The Essential Guide to Rockpooling

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"This book reveals the astonishing diversity of wildlife on rocky shores and in the rockpools around the coast of Britain and gives readers a greater under-standing of the myriad creatures that can be found using a bit of simple detective work. Rockpooling is an activity enjoyed by children and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hatcher, Julie
Otros Autores: Trewhella, Steve
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Colección:Wild Nature Press Ser.
Temas:
Tide pools > Great Britain > Guidebooks.
Tide pool ecology > Great Britain.
Tide pool animals > Great Britain > Identification.
Tide pool plants > Great Britain > Identification.
Bâches (Géomorphologie) > Grande-Bretagne > Guides.
Écologie des bâches > Grande-Bretagne.
Faune des bâches > Grande-Bretagne > Identification.
Flore des bâches > Grande-Bretagne > Identification.
NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps
Tide pool animals.
Tide pool ecology.
Tide pool plants.
Tide pools.
Great Britain.
Field guides.
Guidebooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover Page
  • Half-title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Title Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • What are rockpools?
  • What is found there?
  • When is the best time for rockpooling?
  • Tides
  • What is zonation?
  • Recognising the different rocky shore zones
  • Challenging conditions
  • Threats to rockpool wildlife
  • The Seashore Code
  • Kit list
  • Keeping safe
  • Types of rockpools
  • Pink-lined rockpools
  • Brackish pools
  • Super-saline rockpools
  • Deep rockpools
  • Sandy pools next to rocky outcrops
  • Surge gullies and overhangs
  • Crevices
  • Artificial rockpools
  • Curious rockpools
  • Seaweeds
  • Green seaweeds
  • Blue-green algae
  • Brown seaweeds
  • Red seaweeds
  • Lichen
  • Sponges
  • Bryozoans
  • Cnidarians
  • Hydroids
  • Stalked jellyfish
  • Anemones and corals
  • Worms
  • Bristle worms
  • Flatworms
  • Ribbon worms
  • Spoon worms
  • Peanut worms
  • Crustaceans
  • Crabs
  • Lobsters, shrimps and prawns
  • Isopods
  • Tanaids
  • Cumaceans
  • Nebaliidae
  • Ostracods
  • Amphipods
  • Skeleton shrimps
  • Barnacles
  • Sea spiders
  • Insects and other air-breathing arthropods
  • Springtails and bristletails
  • Beetles
  • Flies
  • Bugs
  • Centipedes
  • Arachnids
  • Molluscs
  • Gastropods
  • Bivalves
  • Cephalopods
  • Chitons
  • Echinoderms
  • Starfish
  • Brittlestars
  • Featherstars
  • Sea urchins
  • Sea cucumbers
  • Sea squirts
  • Fish
  • Birds
  • Mammals
  • Eggs
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photographic credits
  • References
  • Index

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