The biology of rocky shores.
Little, Colin, 1939-
The biology of rocky shores. - 2nd ed. / Colin Little, Gray A. Williams, and Cynthia D. Trowbridge. - xiii, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Biology of habitats series . - Biology of habitats. .
Previous ed.: 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-344) and index.
The shore environment -- The diversity of shore organisms -- Coping with life on the shore: adaptations of littoral organisms -- Primary producers on the shore: the autotrophs -- Utilizing autotrophic resources: the grazers -- Suspension feeders: how to live on floating food -- Eating flesh: the predators -- Vertical distributions: 'zonation' and its causes -- How organisms are gathered together: communities on the shore and the effects of wave exposure -- The functioning of rocky shore communities -- Human influences on rocky shores -- Methods and experimental approaches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
9780198564904 (hbk.) 0198564902 (hbk.) 0198564910 (pbk.) 9780198564911 (pbk.)
Seashore biology
QH95.7 / .L57 2009
578.7699
The biology of rocky shores. - 2nd ed. / Colin Little, Gray A. Williams, and Cynthia D. Trowbridge. - xiii, 356 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Biology of habitats series . - Biology of habitats. .
Previous ed.: 1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-344) and index.
The shore environment -- The diversity of shore organisms -- Coping with life on the shore: adaptations of littoral organisms -- Primary producers on the shore: the autotrophs -- Utilizing autotrophic resources: the grazers -- Suspension feeders: how to live on floating food -- Eating flesh: the predators -- Vertical distributions: 'zonation' and its causes -- How organisms are gathered together: communities on the shore and the effects of wave exposure -- The functioning of rocky shore communities -- Human influences on rocky shores -- Methods and experimental approaches. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
9780198564904 (hbk.) 0198564902 (hbk.) 0198564910 (pbk.) 9780198564911 (pbk.)
Seashore biology
QH95.7 / .L57 2009
578.7699