Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
Rocky Shores
Verlag:
Bloomsbury Publishing Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P36308324
EAN: 9781399432757
Erhältlich:
Nicht auf Lager
Zustellung: Mo, 16.11.2026
Versand: Kostenlos
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CHF 140.–
CHF 98.50
Beschreibung
An engaging account of the natural history of rock and boulder-strewn shores around Britain's coastline. Rocky Shores. explores the species, communities and landscape of the narrow strip of land surrounding much of the British Isles. While it may be limited in extent, this habitat is incredibly biodiverse, and this insightful book details all the patterns of marine life that might be encountered on sheltered and exposed shores, from the inhospitable splash zone to the repeatedly submerged lower shore, and everything in between. Comprehensive chapters accompanied by exceptional photographs cover various members of the rocky-shore community in turn: striking lichens that colourfully adorn the rocks; seaweeds that have sustained human settlements for millennia; mysterious and often spectacular worms and their relatives; molluscs with variously configured shells; spiny-skinned echinoderms that move using tube feet; arthropods that range from tiny marine insects to heavy-clawed crabs; and microscopic species that drift around at the mercy of the tides. Rock pools provide pockets of diversity dotted across the shore, while the strandline at the high-tide mark supports a unique assemblage of microbes and invertebrates that attracts a variety of birds and mammals. For anyone with a love of the shore - from the occasional rockpooler to avid naturalists - this book is a must for your collection.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Cremona Julian
- Archer-Thomson John
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 368