The Ecology of Sandy Shores

3. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-12-809467-9
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 572 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1180 g

The Ecology of Sandy Shores, Third Edition, provides both a holistic and conceptual introduction for beginners, while also presenting an in-depth and cutting-edge analysis for researchers interested in sandy shores. This new edition focuses on resource use, and has also been updated to include recent findings, enhanced illustrations, and additional coverage on beach fisheries and global/climate change. In addition, this release presents insights on food webs, greater coverage on global biodiversity patterns in sandy beaches, and new insights on population patterns, behavior and threats.

Research on beaches is difficult because of the dynamic nature of the environment. There is no other book covering the ecology of sandy beaches, despite the extent and economic importance of these systems. This book is designed to both provide the conceptual basis to introduce students to the basic principles of sandy shore ecology and to serve as a ready reference for doctoral students and researches working on these systems. It can also serve as a handbook for land and coastal managers.

Zielgruppe

<p>scientists and researchers in environmental science, marine biology, coastal ecology, marine science, natural resource managers, coastal managers, sea level rise, zoning, conservation, fisheries.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

McLachlan, Anton

Defeo, Omar

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Meeres- und Süßwasserökologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. The Physical Environment3. The Interstitial Environment4. Beach and Surf-Zone Flora5. Sandy Beach Invertebrates6. Adaptations to Sandy Beach Life7. Benthic Macrofauna Communities8. Benthic Macrofauna Populations9. Interstitial Ecology10. Surf-Zone Zooplankton and Nekton11. Other Marine and Terrestrial Vertebrates12. Energetics and Nutrients Cycling13. Coastal Dune Ecosystems and Dune/Beach Interactions14. Fisheries15. Human Impacts16. Climate Change17. Management and Conservation

Über Autor(innen)

Defeo, Omar
Dr Defeo has been active in the field of marine sciences since receiving his PhD in 1993. His fields of interest are human impact in coastal marine communities and populations, stock assessment and management, population dynamics of exploited marine stocks and sandy beach ecology. He has won many awards for his research and consultancy work, including the 2010 Elsevier Scopus Prize for Uruguay. He has published over 130 works to date.

McLachlan, Anton
Dr McLachlan has had a long and established career in beach ecology. He has worked around the world and has headed up multiple departments and research institutions including: the Director for the Institute for Coastal Research, Chair of the Dept. of Zoology and has held a number of Dean positions at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman. He has over 90 publications to date.