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Mark Denny - Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment - 9780691606804 - V9780691606804
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Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment

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Description for Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691606804
SKU
V9780691606804
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