The biology of coastal sand dunes / / M. Anwar Maun
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| Autore: |
Maun M. Anwar
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| Titolo: |
The biology of coastal sand dunes / / M. Anwar Maun
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (288 p. ) : ill |
| Disciplina: | 578.7583 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sand dune ecology |
| Seashore biology | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Biology of coastal sand dunes |
| ISBN: | 0-19-191673-0 |
| 1-282-05306-X | |
| 9786612053061 | |
| 0-19-154709-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819198003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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