Atlantic Shorelines Natural History and Ecology

Name: Atlantic Shorelines Natural History and Ecology
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ISBN: 9780691125541

ISBN-10: 0691125546

ISBN-13: 9780691125541

Edition: 2007

Authors: Mark D. Bertness

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Atlantic Shorelinesis an introduction to the natural history and ecology of shoreline communities on the East Coast of North America. Writing for a broad audience, Mark Bertness examines how distinctive communities of plants and animals are generated on rocky shores and in salt marshes, mangroves, and soft sediments on Atlantic shorelines. The book provides a comprehensive background for understanding the basic principles of intertidal ecology and the unique conditions faced by intertidal organisms. It describes the history of the Atlantic Coast, tides, and near-shore oceanographic processes that influence shoreline organisms; explains primary production in shoreline systems, intertidal…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Setting


Continental Drift and the Age of the East Coast


Sea Level Change


Winter Ice


Barrier Islands


Species Origins and Invasions


Introduced Species


Tides


Waves and Water Movement


Waves Hitting the Shore


Effects of Shoreline Topography on Waves


Wave Effects on Shorelines


Water Movement


Summary


Further Reading



The Economy of the Shoreline: The Production and Consumption of Resources


Primary Productivity


Bottom-up Control of Shoreline Communities


Top-down Control of Shoreline Communities


Consumer Feeding Strategies


Foraging Decisions


Prey Defenses


Summary


Further Reading



Reproduction and Recruitment of Shoreline Organisms


Fertilization


Types of Development


Problems Facing Planktonic Larvae


Factors Regulating the Recruitment of Planktonic Larvae


Population and Community Effects of Variable Larval Supply


Summary


Further Reading



Process and Pattern in Shoreline Communities


Zonation


Competitive Interactions


Positive Interactions


Consumer Effects


Interactions among the Forces That Shape Shoreline Communities


Natural Disturbance Processes


Mechanisms of Secondary Succession


Ecosystem Engineering


Summary


Further Reading



Rocky Shores


Rocky Intertidal Algae


Rocky Intertidal Herbivores


Predators on Rocky Shores


Stresses in Rocky Intertidal Habitats


Zonation


Conservation Issues


Summary


Further Reading



Soft-sediment Habitats


The Physical Habitat


Tidal Flat Organisms


Zonation in Intertidal Soft-substrate Habitats


Ecosystem Engineering in Soft-Sediment Habitats


Conservation Concerns


Summary


Further Reading



Salt Marsh and Mangrove Communities


Marsh Development


Marsh Plant Zonation


Physical Stresses on Marsh Plants


Competition among Marsh Plants


Positive Feedback in Marsh Plant Communities


Consumer Control in Salt Marsh Systems


Disturbance in Marsh Plant Communities


Secondary Succession in Marsh Plant Communities


Marsh Production and Its Effect on Estuarine Habitats


Animals of Salt Marshes


Predators


Marshes as Nursery Grounds


Marsh Conservation


Mangrove Forests


Summary


Further Reading


Glossary


Bibliography


Index