Donald S McLusky

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The Estuarine Ecosystem (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1989)Paperback - Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1989, 24 February 2012

The Estuarine Ecosystem (Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1989)
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Part of Series
Tertiary Level Biology
Print Length
216 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
24 Feb 2012
ISBN-10
9401168644
ISBN-13
9789401168649

Description

For the inhabitants of many of the world's major cities and towns, estuaries provide their nearest glimpse of a natural habitat; a habitat which, despite the attempts of man to pollute it or reclaim it, has remained a fascinating insight into a natural world where energy is transformed from sunlight into plant material, and then through the steps of a food chain is converted into a rich food supply for birds and fish. The biologist has become interested in estuaries as areas in which to study the responses of animals and plants to severe environmental gradients. Gradients of salinity for example, and the problems of living in turbid water or a muddy substrate, prevent most animal species from the adjacent sea or rivers from entering estuaries. In spite of these problems, life in estuaries can be very abundant because estuarine mud is a rich food supply which can support a large number of animals with a large total weight and a high annual production. Indeed estuaries have been claimed to be among the most productive natural habitats in the world. When the first edition of this book appeared, biologists were beginning to realise that the estuarine ecosystem was an ideal habitat in which to observe the processes controlling biological productivity.

Product Details

Author:
Donald S McLusky
Book Edition:
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 1989
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
NL
Date Published:
24 February 2012
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.24 x 1.19 cm
ISBN-10:
9401168644
ISBN-13:
9789401168649
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
216
Publisher:
Weight:
303.91 gm

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