Wild CA -- Farllon Islands Bibliography

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FARALLON ISLANDS BIBLIOGRAPHY

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WORLD WIDE WEB

California’s Islands and Offshore Rocks

http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/coastal/islands.html

The Farallon Islands are composed of 89-million-year-old granite.

Farallon Islands Sharks

http://www.zoo.co.uk/~z9015043/farallons_main.html

"Since the 1960's, the Farallones have been noted as a hotspot for great white sharks." Find out more about shark identification, and other information, at this web site.

Herring Gull vs. Western Gull

http://thebirdguide.com/gulls/herr_vs_west.htm

Take a look at this site and learn more about differences between the Herring gull and the Western gull through pictures and text.

Point Reyes Bird Observatory

http://www.prbo.org/Farall.html

A component of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory encompasses the Farallon Islands Program. You can find out more about the projects by clicking on the link above.

Welcome to the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

http://www.gfnms.nos.noaa.gov/

How about a virtual tour? Are you more interested in the educational components? The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary has it all, so click on the link and take a look.

Birds

Brandt’s Cormorant

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1220id.html

http://birding.miningco.com/hobbies/birding/library/fg/blfg-phalacrocoraxpenicillatus.htm

California Gull

http://www.birdphotography.com/species/cagu.html

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/Idtips/h0530id.html

Common Murre

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/Idtips/h0300id.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/uria/u._aalge$narrative.html

Double-Crested Cormorant

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/phalacrocorax/p._auritus$narrative.html

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i1200id.html

Glaucous-Winged Gull

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i0440id.html

http://www.birdphotography.com/species/gwgu.html

Heermann’s Gull

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/larus/l._heermanni$media.html

http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/laru-hee.html

Herring Gull

http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/rattner/bioeco/herrgull.htm

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/larus/l._argentatus$media.html

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/forest/species/laruarge.htm

Hooded Warbler

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/wilsonia/w._citrina$media.html

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/forest/species/wilscitr.htm

Pelagic Cormorant

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Idtips/i1230id.html

http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/seabird&foragefish/seabirds/flash_cards/pelagic_comorant.html

 

Peregrine Falcon

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/falco/f._peregrinus$narrative.html

http://www.audubon.org/bird/species/peregrine-falcon.html

Pigeon Guillemot

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Idtips/h0290id.html

http://sealioncaves.com/whatsee/birds.html

http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/seabird&foragefish/seabirds/flash_cards/pigeon_guillemot.html

http://www.pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/ohlone/mm2000/habitats/marine/pigeon_guillemot.htm

Tufted Puffin

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/Idtips/h0120id.html

http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/abtuftedpuffin.htm

http://www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/gallery/tupu.html

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/fratercula/f._cirrhata$narrative.html

Western Gull

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/Idtips/h0490id.html

http://www.pacificseabirdgroup.org/gallery/wegu.html

Mammals

Elephant Seal

http://www.whaletimes.org/whaelsl.htm

http://www.tmmc.org/learning/education/pinnipeds/noelephseal.asp

http://www.rcjokelist.com/e-seal.html

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/pinniped/Northerneleseal.shtml

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BOOKS

Ainley, David G., et al. Foraging Ecology of Seabirds in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Washington D.C.: Department of Commerce, NOAA, 1987. Main Serials QH91 .A1 N62 no. 13.

Ainley, David G. and Robert J. Boekelheide, eds. Seabirds of the Farallon Islands: Ecology, Dynamics, and Structure of an Upwelling-System Community. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1989. REF Wild California, M&O, & SA QL684 .C2 S44 1989.

Calambokidis, John et al. Biology of Blue Whales in the Gulf of the Farallones and Adjacent Areas of California. Olympia, WA: Cascadia Research Collective, 1989. REF Wild California QL737 .C424 B558 1989.

Calambokidis, John et al. Biology of Humpback Whales in the Gulf of the Farallones. Olympia, WA: Cascadia Research Collective, 1989. REF Wild California QL737 .C424 B56 1989.

Evens, Jules G. The Natural History of the Point Reyes Peninsula. Point Reyes, CA: Point Reyes National Seashore Association, 1988. Pub & REF Wild California QH105 .C2 E94 1988.

Offshore: Paintings of the Farallones: Art & Environment. [San Francisco]: California Academy of Sciences, [1997]. REF CAS Pubs N8240 .O33 C34 1997.

Rondeau, J. Hawkeye. The Farallon Islands 1542-1986: An Ecosystem Review. Woodside, CA: J.H. Rondeau, 1987. REF Wild California QH105 .C2 R65 1987.

Le Bouf, Burney J., ed. Elephant Seals: Population Ecology, Behavior and Physiology. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994. M&O QL737 .P64 E44 1994.

Meier, Thomas I. Artificial Nesting Structures for the Double-Crested Cormorant. Madison, WI: Dept. of Natural Resources, 1981. M&O QL696 .P4745 M44 1981.

Orr, Robert T. and Roger C. Helm. Marine Mammals of California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1989. Pub, REF Wild California, & M&O QL713.2 .077 1989.

Schoenherr, Allan A., C. Robert Feldmeth, and Michael J. Emerson. Natural History of the Islands of California. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, c1999. REF Wild California QH105 .C2 S363 1999.

Savage, Candace Sherk. Peregrine Falcons. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1992. Biodiv QL696 .F34 S28 1992.

Stallcup, Rich. Ocean Birds of the Nearshore Pacific: A Guide for the Sea-Going Naturalist. Stinson Beach, CA: Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 1990. Pub, REF Wild Califfornia, & M&O QL683 .P3 S72 1990.

White, Peter. The Farallon Islands: Sentinels of the Golden Gate. San Francisco: Scottwall Associates, 1995. REF Wild California F868 .F24 W5 1995.

Whitt, Michael. Logbook of the Farallones. Inverness, CA: La Ventana Press, 1998. F868 .F24 W44 1998.

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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Arnold, Caroline. Saving the Peregrine Falcon. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, c1985. Pub Juv & Biodiv Juv QL696 .F34 A76 1985.

Brust, Beth Wagner. Seabirds. Mankato, MN: Creative Education, 1991. Pub Juv QL676.2 .B78 1991.

Jaspersohn, William. A Day in the Life of A Marine Biologist. Boston, MA: Little Brown and Company, 1982. Pub Juv QH91.45 .J37 1982.

Johnson, Sylvia A. Elephant Seals. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Co., 1989. Pub Juv QL737 .P64 J63 1989.

Lewis, Naomi. Puffin. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1984. Pub Juv QL696 .C42 L48 1984.

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VIDEOS

Alaska's Whales and Wildlife. Gonbury, CT: WonderVisions, 1990. (47 min.) Pub QL161 .A43 1990.

Hunt for the Great White Shark. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 1995. (55 min.) Pub QL638.95 .L3 H86 1995.

Magnificent Whales. New York, NY: Smithsonian Books, 1988. (60 min.) Biodiv QL737.C4 M34 1988.

On a Barren Rock. San Anselmo: TwoDot Productions, 1995. (12 min.) Pub VK1025 .P6 O6 1995.

Parks in the Sea: California's Underwater State Parks. Sacramento: California Department of Parks and Recreation, 1988. (28 min.) Biodiv SB482.C2 P38 1988.

Peregrine Falcon: Recovery on the Horizon. San Ramon, CA: Pacific Gas & Electric, Technical & Ecological Services, 1989. (13 min.) Biodiv QL696 .F34 P47 1989.

Watching the Whales. San Francisco, CA: Marine Mammal Fund, 1985. (30 min.) Biodiv QL737 .C4 W37 1985.

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