The Biology of Soft Shores and Estuaries

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Colin Little (Honorary Research Associate, Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol)

The Biology of Soft Shores and Estuaries

Colin Little (Honorary Research Associate, Honorary Research Associate, University of Bristol)

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English

Oxford University Press
01 June 2000

Ecological science, the Biosphere; Freshwater biology, limnology; Marine biology; Applied ecology; Social impact of environmental issues

Series: Biology of Habitats

There is no up-to-date book on estuarine biology, and nothing at all that deals with marine soft shores as well as estuarine ones. This latest addition to the Biology of Habitats series corrects this omission and will complement The biology of rocky shores, by the same author.

This book focuses on marine and estuarine soft sediments as complex and essential habitats for an astonishing variety of animals and plants whose lifestyles are intimately bound up with sediment structure. It discusses sediments as habitats first, then takes in turn the ecosystems found on sandy shores, mudflats and seagrass beds, salt marshes and mangrove swamps, and life below the tidemarks. Adaptations of the organisms are fully described, and each chapter ends with a section on techniques. Later chapters discuss estuarine and lagoonal habitats, both of which contain primarily soft sediments, but add further complicating characteristics to those found in the sea. A discussion of estuarine food webs emphasizes the ways in which organisms interact. The book ends with a discussion of the ways in which marine and estuarine soft sediments have been abused by man, and some of the opportunities that have been taken to counteract these abuses.

By: Colin Little (Honorary Research Associate Honorary Research Associate University of Bristol)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 424g
ISBN: 9780198504269
ISBN 10: 0198504268
Series: Biology of Habitats
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 01 June 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction: organisms, sediments, and water movements 2: The world of particles: a variety of habitats 3: The coarse extreme: life on sandy beaches 4: A fine option: life on mudflats and in seagrass beds 5: Salt marshes and mangrove swamps 6: Life at the bottom: sublittoral sediments and community structure 7: Estuarine habitats and coastal lagoons 8: The estuarine benthos and its distribution 9: Life in the estuarine water column 10: Estuarine ecosystems 11: Uses and abuses: human impact and counter-measures Further reading; References; Glossary; Appendix; Index

Dr Colin Little is a series editor of the Biology of Habitats series and author of the first volume in the 4eries, The biology of rocky shores

Reviews for The Biology of Soft Shores and Estuaries

...refreshing...richly illustrated...very useful for teachers and students at secondary schools as well as at universities, but also for everybody involved in marine science to get a wider scope on the subject. G. Van der Velde Crustaceana