces) and a wonderful way to learn about the behavior of organisms, living and long extinct. Life Traces presents an overview of the traces left by modern animals and plants in this biologically rich region; shows how life traces relate to the environments, natural history, and behaviors of their tracemakers; and applies that knowledge toward a better understanding of the fossilized traces that ancient life left in the geologic record. Augmented by illustrations of traces made by both ancient and modern organisms, the book shows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtles. The result is an aesthetically appealing and scientifically grounded book that will serve as source both for scientists and for anyone interested in the natural history of the Georgia coast.

About the Author:

Anthony J. Martin is Professor of Practice at Emory University, where he teaches courses in paleontology, geology, and the environmental sciences.