| #294235 in Books | Texas AM University Press | 2008-04-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 10.75 x.83 x9.35l,2.39 | File type: PDF | 152 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Beautiful & smart book|By Thalas'shaya|This book would do beautiful duty as a coffee table book for those who just want great photographs of marine life. However, it doesn't stop there. It also covers the wide variety of life forms found in the reefs of the Gulf Coast, mostly off the Texas coast, but it also covers the Stetson and Sonnier Banks off the coast of Louisiana. Th||
“Jesse has captured some of the most spectacular species and events that are to be seen at these locations. . . It’s a great compilation of world with nice descriptions of much of the habitat and larger residents.”--Gregory S. Boland
Just one hundred and ten miles south of the Texas-Louisiana border, beneath the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, lie two coral reefs, together called the Flower Garden Banks. This coral community, the northernmost reef system in the United States and a national marine sanctuary, is home to hundreds of kinds of fish and other tropical sea life. Manta rays and turtles visit regularly, as do whale sharks and schools of hammerhead sharks. Other wonders include the annual m...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Texas Coral Reefs (Gulf Coast Books, sponsored by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi) | Jesse Cancelmo. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.