An Introduction to Coastal Ecology (Tertiary Level Biology) - Softcover

Boaden, P.J.; Seed, R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0751401099 ISBN 13: 9780751401097

Publisher: Springer, 1988

Synopsis

Studies of marine ecology have traditionally been approached through lectures and field courses devoted mainly to intertidal and inshore habitats, and it is surprising in these days of increased awareness of man's environmental impact that so little attention has been given to integrated approaches involving the whole coastal zone and including the terrestrial part, which is man's major habitat. The coastal zone has been the subject of extensive investigation, not only because of its biological diversity and accessibility, but also because of its economic and aesthetic importance to man. This book is written with the intention of providing a concise but readable account of coastal ecology for advanced undergraduates and immediate postgraduates. We have adopted a habitat-organismal ap­ proach because we believe that a knowledge of biota and major features of their environment is the best key to an understanding of both larger-scale processes, such as energy flow and nutrient cycling, and smaller-scale but equally fundamental processes, such as behavioural and physiological ecology. Examples have been selected from polar, temperate and tropical regions of the world. The breadth of the subject has dictated selectivity from sources too numerous to acknowledge individually, but we have included an up-to-date reference list for the main subjects of each chapter.

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Review

This is an excellent book in its field. Undergraduates or even laymen will find it easy to read yet informative and up-to-date. Journal of Ecology

Synopsis

The authors have adopted a habitat-organismal approach because they believe that a knowledge of biota and major features of their environment is the best key to an understanding of both larger-scale processes, such as energy flow and nutrient cycling, and smaller-scale but equally fundamental processes, such as behavioural and physiological ecology. Examples have been selected from polar, temperate and tropical regions of the world, and there is an reference list for the main subjects of each chapter. This book should be of interest to advanced undergraduates and immediate postgraduates.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751401099
• ISBN 13: 9780751401097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224