172 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents
Introduction -- Purpose and coverage of the book -- Rewards in store for the coastal explorer -- Walking the coastline -- Advice for the coast walker -- Safety and the tides -- Early history -- Aboriginal life and European discovery and settlement -- A journey around Port Phillip -- Point Lonsdale to Geelong -- Avalon to Williamstown -- Port Melbourne to Frankston -- Mount Eliza to Point Nepean -- Coastal animals and plants -- Common animals of the coast, including invertebrates that live between the tides -- Vegetation communities including saltmarsh, dune plants and seaweeds -- Coastal landforms -- Geology of the region and how it determines landforms -- Coastal management
Summary
Covers 260 kilometres of the Port Phillip coastline. Shows common coastal animals and plants with lots lof photos to help you identify them, coastal landforms - how they result from volcanic eruptions and the repeated filling and emptying of the bay over millions of years. Also shows how to get to lesser-known spots
Analysis
Australian
Notes
First published in 2013 and reprinted with updates in 2014
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index
