Book description
A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the
seashore, from earliest times to the present day. This edition is
exclusive to newnaturalists. com
The seashore, with its endlessly changing tides, is one of the most
fluctuating physical environments on the planet. Home to an abundance of
animal and plant life, it is also one of the richest habitats the
naturalist can explore. Here in Britain, we are fortunate to have a long
and varied coastline, and our relatively large tidal ranges mean that
our seashore offers a wide range of coastal habitats, including mud,
sand, shingle and rock. In New Naturalist Seashore, Peter Hayward looks at:
• Resident and migrant species, including fish, barnacles, limpets,
winkles, sponges, algae, lichens and sea grasses
• The effects of tourism and pollution on these habitats
• The geology of the British Isles, with its sinking and rising coastlines
• The responses and adaptations of plant and animal life to a changing
physical environment
This narrow strip of beach between the land and the sea that we call the
seashore, has always attracted man, in the early years as a source of
food, and in Victorian times as a rich habitat that the early
naturalists would explore. In this fascinating addition to the highly
regarded New Naturalist series, Peter Hayward brings the natural history
of the seashore right up to date. 'will be extremely valuable to
students…The text is scientifically accurate throughout and there are
plenty of interesting insights'
Andrew Cleave, British Wildlife Peter J. Hayward is Senior Lecturer in
marine biology at the University of Wales Swansea. He is editor,
co-author or author of 13 books on marine biology, including the
Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West Europe and Collins Pocket
Guide to the Sea Shore of Britain and Northern Europe. He has published
around 100 papers on the marine Bryozoa, which are his particular
research interest. He is zoological editor of the Journal of Natural
History, and a frequent contributor to BBC Wildlife.
