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Seashore ecology --- Marine organisms --- Seashore biology --- Coastal biology --- Marine biology --- Aquatic organisms --- Coastal ecology
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The Ecology of Sandy Shores provides the students and researchers with a one-volume resource for understanding the conservation and management of the sandy shore ecosystem. Covering all beach types, and addressing issues from the behavioral and physiological adaptations of the biota to exploring the effects of pollution and the impact of man's activities, this book should become the standard reference for those interested in Sandy Shore study, management and preservation.* More than 25% expanded from the previous edition* Three entirely new chapters: Energetics and Nutrient
Seashore ecology --- Sand dune ecology --- Beaches --- Seashore ecology. --- Sand dune ecology. --- Sand dunes --- Ecology --- Coastal ecology --- Seashore biology
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Estuarine oceanography --- Coasts --- Estuarine biology --- Seashore biology --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Oceanography --- Coastal biology --- Marine biology --- Brackish water biology --- Landforms --- Seashore
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This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to provide a much-needed set of tools for quantitatively examining the biological effects of ocean waves. "Nowhere on earth does water move as violently as on wave-swept coasts," writes the author, "and every breaker that comes pounding on the shore places large hydrodynamic forces on the organisms resident there." Yet wave-swept coral reefs and rocky shores are home to some of the world's most diverse assemblages of plants and animals, and scientists have chosen these environments to carry out much of the recent experimental work in community structure and population dynamics. Until now these studies have been hampered because biologists often lack a working understanding of the mechanics of the wave-swept shore. Mark Denny here supplies that understanding in clear and vivid language.Included are an introduction to wave-induced water motions and the standard theories for describing them, a broad introduction to the hydrodynamic forces these water movements place on plants and animals, and an explanation of how organisms respond to these forces. These tools are put to use in the final chapters in an examination of the mechanisms of "wave exposure" and an exploration of the mechanical determinants of size and shape in wave-swept environments.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Wave mechanics. --- Seashore biology. --- Electrodynamics --- Matrix mechanics --- Mechanics --- Molecular dynamics --- Quantum statistics --- Quantum theory --- Waves --- Coastal biology --- Marine biology --- Basic Sciences. Physics --- Fluid Mechanics.
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There is an intuitive belief among scientists that each estuary or lagoon is unique and different. Similarities do exist, however, and this book attempts to highlight some common properties and perhaps some innovative views on biogeochemical processes, and biological fluxes which are of central concern in the understanding of the land-sea boundary. The contents are based upon lectures given at a Seminar organised as the scientific component of the 17th General Meeting of SCOR, held at the Station Biologique de Roscoff, France, on 22-24 October 1984. The original lectures have been s
Issue --- Kust. Oecologie. --- Géochimie organique. --- Littoral. Ecologie. --- Geochemie (Organische). --- Biogeochemical cycles. --- Seashore ecology. --- Coastal ecology. --- Coast ecology --- Coastal zone ecology --- Coasts --- Coastal biology --- Ecology --- Sublittoral ecology --- Coastal ecology --- Seashore biology --- Biogeochemistry --- Cycles
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This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coastal sand dunes. The emphasis in this text is on the organisms that dominate this predominantly marine environment, although pollution, conservation, management and experimental aspects are also considered.
Sand dune ecology. --- Seashore biology. --- Coastal biology --- Marine biology --- Sand dunes --- Ecology --- Sand dune ecology --- Seashore biology --- 581.526.536 --- 581.5 --- 581.5 Habits of plants. Plant behaviour. Plant ecology. Plant ethology. The plant and its environment. Bionomics of plants --- Habits of plants. Plant behaviour. Plant ecology. Plant ethology. The plant and its environment. Bionomics of plants --- 581.526.536 Dune formations --- Dune formations --- Biologie des rivages. --- Écologie des dunes.
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Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as high as 60 miles per hour, while at low tide, the same organisms dry up and bake in the sun. Yet despite this seeming inhospitality, tidepools and rocky shores are exceptionally complex and biologically diverse. This comprehensive encyclopedia is an authoritative, one-stop reference for everyone interested in the biology and ecology of this fascinating and uniquely accessible environment. Conveniently arranged alphabetically, nearly 200 wide-ranging entries written in clear language by scientists from around the world provide a state-of-the-art picture of tidepools and rocky shore science. From Abalones, Barnacles, and Climate Change through Seagrasses, Tides, and Wind, the articles discuss the animals and plants that live in tidepools, the physics and chemistry of the rocky shore environment, the ecological principles that govern tidepools, and many other interdisciplinary topics. * Generously illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, drawings, and diagrams * The only comprehensive volume available on tidepools and rocky shores * Articles include in-depth looks at animal and algal diversity and overviews of the history of research, rocky shore management, and conservation * Contributors are experts on physics and physical oceanography, experimental ecology, population genetics, taxonomy, and other disciplines
Seashore --- Seashore ecology --- Tide pools --- Tide pool ecology --- Sea shore --- Sea shores --- Seashores --- Shore, Sea --- Shores, Sea --- Landforms --- Beaches --- Coasts --- Coastal ecology --- Seashore biology --- Pools, Tide --- Tidal pools --- Tidepools --- Tidal pool ecology --- Tidepool ecology --- Marine ecology --- abalones. --- adhesion. --- algae. --- algal blooms. --- algal economics. --- amphipods. --- biodiversity. --- biology and ecology. --- brachiopods. --- cephalopods. --- chemosensation. --- climate change. --- coastal geology. --- coastal water. --- college textbook. --- conservation. --- environmentalism. --- fungi. --- geology. --- gulf. --- isopods. --- lichen. --- marine animal disease. --- marine animals. --- morphology. --- natural sciences. --- ocean.
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