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The ecology of Poole Harbour /
Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to whi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Proceedings in marine science ;
7. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Poole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field. <IT>The Ecology of Poole Harbour</IT> brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues. * First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780444520647 0444520643 0080460321 9780080460321 |