hay mark john sutherland (2 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good-. Trade softcover, light shelfwear to covers. Remnants of price sticker on corner of cover. Contents clean and tight. 67 pages, bibliography, b&w illus.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book introduces rubble structures and their surrounding marine ecology from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. A variety of rubble structures are detailed, including breakwaters, seawalls, and jetties that are habitats for the diverse flora and fauna that congregate within this book's pages. The author takes readers through the physical environment of this area's jetties, including information on temperature and salinity, light and turbidity, currents, tides, and waves. Also included is an exploration of the region's sediments and the complex interactions that take place within the communities of the jetties. Other subjects covered include: plankton, seaweeds, invertebrates, fishes, and birds. This book is an insightful study that uses this rich coastal ecosystem as a case study to observe the interactions of species and their environment in the intertidal and subtidal zones. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.