The biology of coastal sand dunes / M. Anwar Maun.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maun, M. Anwar.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sand dune ecology.

Seashore biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coastal sand dunes. The emphasis in this text is on the organisms that dominate this predominantly marine environment, although pollution, conservation, management and experimental aspects are also considered.

Contents:

Preface; Anwar Maun obituary; 1. Geomorphology; 2. The sand dune environment; 3. Seed dispersal; 4. Seed banks; 5. Seed germination and seedling establishment; 6. Burial by sand; 7. The Ammophila problem; 8. Salt spray and soil salinity; 9. Mycorrhizal fungi; 10. Animal-plant interactions; 11. Plant communities; 12. Zonation and succession; 13. Dune systems in relation to rising seas; Glossary; References; Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-243) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-191673-0

1-282-05306-X

9786612053061

0-19-154709-3

OCLC:

320622040