The biogeography of the Australian north west shelf :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
environmental change and life's response /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Barry Wilson, Western Australian Museum, Perth
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
x, 413 pages :
Other Physical Details
colored illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction -- The contemporary physical environment -- Intertidal rocky shores -- Coral reefs of the north west shelf -- Mangrove habitat and associated fauna -- Habitats and biotic assemblages of intertidal sandy and muddy shores -- Benthic shelf and slope habitats -- Patterns of life and the processes that produce them -- An overview of the historical biogeography of the north west shelf