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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Colin Little (Honorary Research Associate, Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.424kg ISBN: 9780198504269ISBN 10: 0198504268 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 30 March 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1: Introduction: organisms, sediments, and water movements 2: The world of particles: a variety of habitats 3: The coarse extreme: life on sandy beaches 4: A fine option: life on mudflats and in seagrass beds 5: Salt marshes and mangrove swamps 6: Life at the bottom: sublittoral sediments and community structure 7: Estuarine habitats and coastal lagoons 8: The estuarine benthos and its distribution 9: Life in the estuarine water column 10: Estuarine ecosystems 11: Uses and abuses: human impact and counter-measures Further reading; References; Glossary; Appendix; IndexReviews...refreshing...richly illustrated...very useful for teachers and students at secondary schools as well as at universities, but also for everybody involved in marine science to get a wider scope on the subject. G. Van der Velde Crustaceana Author InformationDr Colin Little is a series editor of the Biology of Habitats series and author of the first volume in the 4eries, The biology of rocky shores Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |