At its heart, Intertidal is a nature journal. A faithful documentation of the time Yuvan Aves has spent in nature -- sometimes studying, sometimes teaching, always observing. Yuvan Aves, a naturalist and nature educator, writes about this intertidal space on the coasts and marshlands of Chennai. Aves tells us about the incredible living architecture of coral reefs – how single-celled …
Yuvan Aves’ book is a blend of a naturalist’s journal, a coming-of-age memoir, a treatise on meditation and mindfulness, and much more. Intertidal: A Coast and Marsh Diary By Yuvan Aves Bloomsbury India Pages: 286 Price: Rs.699 In a lot of ways, the naturalist Yuvan Aves’ book, Intertidal: A Coast and Marsh Diary, seeks to find this music of life …
What do you get where sand and sea water, wind and sunlight all come together? Coasts consist of three distinct areas: the sea, which is all water; land, above the high tide mark; and, finally, the intertidal zone, which is water at high tide and land at low. Small octopi — some only a foot long — that appear sometimes …
Do marine animals have superpowers? If you look at the intertidal zone—where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides—through Sejal Mehta’s new book, Super Powers On The Shore, you might actually be convinced that they do. Mehta, a journalist and editor, has brought her experiences and observations from tide-pooling trails and walks along different intertidal zones in …