Atlantic Shorelines

Name: Atlantic Shorelines | Natural History and Ecology
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Natural History and Ecology

Mark D. Bertness(Autor*in)

Princeton University Press

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 14. Mai 2024

432 Seiten

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Cover
Half-title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: 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
Chapter 2: 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
Chapter 3: 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
Chapter 4: 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
Chapter 5: Rocky Shores
Rocky Intertidal Algae
Rocky Intertidal Herbivores
Predators on Rocky Shores
Stresses in Rocky Intertidal Habitats
Zonation
Conservation Issues
Summary
Further Reading
Chapter 6: 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
Chapter 7: 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
Plates

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