Atlantic Shorelines: Natural History and Ecology

by Mark D. Bertness

Book Overview

Atlantic Shorelines is 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 sediment beaches on Atlantic shorelines. The book provides a comprehensive background for understanding the basic principles of intertidal ecology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125546
• ISBN13: 9780691125541
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 9.3"