Ecological Studies in the Middle Beach of Chesapeake Bay Calvert Cliffs. Ed. K. L. Heck, Jr.—287 pp., 69 figs. = Lecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies. Vol. 23. Eds. R. I. Barber, M. T. Bowman, C. N. Moors, B. Zeitschel. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo: Springer Verlag 1988. ISBN 3-540-96668-4. Soft cover DM 54.—
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- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-2944
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✦ Synopsis
into threc major sections: I. Morphology nnd Ecology, 11. Fnnctionnl Xcioanatomg and ITI.
Physiology and Life Processes.
In section I there are 9 c l i n p t ~~~ with a hroed survey of morphology, tttsonomy, phylogrnctic relationships, a survey of form and diversity. The divisions of ecology include the interactions bet,ween organisms and environmtnt,, physico-chemicnl factors, population growth, interspccies competition, natural communit~ies. succession, colonization rate nnd others.
In section 11 t,lie fine struct iirc of the protozoa itnd the funct'ional microanntomy are considered.
Section 111 deals with life processes, basiu biochemist,ry and physiology. Specific tnpi1.s itre tllc nutrition, the respiration and the ~net~nbolism of organic substr;ttcs.