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"Aiming to fill a gap in the literature for a text on estuarine biology which also deals with marine soft shores, this is an addition to the ""Biology of Habitats"" series. Complementing ""The Biology of Rocky Shores"", by the same author, the book focuses on marine and estuarine soft sediments as complex and essential habitats for an astonishing variety of animals and plants whose lifestyles are intimately bound up with sediment structure. It discusses sediments as habitats first, then takes in turn the ecosystems found on sandy shores, mudflats and seagrass beds, salt marshes and mangrove swamps, and life below the tidemarks. Adaptations of the organisms are fully described, and each chapter ends with a section on techniques. Later chapters discuss estuarine and lagoonal habitats, both of which contain primarily soft sediments, but add further complicating characteristics to those found in the sea. A discussion of estuarine food webs emphasizes the ways in which organisms interact."

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Author:   Colin Little
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9780198504276

ISBN 10:   0198504276
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   01 June 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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