Rocky Shores

ISBN: 9781472943132 出版年：2019 页码：370 John Archer-Thomson Bloomsbury Publishing

Rocky Shores explores the species, communities and landscape of the narrow strip of land surroundiBritish Isles. While it may be limited in extent, this habitat is incredibly biodiverse, and this insightful book details all the patterns of marine life that might be encountered on sheltered and exposed shores, from the inhospitable splarepeatedly submerged lower shore, and everything in between.Comprehensive chapters accompanied by exceptional photographs cover various members of the rocky-shore community in turn: striking lichens that colourfully adorn the rocks; seaweeds that have sustained human settlements for millennia; mysterious and often spectacular worms and their relatives; molluscs with variously configured shells; spiny-skinned echinoderms that move using tube feet; arthropods that range frinsects to heavy-clawed crabs; and microscopic species that drift around at the mercy of the tides. Rock pools provide pockets of diversity dotted across the shore, while the strandline at the high-tide mark supports a unique assemblage of microbes and invertebrates that attracts a variety of birds and mammals.For anyoof the shore – from the occasional rockpooler to avid naturalists – this book is a must for your collection.