Book ID: 91683
Bertness, Mark D.
Atlantic Shorelines. Natural History and Ecology. 2006.69 col. pls. 327 line - figs. 3 tabs. 446 p. Paper bd.
An introduction to the natural history and ecology of shorelineplant and animal communities on the East Coast of North America.Provides a comprehensive background for understanding the basicprinciples of intertidal ecology and the unique conditions faced byintertidal organisms. Explains primary production in shore linesystems, intertidal food webs, the way intertidal organisms survive,biological processes (e.g. competition, predation, facilitation).