Marine Ecology for the Non-Ecologist

Download or read book Marine Ecology for the Non-Ecologist written by Andrew Caine and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-11 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years the only books available for anyone who has an interest in marine ecology have laid in the realms of the academic texts. Fantastic books indeed, however, there are none that bring the real ecology of the coastal environments to the general public. For the first time, this fascinating topic has been described in a way that anyone who loves the marine coastal environment, can not only understand but really enjoy, in an easy to read, informative text. The book describes and - detailing as ever, in an easy to understand manner, the different habitats found mainly around the coastline of the earth and how as species the animals exploit each individual habitat to form the ecosystems we see today. In this book, we explore and discover what exactly ecology is, the physical aspects and biological processes of ecology. We look at the rocky coast, the sandy shore, the estuaries, the saltmarsh, the mangroves, and the coral reefs. Complete with 29 diagrams and illustrations.This book is the second in the series Marine Life the first being - Marine Biology for the Non-Biologist where we examine the major groups of animals present in the sea, and inhabit the areas described in this volume, the soft-bodied animals the cnidarians (jellyfish anemones, corals etc.), the crustaceans, (shrimps, crabs, lobsters, etc.) the molluscs, (the shellfish and squid etc.), the echinoderms (starfish, urchin etc.) along with coral reef architecture, hydrothermal vent biology, life in the polar sea and marine invertebrate toxins.