| Description |
ix, 240 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Biology of habitats |
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Biology of habitats.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-233) and index. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. The shore environment: problems for organisms and their investigators -- Ch. 2. Vertical distributions: 'zonation' and its causes -- Ch. 3. Communities on the shore: the effects of wave exposure -- Ch. 4. Algae, the primary energy sources -- Ch. 5. Grazers and their influences -- Ch. 6. Suspension feeders: how to live on floating food -- Ch. 7. Predators and their influences -- Ch. 8. The functioning of rocky-shore communities -- Ch. 9. Biodiversity, pollution and conservation -- Appendix I: A brief classification of selected organisms -- Appendix II: Some sites at which research quoted in the text has been carried out. |
| Subject |
Seashore biology.
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Seashore ecology.
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| Added Author |
Kitching, J. A.
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| ISBN |
0198549369 hardcover |
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9780198549369 hardcover |
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0198549350 paperback |
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9780198549352 paperback |
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