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Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment

By: MW Denny(Author)
400 pages, 170 illustrations
Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment
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  • Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment ISBN: 9780691606804 Paperback Jul 2014 Out of stock with supplier: order now to get this when available
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  • Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment ISBN: 9780691084879 Paperback Dec 1997 Out of Print #5152
  • Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment ISBN: 9780691084862 Hardback Dec 1988 Out of Print #5151
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A reprint of a classical work in the Princeton Legacy Library, originally published in 1988.

This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to provide a much-needed set of tools for quantitatively examining the biological effects of ocean waves. "Nowhere on earth does water move as violently as on wave-swept coasts," writes the author, "and every breaker that comes pounding on the shore places large hydrodynamic forces on the organisms resident there." Yet wave-swept coral reefs and rocky shores are home to some of the world's most diverse assemblages of plants and animals, and scientists have chosen these environments to carry out much of the recent experimental work in community structure and population dynamics.

Until now these studies have been hampered because biologists often lack a working understanding of the mechanics of the wave-swept shore. Mark Denny here supplies that understanding in clear and vivid language. Included are an introduction to wave-induced water motions and the standard theories for describing them, a broad introduction to the hydrodynamic forces these water movements place on plants and animals, and an explanation of how organisms respond to these forces. These tools are put to use in the final chapters in an examination of the mechanisms of "wave exposure" and an exploration of the mechanical determinants of size and shape in wave-swept environments.

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By: MW Denny(Author)
400 pages, 170 illustrations
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