The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses (Biology of Habitats)

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Mangroves and seagrasses form extensive and highly productive ecosystems that are biologically diverse and economically valuable. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the biology and ecology of mangroves and seagrasses, using a global range of examples. It deals with the adaptations of these plants to their exacting environment, the rich and diverse communities of organisms that depend on mangrove forests and seagrass meadows (including tree-climbing shrimps, synchronously flashing fireflies and 'gardening' seacows), the links between mangrove, seagrass, and other habitats, the evolution, biodiversity and biogeography of mangroves and seagrasses, and the likely effects of global climate change. The economic value of mangroves and seagrasses is also discussed, including approaches to rational management of these vital resources, and techniques for the restoration of degraded habitats. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, particular emphasis is placed on the organisms that dominate these aquatic environments although pollution, conservation and experimental aspects are also considered.
The book is intended for students, naturalists and professionals and assumes no previous knowledge of mangrove or seagrass ecology.

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I've taken or served as teaching assistant for classes on mangrove & seagrass ecology, and we've never had a good, comprehensive textbook that was suitable for undergraduate students. Thus, I was happy to find this book in time for me to teach my own class on "Ecology of Reefs, Mangroves, and Seagrasses". We've read a number of the chapters on mangrove & seagrass biology, communities, and human impacts. I didn't like the chapter on community ecology (Ch. 4) as much as the others, so I supplemented the book with chapters from Marine Community Ecology. My other main complaint about the book is that Hogarth writes relatively little about seagrasses and seagrass communities in order to concentrate on mangroves. It's obvious that Hogarth is a mangrove ecologist (and that the book is based on a previous book in the series on only mangroves) and I'm guessing he studies crabs, from the 10 pages on mangrove crabs. However, it is well-organized information, clear, and relatively up-to-date. I would use it as a textbook if/when I teach the class again and recommend the series to others teaching about the biology of habitats. We also used Sheppard et al's (2009) book in this series on coral reefs.

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