{"product_id":"marine-ecology-for-the-non-ecologist-9781658947428","title":"Marine Ecology for the Non-Ecologist","description":"The title says it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor years the only books available for anyone who has an interest in marine ecology have laid in the realms of the academic texts. Fantastic books indeed, however, there are none that bring the real ecology of the coastal environments to the general public. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the first time, this fascinating topic has been described in a way that anyone who loves the marine coastal environment, can not only understand but really enjoy, in an easy to read, informative text. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book describes the different habitats found mainly around the coastline of the earth and how as species the animals exploit each individual habitat to form the ecosystems we see today. In this book, we explore and discover what exactly ecology is, the physical aspects and biological processes of ecology. Then we dissect the rocky coast, the sandy shore, the estuaries, the saltmarsh, the mangroves, and the coral reefs. 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