000			01999nam a2200229 a 4500
020			_a9780198549352
020			_a0198549350
082			_a574.52638 _bLIT
100			_aLittle, Colin;
245		4	_aThe biology of rocky shores
260			_aOxford: _bOxford University Press, _c1996.
300			_aix, 240 pages : _billustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
490			_aBiology of habitats.
500			_aIncluded Index
505			_aCh. 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.
520			_aThis work offers an introduction to the biology of the unique organisms that inhabit rocky coastal ecosystems. Using examples from all over the world, the book serves as an ideal resource for instruction, either in the field or lecture hall. It describes the physical factors that affect organisms, the biology of the animals and plants that live on the shore, the factors that control them, and the communities they form. The authors provide examples of observations and experiments that can be conducted either in the lab, or on-site. They also address key problems of pollution and conservation in the context of their effects on biodiversity. The work will interest all students of marine biology, along with professional marine biologists and amateur naturalists.
650			_aSeashore biology.
650			_aSeashore ecology.
650			_aKusten.
700			_aKitching, J.A.
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