. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Prickly cockle Lion 's paw. Scotch bonnet To understand the life of the shore, it is not enough to pick up an empty shell and say. "This is a murex," or "That is an angel ; True understanding demands intuitive comprehen- sion of the whole life of the creature that once in- habited this empty shell: how it survived amid Giant Atlantic murex surf and storms, what were its enemies, how it found and reproduced its kind, what were its relations to the particular sea world in which it li
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Prickly cockle Lion 's paw. Scotch bonnet To understand the life of the shore, it is not enough to pick up an empty shell and say. "This is a murex," or "That is an angel ; True understanding demands intuitive comprehen- sion of the whole life of the creature that once in- habited this empty shell: how it survived amid Giant Atlantic murex surf and storms, what were its enemies, how it found and reproduced its kind, what were its relations to the particular sea world in which it lives. —from The Edge of the Sea by Rachel Carson. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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