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Sea Stars of British Columbia, Southeast Alaska and Puget Sound, Paperback by Lambert, Philip; Markle, Gretchen (ILT); Cooke, Brent (PHT), ISBN 077480825X, ISBN-13 9780774808255, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Having written a similar treatment of sea cucumbers in the same region, Lambert, curator of marine invertebrates at the Royal British Columbia Museum, describes 43 species of sea stars that live down to 200 meters along the coast from southeast Alaska to northern Washington. The creatures are more diverse there than in any other temperate waters because of the great age of the Pacific Basic and the variety of habitats along the complex coastline. Many monochrome photographs and drawings are augmented with 39 color photographs. Canadian card order number: C00-911121-2. Distributed in the US by Raincoast Books. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()