Cliff Ecology: Pattern and Process in Cliff Ecosystems

by Peter E. Kelly, Douglas W. Larson, Uta Matthes

Cliffs are present in virtually every country on earth. The lack of scientific interest in cliffs to date is in striking contrast to the commonness of cliffs around the world and to the attraction cliffs have had for humans throughout history. Cliffs provide a unique habitat, rarely investigated from an ecological viewpoint. This book aims to destroy the impression of cliffs as geological structures devoid of life, by reviewing information about the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521019214
• ISBN13: 9780521019217
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"