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9780520238121

Wave-swept Shore

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520238121

  • ISBN10:

    0520238125

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-03-01
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr
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Summary

"How do living things survive in a harsh zone? Wave Swept Shore answers this question by telling the story of one stretch of shore along the Pacific coast of North America, introducing the mussels, limpets, crabs, grasses, starfish, kelp, and other animals and plants that live there, and explaining how they function and flourish in an environment of waves, sand, and rocks."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Mimi Koehl is Professor of Integrative Biology at the University of California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Place and Scalep. 1
Water and Life on the Shorep. 29
Wavesp. 37
Flow, Force, and Fracturep. 63
Transportp. 99
Stranded, High and Dryp. 123
Changesp. 155
Stepping Backp. 169
Additional Readingp. 173
Indexp. 175
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