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OverviewThe Ecology of Sandy Shores, Third Edition, provides both a holistic and conceptual introduction for beginners, while also presenting an in-depth and cutting-edge analysis for researchers interested in sandy shores. This new edition focuses on resource use, and has also been updated to include recent findings, enhanced illustrations, and additional coverage on beach fisheries and global/climate change. In addition, this release presents insights on food webs, greater coverage on global biodiversity patterns in sandy beaches, and new insights on population patterns, behavior and threats. Research on beaches is difficult because of the dynamic nature of the environment. There is no other book covering the ecology of sandy beaches, despite the extent and economic importance of these systems. This book is designed to both provide the conceptual basis to introduce students to the basic principles of sandy shore ecology and to serve as a ready reference for doctoral students and researches working on these systems. It can also serve as a handbook for land and coastal managers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anton McLachlan (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa) , Omar Defeo (Faculty of Sciences, Montevideo, Uruguay) , Alexander Brown (University of Cape Town (deceased))Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Edition: 3rd edition Weight: 1.180kg ISBN: 9780128094679ISBN 10: 0128094672 Pages: 572 Publication Date: 21 September 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9780443217548 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 2. The Physical Environment 3. The Interstitial Environment 4. Beach and Surf-Zone Flora 5. Sandy Beach Invertebrates 6. Adaptations to Sandy Beach Life 7. Benthic Macrofauna Communities 8. Benthic Macrofauna Populations 9. Interstitial Ecology 10. Surf-Zone Zooplankton and Nekton 11. Other Marine and Terrestrial Vertebrates 12. Energetics and Nutrients Cycling 13. Coastal Dune Ecosystems and Dune/Beach Interactions 14. Fisheries 15. Human Impacts 16. Climate Change 17. Management and ConservationReviewsAuthor InformationDr McLachlan has had a long and established career in beach ecology. He has worked around the world and has headed up multiple departments and research institutions including: the Director for the Institute for Coastal Research, Chair of the Dept. of Zoology and has held a number of Dean positions at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. He has over 90 publications to date. Dr Defeo has been active in the field of marine sciences since receiving his PhD in 1993. His fields of interest are human impact in coastal marine communities and populations, stock assessment and management, population dynamics of exploited marine stocks and sandy beach ecology. He has won many awards for his research and consultancy work, including the 2010 Elsevier Scopus Prize for Uruguay. He has published over 130 works to date. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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