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The Estuarine Ecosystem
Donald S. McLusky
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Description for The Estuarine Ecosystem
Paperback. Series: Tertiary Level Biology. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Tertiary Level Biology
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751401646
SKU
V9780751401646
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99-15
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