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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819198003321

Autore

Maun M. Anwar

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-191673-0

1-282-05306-X

9786612053061

0-19-154709-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p. ) : ill

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

578.7583

Soggetti

Sand dune ecology

Seashore biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2009.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.