| Description |
ix, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Biology of habitats |
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Biology of habitats.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction: organisms, sediments, and water movements -- Ch. 2. The world of particles: a variety of habitats -- Ch. 3. The coarse extreme: life on sandy beaches -- Ch. 4. A fine option: life on mudflats and in seagrass beds -- Ch. 5. Salt marshes and mangrove swamps -- Ch. 6. Life at the bottom: sublittoral sediments and community structure -- Ch. 7. Estuarine habitats and coastal lagoons -- Ch. 8. The estuarine benthos and its distribution -- Ch. 9. Life in the estuarine water column -- Ch. 10. Estuarine ecosystems -- Ch. 11. Uses and abuses: human impacts and counter-measures --Further reading -- References -- Glossary -- Appendix: A brief classification of selected organisms -- Index |
| Analysis |
AQUATIC ORGANISMS |
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COASTAL PLANT COMMUNITIES |
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ECOSYSTEMS |
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ESTUARIES |
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MARINE ENVIRONMENT |
| Notes |
Includes bibliography and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-236) and index |
| Subject |
Coastal ecology.
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Estuarine biology.
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Estuarine ecology.
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Seashore biology.
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Seashore ecology.
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| LC no. |
00709178 |
| ISBN |
0198504268 |
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