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Vermilion Sea: A Naturalist's Journey in Baja, California
Vermilion Sea A Naturalist's Journey in Baja California Author:John Janovy Janovy (biology, Univ. of Nebraska) describes a journey to Baja California in search of the landscape described in John Steinbeck's Sea of Cortez . Along the way he muses on the changing nature of scientific research in the 1990s, noting that most of it has become a scramble for bio-tech dollars conducted in areas chosen to garner grant mone... more »y and patents rather than based on personal interest. Besides describing Baja's natural history, Janovy explores topics ranging from a biologist's place in society to the effects of population and information explosions. This work transcends the traditional ``field study'' by examining how modern pressures have changed scientists and their research. Recommended for science, natural history, and travel collections.« less