| Description |
557 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Series |
CRC series in marine science |
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Marine science series |
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CRC series in marine science.
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Marine science series.
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| Contents |
The Environment -- Environmental Gradients and Stresses on the Shore -- Salient Features of the Shore Environment -- Patterns of Zonation on the Shore -- Hard Shores -- Zonation Patterns on Hard Shores -- Zonation Patterns on Representative Shores -- The Causes of Zonation -- Hard Shore Microalgae -- Hard Shore Micro- and Meiofauna -- Rocky Shore Lichens -- Hard Shore Macroalgae -- Key Faunal Components -- Special Habitats -- Soft Shores -- Soft Shores as a Habitat -- The Physicochemical Environment -- Soft Shore Types -- Estuaries -- Soft Shore Primary Producers -- Soft Shore Fauna -- Biological Modification of the Sediment -- Microbial Ecology and Organic Detritus -- Nutrient Cycling -- Estuarine Shelf Interactions -- Adaptations to Shore Life -- Ecological Niches on the Shore -- The Establishment of Zonation Patterns -- The Maintenance of Zonation Patterns -- Control of Community Structure -- Hard Shores -- Soft Shores -- Synthesis of Factors Involved in Controlling Community Structure -- Energy Flow, Food Webs, and Material Cycling -- Food Sources -- Energy Budgets for Individual Species -- Optimal Foraging -- Secondary Production -- P:B Ratios and Production Efficiency -- Relative Contribution of Soft Shore Benthic Infauna to Secondary Production -- Community Metabolism -- Trophic Structure and Food Webs -- Carbon Flow Models -- Stable Isotopes and Food Web Analysis -- Top-down and Bottom-up Control of Trophic Structure -- Ecosystem Models -- Hard Shores -- Sand Beaches |
| Summary |
"Written by eminent marine biologist George Knox, The Ecology of Seashores explores the complex shore environment. This work emphasizes ecological processes and the use of systems analysis in understanding such processes." "The first comprehensive review and synthesis of the research on shore ecosystems, this book lends order to some of the most complex ecosystem types and presents a wide range of geographical examples. It gives complete coverage of the ecology of all seashore types: rocky shores, soft shores, sandy beaches, and estuaries at an advanced level. If you are involved in researching or managing coastal zones, The Ecology of Seashores provides exhaustive coverage of the essential information you need." "Features: presents examples from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres; highlights ecological niches on the shore and the establishment and maintenance of zonation patterns; synthesizes factors such as grazing, competition, predation, disturbance, and succession that determine the distribution, diversity, biomass, and production of various types of consumers; discusses energy budgets, patterns of energy flow, trophic structure, and food webs; and outlines the application of network analyses to gain greater insight into ecosystem processes and to compare different ecosystems."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
intertidal littoral |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-542) and index |
| Subject |
Coastal ecology.
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Coastal zone management.
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Seashore ecology.
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| LC no. |
00058573 |
| ISBN |
0849300088 |
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