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The biology of coastal sand dunes [[electronic resource] /] / M. Anwar Maun



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Autore: Maun M. Anwar (Muhammad Anwar), <1935-2007.> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The biology of coastal sand dunes [[electronic resource] /] / M. Anwar Maun Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009
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: The biology of coastal sand dunes  Visualizza cluster
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.: 9910782971003321
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Serie: Oxford scholarship online.