Sea Stars of British Columbia Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound by Philip Lambert, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

In this expanded and revised edition of Sea Stars of BritishColumbia, originally published in 1981, Philip Lambert describes43 species and subspecies of sea stars in the coastal waters ofnorthwestern North America. Lambert has expanded the geographic area toinclude the region from Glacier Bay in southeastern Alaska to thewaters of Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound of northern Washington. The sea star fauna of this region is the most diverse of all thetemperate waters of the world. The great age of the Pacific Basin, andthe varied habitats along this complex coastline, created by scouringglaciers and other natural forces, have stimulated the evolution ofmany new forms. Although he covers the coastal waters down to 200 metres below thesurface, Lambert lists 26 more species that live below 200 metres and14 others that occur just outside the region covered by this book. | Sea Stars of British Columbia Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound by Philip Lambert, Paperback | Indigo Chapters