Coastal guide to nature and history 2: Mornington Peninsula's ocean shore, Western Port, Phillip Island & French Island
- 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 (sample pages - Early history)
Point Nepean to Flinders
Western Port(sample pages - Merricks-Balnarring)
Phillip Island (sample pages - Phillip Island south coast)
French Island
Coastal animals and plants
- Common animals of the coast, including invertebrates that live between the tides
- Vegetation communities, including dune plants, saltmarsh, mangroves and seaweeds
Coastal landforms - Geology of the region and how it determines landforms
Coastal management
Acknowledgements
Author
References and further reading
Index