Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast botany others are fast

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from the cirrus clouds that swirl overhead to the breezes that beckon us outside

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and predation possible in the near absence of light

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Nature on the Edge: Lessons for the Biosphere from the California Coast botany others are fastIn Nature on the Edge, ecologist Bruce Byers offers readers new perspectives on two iconic California coastal regions, San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate and the Santa Barbara Channel Islands. While many peoplein California and elsewhereare familiar with these two areas, they may not know that they are part of a network of international biosphere reserves organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).