ix, 300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Contents
Pt. I. Processes influencing pattern in marine communities. 1. Physical processes that generate patterns in marine communities -- 2. Community assembly in the sea: Geological history of the living shore biota -- 3. Genetic structure in the sea: From populations to communities -- 4. Natural disturbance and the dynamics of marine benthic communities -- 5. The ecology and evolution of marine consumer-prey interactions -- 6. The larval ecology of marine communities -- 7. Supply-side ecology: The nature and consequences of variations in recruitment of intertidal organisms -- 8. Habitat modification and facilitation in bethnic marine communities. Pt. II Community types -- 9. Rocky intertidal communities -- 10. Soft-sediment communities -- 11. Salt marsh communities -- 12. Seagrass community ecology -- 13. Rocky-subtidal communities -- 14. Deep-sea communities -- 15. The ecology of coral reefs -- 16. Mangrove communities. Pt. III Conservation issues -- 17. Human alterations of marine communities: students beware -- 18. Conservation and management of marine communities -- 19. The ecology of marine protected areas
Summary
Fully referenced and includes descriptions and line drawings. Identification guide for scientists, teachers and the general public