How Long to Read Tidal Water

How Long Does it Take to Read Tidal Water?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Tidal Water by John Portnoy

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

"Tidal Water" describes the history of the Herring River in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The book provides an overview of the post-glacial formation of the Herring River valley to modern initiatives to restore tidal flow and salt marsh to the River's estuary. The book features some of the important ecology, people, and events that frame the history of this important waterway, which flows from Wellfleet's famous kettle ponds and Truro uplands into Wellfleet Harbor.About the AuthorsJohn W. Portnoy, Ph.D. holds degrees in biology, wildlife biology and marine ecology. He worked for the National Park Service for nearly thirty years as an ecologist at Cape Cod National Seashore, where his research focused on the effects of tide restrictions on salt marshes including the Herring River. Studies ranged from water chemistry to mosquito breeding ecology to wetland biogeochemical cycling, and were applied to the restoration of diked and drained salt marshes on outer Cape Cod. He lives in Wellfleet.Alice M. Iacuessa worked thirty years as an international educator in Germany, Venezuela, and England. In England she taught for twenty-one years at The American School in London and served as Social Studies Department Chair. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of Herring River, the Wellfleet Marina Advisory Committee, and volunteers at the Cape Cod National Seashore. She lives in Wellfleet and London, England.Barbara A. Brennessel, Ph.D. is Professor Emerita of Biology at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. Her recent research is focused on the Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin). She wrote "Diamonds in the Marsh: A Natural History of the Diamondback Terrapin." She also served on the Wellfleet's Shellfish Advisory Board, and wrote "Good Tidings: The History and Ecology of Shellfish Aquaculture in the Northeast." Inspired by her volunteer work for Friends of Herring River in Wellfleet, she wrote "The Alewives' Tale: The Life History and Ecology of River Herring in the Northeast," and a book for children, "The Adventures of Allie the Alewife." She lives in Wellfleet.

How long is Tidal Water?

Tidal Water by John Portnoy is 112 pages long, and a total of 28,224 words.

This makes it 38% the length of the average book. It also has 34% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Tidal Water Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Tidal Water aloud.

What Reading Level is Tidal Water?

Tidal Water is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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