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Author : A F. Raybould
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The history and ecology of Spartina anglica in Poole Harbour written by A F. Raybould and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : V.J. May
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080460321
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The Ecology of Poole Harbour written by V.J. May and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field. The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues. * First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole
Author : John Humphreys
Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780444520647
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Ecology of Poole Harbour written by John Humphreys and published by Elsevier Science Limited. This book was released on 2005 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field. The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues. * First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole
Author : A F. Raybould
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (74 download)
Download or read book Hydrographical, ecological and evolutionary change associated with Spartina anglica in Poole Harbour written by A F. Raybould and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
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Total Pages : 232 pages
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Author : C. D. Woodroffe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521011839
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (118 download)
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Author : Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
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Total Pages : 88 pages
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Author : Andres Hugo Arias
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466590084
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)
Download or read book Marine Ecology in a Changing World written by Andres Hugo Arias and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With contributions from an impressive group of Argentinean and German oceanographers, this book examines classical ecological issues relating to marine ecosystems in the context of climate change. It paints a picture of marine ecology at the crossroads of global warming. The book examines the fundamentals of marine ecology: ecosystem stability, wat
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402046030
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration written by J. P. Doody and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book series looks at each of the main coastal habitats – salt marshes, sand dunes and sand/shingle shores, modified coastal grazing marshes/salinas and sea cliffs in turn. Each habitat is described in relation to its natural development and the way this has been influenced by human actions. The different states in which the habitats exist are reviewed against the pressures exerted upon them. Options for management are considered and the likely consequences of taking a particular course of action are highlighted.
Author : Timo Olavi Vuorisalo
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402002793
Total Pages : 368 pages
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Download or read book Life History Evolution in Plants written by Timo Olavi Vuorisalo and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2001-11-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The lack of discussion of the life histories of modular organisms is the weakness of this book that I most regret. . . . Modular organisms are different. " S. C. Steams: The Evolution of Life Histories (1992) Life-history theory endeavours to increase our understanding of the processe,s whereby the broad features of the life cycles of organisms, such as the timing and magnitude of reproduction, have evolved. Although reproductive traits have dominated as study objects due to their immediate importance for evolutionary success, much work has also been conducted on patterns of development, growth and senescence, as well as on the shifts in resource allocation related to these processes. The basic axiom of life-history theory is that patterns of life histories, such as reproductive traits, are subject to evolutionary explanation. This idea can be traced back at least as far as Darwin's Origin of Species (1859). In his discussion of plant domestication, Darwin wrote: "I cannot doubt that the continued selection of slight variations, either in the leaves, the flowers, or the fruit, will produce races differing from each other chiefly in these characters". Darwin was impressed by the success of plant breeders in moulding the growth and reproductive parameters of cultivated plants, and believed that natural selection could have a similar impact in natural populations.
Author : J.R. Packham
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780412579806
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Ecology of Dunes, Salt Marsh and Shingle written by J.R. Packham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-09-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: Discusses coastal sand dune, shingle beach, and salt marsh ecosystems, communities based upon relatively unconsolidated granular deposits which frequently rest upon solid rock or, much more rarely, on peat.
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Author : Gerardo M.E. Perillo
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080932134
Total Pages : 975 pages
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Download or read book Coastal Wetlands written by Gerardo M.E. Perillo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2009-01-18 with total page 975 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal wetlands are under a great deal of pressure from the dual forces of rising sea level and the intervention of human populations both along the estuary and in the river catchment. Direct impacts include the destruction or degradation of wetlands from land reclamation and infrastructures. Indirect impacts derive from the discharge of pollutants, changes in river flows and sediment supplies, land clearing, and dam operations. As sea level rises, coastal wetlands in most areas of the world migrate landward to occupy former uplands. The competition of these lands from human development is intensifying, making the landward migration impossible in many cases. This book provides an understanding of the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the ecological services that they provide, and suggestions for their management. In this book a CD is included containing color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world. Includes a CD containing color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world.
Author : Paul Adam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521448239
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Saltmarsh Ecology written by Paul Adam and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-07-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broad introduction to the ecology of the unique environment of the saltmarsh.
Author : Sandra M. Fiori
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030664864
Total Pages : 579 pages
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Author : Gerardo Perillo
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444638946
Total Pages : 1130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (446 download)
Download or read book Coastal Wetlands written by Gerardo Perillo and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 1130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coastal Wetlands, Second Edition: An Integrated and Ecosystem Approach provides an understanding of the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the ecological services that they provide. As coastal wetlands are under a great deal of pressure from the dual forces of rising sea levels and the intervention of human populations, both along the estuary and in the river catchment, this book covers important issues, such as the destruction or degradation of wetlands from land reclamation and infrastructures, impacts from the discharge of pollutants, changes in river flows and sediment supplies, land clearing, and dam operations. Covers climate change and its influence on coastal wetland form and function Provides a fully updated and expanded resource, including new chapters on modeling, management and the impact of climate change Contains full-color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world
Author : Robert A. Francis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136461248
Total Pages : 918 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)
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