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

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