Rock pools

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

On rocky coastlines, receding tides leave standing pools that have long held a fascination for the amateur seashore naturalist, revealing glimpses of colourful and curious marine plants and animals. Animal diversity is far greater in the sea than in terrestrial or freshwater habitats, and the hugely varied fauna of rock pools reflects that fact. Rock pools also undergo dramatic shifts in temperature, salinity and pH, making such habitats crucibles of adaptation and change. This Naturalists’ Handbook offers a comprehensive introduction to this captivating world, with chapters covering rock-pool ecology, seaweeds, animals, identification and guidelines for possible fieldwork and further study.Also presented are detailed keys to all the main groups likely to be encountered when rockpooling around Britain and Ireland – from sea squirts to chitons, from anemones to sea spiders, from amphipods to fishes. Rock pools is an indispensable tool in discovering these kaleidoscopic habitats and their multitudinous inhabitants.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-09-27
Mått:148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Naturalists' Handbooks
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Pelagic Publishing
ISBN:9781784273590

Utforska kategorier

Zoologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Marinbiologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Djurböcker inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Peter J. Hayward DSc., FLS began his career as Scientific Assistant at the Natural History Museum, London, and retired as Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology at Swansea University. Marine invertebrates have been his abiding interest, through many spring and autumn field courses, and in practical laboratory exercises. He has published several books on marine biological topics, along with numerous scientific papers, especially on the marine Bryozoa. He has served as co-editor of the Journal of Natural History and editor of the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.

Recensioner i media

...in many places we will come across rock pools full of wonderful wildlife, but can you ID them? This book will help you... ideal to get your children/grandchildren into searching the rock pools.

Innehållsförteckning

Editor’s preface Acknowledgements About the author About Naturalists’ Handbooks1. Introduction 2. The pool environment 3. Rock-pool seaweeds 4. Rock-pool animals 5. Identification Key A Guide to major invertebrate animal groups Key B Sessile, modular animals Key C Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) Key D Isopods Key E Amphipods Key F Decapods Key G Shelled gastropods Key H Chitons Key I Bivalves Key J Polychaetes Key K Heterobranchia Key L Sea anemones Key M Echinoderms Key N Rock-pool fishes 6. Investigating rock pools 7. References and further reading Index