Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores (Volume 1) (Encyclopedias of the Natural World)

Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as high as 60 miles per hour, while at low tide, the same organisms dry up and bake in the sun. Yet despite this seeming inhospitality, tidepools and rocky shores are exceptionally complex and biologically diverse. This comprehensive encyclopedia is an authoritative, one-stop reference for everyone interested in the biology and ecology of this fascinating and uniquely accessible environment. Conveniently arranged alphabetically, nearly 200 wide-ranging entries written in clear language by scientists from around the world provide a state-of-the-art picture of tidepools and rocky shore science. From Abalones, Barnacles, and Climate Change through Seagrasses, Tides, and Wind, the articles discuss the animals and plants that live in tidepools, the physics and chemistry of the rocky shore environment, the ecological principles that govern tidepools, and many other interdisciplinary topics. • Generously illustrated with hundreds of color photographs, drawings, and diagrams • The only comprehensive volume available on tidepools and rocky shores • Articles include in-depth looks at animal and algal diversity and overviews of the history of research, rocky shore management, and conservation • Contributors are experts on physics and physical oceanography, experimental ecology, population genetics, taxonomy, and other disciplines Abalones / David R. Schiel -- Adhesion / Andrew Smith -- Air / Robert Dudley -- Algae, Overview / Karina Nielsen -- Algae, Calcified / Robert S. Steneck And Patrick T. Martone -- Algal Biogeography / James A. Coyer -- Algal Blooms / Barbara B. Prezelin -- Algal Color / Celia Smith And Kevin S. Beach -- Algal Crusts And Lichens / Megan N. Dethier -- Algal Economics / Laurie A. Mcconnico -- Algal Life Cycles / Carol S. Thornber -- Algal Turfs / Robert C. Carpenter -- Amphipods, Isopods, And Other Small Crustaceans / Les Watling -- Anemones / Vicki Buchsbaum Pearse -- Aquaria, Public / Christopher Harrold And Martha L. Manson And Christina J. Slager -- Arthropods, Overview / Nora B. Terwilliger -- Barnacles / David P. Lohse And Peter T. Raimondi -- Beach Morphology / Gary Griggs -- Benthic-pelagic Coupling / Jon D. Witman -- Biodiversity, Global Patterns Of / Miriam Fernandez And Justin Holl And Sara Kimberlin -- Biodiversity, Maintenance Of / Sergio A. Navarette --^ Biodiversity, Significance Of / John J. Stachowicz -- Biofilms / Richard C. Thompson -- Biological Materials / Douglas Fudge And John M. Gosline -- Bioluminescence / James G. Morin -- Birds / J. Timothy Wootton -- Bivalves / Jonathan B. Geller -- Blennies / Isabelle M. Cote -- Body Shape / Steven Vogel -- Boring Fungi / Katja Sterflinger -- Boundary Layers / Luca A. Van Duren -- Brachiopods / Glenn Jaecks -- Brittle Stars / The Editors -- Bryozoans / Michael Temkin -- Buoyancy / Paul Webb -- Calcified Algae / Robert S. Steneck And Patrick T., Martone -- Camouflage / John J. Stachowicz -- Cephalopods / Roland C. Anderson And F.g. Hochberg -- Chemosensation / Richard K. Zimmer -- Chitons / Douglas J. Eernisse -- Circulation / Iain Mcgaw -- Climate Change, Overview / Raphael Sagarin -- Cnidaria, Overview / Marymegan Daly -- Coastal Currents / Libe Washburn -- Coastal Economics / Juan Carlos Castilla -- Costal Geology / Gary Griggs -- Cold Stress / Gretchen Hofmann --^ Collection And Preservation Of Tidepool Organisms / Gary C. Williams -- Collections / Rich Mooi -- Competition / Joseph H. Connell And Susan L. Swarbrick And Stephen C. Schroeter -- Condensation / Mark W. Denny -- Copepods / Les Watling -- Corals / Peter W. Glynn -- Crabs / Jonathon Stillman -- Currents, Coastal / Libe Washburn -- Desiccation Stress / Steven C. Hand And Michael A. Menze -- Diffusion / George Jackson -- Diseases Of Marine Animals / Kevin D. Lafferty -- Dispersal / Steven D. Gaines -- Dispersal, Measurement Of / Danielle C. Zacherl -- Disturbance / Wayne P. Sousa -- Echinoderms, Overview / Richard B. Emlet -- Echiurans / David Julian -- Economics, Coastal / Juan Carlos Castilla -- Ecosystem Changes, Natural Vs. Anthropogenic / Kaustuv Roy -- Education And Outreach / Allison Whitmer -- El Nino / Steven D. Gaines -- Entoprocts / Tohru Iseto -- Evaporation And Condensation / Mark Denny -- Excretion / Matthew E.s. Bracken -- Facilitation / Mark D. Bertness --^ Fertilization, Mechanics Of / Kristina Mead -- Fish / Michael H. Horn And Larry G. Allen -- Flies / Benjamin A. Foote -- Fog / Wendell Nuss -- Food Uses, Ancestral / Michael A. Glassow -- Food Uses, Modern / Jean Harris And Kerry Sink -- Food Webs / Benjamin S. Halpern -- Foraging Behavior / Gray A. Williams And Colin Little -- Fossil Tidepools / David R. Lindberg -- Genetic Variation And Population Structure / Stephen R. Palumbi -- Genetic Variation, Measurement Of / John Wares -- Geology, Coastal / Gary Griggs -- Gulls / J. Timothy Wootton -- Habitat Alteration / Steve Murray -- Habitat Restoration / Richard F. Ambrose -- Heat And Temperature, Patterns Of / Brian Helmuth And Kimberly R. Schneider -- Heat Stress / George Somero -- Herbivory / Patricia M. Halpin -- Hermit Crabs / Daniel Rittschof -- Homing / Ross Coleman -- Hydrodynamic Forces / Brian Gaylord -- Hydroids / Lea-anne Henry -- Hydromedusae / Claudia E. Mills And Yayoi M. Hirano -- Ice Scour / Ladd E. Johnson --^ Iguanas, Marine / Rodrigo Bustamante And Luis R. Vinuenza -- Internal Waves / James J. Leichter -- Introduced Species / James T. Carlton -- Invertebrates, Overview / James M. Watanabe -- Isopods / Les Watling -- Kelps / David R. Schiel -- Larval History / Nicole Phillips -- Larval Settlement, Mechanics Of / Cheryl Ann Zimmer -- Lichens / Megan N. Dethier -- Light, Effects Of / Molly Cummings And Sonke Johnsen -- Limpets / George M. Branch -- Lobsters / Carlos Robles -- Locomotion : Intertidal Challenges / Marlene M .martinez -- Management And Regulation / John Ugoretz And Tony Warrington -- Mantis Shrimps / Roy L. Caldwell -- Marine Iguanas / Rodrigo H. Bustamante And Luis R. Vinueza -- Marine Reserves / Steven D. Gaines -- Marine Sanctuaries And Parks / William J. Douros And Andrew P. Devogelaere -- Marine Stations / Kevin J. Eckelbarger -- Materials, Biological / Douglas Fudge And John M. Gosline -- Materials : Strength / Loretta Roberson --^ Metamorphosis And Larval History / Nicole Phillips -- Microbes / Patricia Holden -- Micrometazoans / Jorg Ott -- Molluscs, Overview / David R. Lindberg -- Monitoring, Overview / Anthony J. Underwood -- Monitoring : Long-term Studies / Steve Hawkins [and Others] -- Monitoring : Statistics / Anthony J. Underwood -- Monitoring : Techniques / Megan N. Dethier -- Multidecadal Variability / Francisco Chavez -- Museums And Collections / Rich Mooi -- Mutualism / John J. Stachowicz -- Near-shore Physical Processes, Effects Of / Margaret Anne Mcmanus And Anna Pfeiffer-hoyt -- Nudibranchs And Related Species / James Nybakken -- Nutrients / Francis Chan -- Ocean Waves / Paul D. Komar -- Octocorals / Catherine S. Mcfadden -- Octopuses / Roland C. Anderson And F.g. Hochberg -- Oscillation, Multidecadal / Francisco Chavez -- Otters / James A. Estes -- Oystercatchers / Sarah E.a. Le V. Dit Durell -- Parasitism / Armand M. Kuris -- Parks / William J. Douros And Andrew P. Devogelaere --^ Penguins / Rory P. Wilson -- Phoronids / Russel L. Zimmer -- Photography, Intertidal / Ann Wertheim Rosenfeld -- Photosynthesis / Richard C. Zimmerman -- Phytoplankton / Mark A. Brzezinski -- Polyplacophores / Douglas J. Eernisse -- Predation / Robert T. Paine -- Predator Avoidance / Geoffrey C. Trussell And Patrick J. Ewanchuk -- Projectiles, Effects Of / Alan Shanks -- Protists / Gerard M. Capriulo And John J. Lee -- Pycnogonids / Bonnie A. Bain -- Recruitment / Steven D. Gaines -- Red Tides / Barbara B. Prezelin -- Reproduction, Overview / John S. Pearse -- Rhizocephalans / Mark E. Torchin And Jens T. Hoeg -- Rhythms, Nontidal / Karen Martin -- Rhythms, Tidal / Steven G. Morgan -- Ricketts, Steinbeck, And Intertidal Ecology / Susan Shillinglaw And William F. Gilly -- Rock Types / Gary Griggs -- Rogue Waves / D.h. Peregrine -- Rotifers / Willem H. De Smet -- Salinity, Measurement Of / Steven S. Rumrill -- Salinity Stress / Stephen R. Wing And Rebecca J. Mcleod --^ Sand Cycle / Gary Griggs -- Scaling / H. Arthur Woods And Amy L. Moran -- Sculpins / Catherine A. Pfister -- Sea Anemones / Vicki Buchsbaum Pearse -- Sea Cucumbers / Ginny L. Eckert -- Seagrasses / Carol A. Blanchette -- Sea-level Change, Effects On Coastlines / Michael Graham -- Seals And Sea Lions / Daniel Costa -- Sea Otters / James A. Estes -- Sea Slugs / James Nybakken -- Sea Spiders / Bonnie A. Bain -- Sea Squirts / Todd Newberry And Rick Grosberg -- Sea Stars / Eric Sanford -- Sea Urchins / Thomas A. Ebert -- Seawater / Richard T. Barber -- Seaweed / Karina J. Nielsen -- Settlement / Cheryl Ann Zimmer -- Sex Allocation And Sexual Selection / Stephen M. Shuster -- Shrimps / Raymond T. Bauer -- Sipunculans / Edward B. Cutler And Anja Schulze -- Size And Scaling / H. Arthur Woods And Amy L. Moran -- Snails / Ron Etter -- Sponges / Sally P. Leys And William C. Austin -- Starfish / Eric Sanford -- Stauromedusans / Claudia E. Mills And Yayoi M. Hirano --^ Steinbeck / Susan Shillinglaw And William Gilly -- Stone Borers / Eugene C. Haderlie -- Storm Intensity And Wave Height / Hendrik L. Tolman -- Storms And Climate Change / Patrick A. Harr -- Stress / Caren E. Braby [and Others] -- Stromatolites / Pieter T. Visscher -- Succession / Steve Murray -- Surface Tension / Mark Denny -- Surf-zone Currents / Edward B. Thornton -- Surveying / Luke J.h. Hunt -- Symbiosis / Jonathan B. Geller -- Symbolic And Cultural Uses / Pieter Arendt Folkens -- Teaching Resources / Ali Whitmer -- Temperature Change / Lauren Szathmary And Brian Helmuth -- Temperature, Measurement Of / Jennifer Jost And Brian Helmuth -- Temperature Patterns / Kimberly R. Schneider -- Territoriality / F. Patricio Ojeda; Jose M. Rojas -- Thermal Stress / George Somero -- Tidepools, Formation And Rock Types / Gary Griggs -- Tides / Mark W. Denny -- Tunicates / Todd Newberry And Rick Grosberg -- Turbulence / Stephen Monismith -- Ultraviolet Stress / J. Malcolm Shick --^ Upwelling / John A. Barth -- Variability, Multidecadal / Francisco Chavez -- Vertebrates, Terrestrial / Thomas P. Peschak -- Vision / Todd H. Oakley -- Water / Richard T. Barber -- Water Chemistry / Paricia M. Schulte -- Water Properties, Measurement Of / Brian A. Grantham -- Wave Exposure / Mats Lindegarth -- Wave Forces, Measurement Of / Michael L. Boller -- Waves, Internal / James Jensen Leichter -- Wind / Wendell A. Nuss -- Worms / Andreas Schmidt-rhaesa -- Zonation / Christopher Harley. Edited By Mark W. Denny, Steve D. Gaines. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Publisher description: Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. When the tide is high, waves can sweep over plants and animals at velocities as high as 60 miles per hour, while at low tide, the same organisms dry up and bake in the sun. Yet despite this seeming inhospitality, tidepools and rocky shores are exceptionally complex and biologically diverse. This comprehensive encyclopedia is an authoritative, one-stop reference for everyone interested in the biology and ecology of this fascinating and uniquely accessible environment. Conveniently arranged alphabetically, nearly 200 wide-ranging entries written in clear language by scientists from around the world provide a state-of-the-art picture of tidepools and rocky shore science. From Abalones, Barnacles, and Climate Change through Seagrasses, Tides, and Wind, the articles discuss the animals and plants that live in tidepools, the physics and chemistry of the rocky shore environment, the ecological principles that govern tidepools, and many other interdisciplinary topics Tidepools and rocky shores are among the most physically stressful environments on earth. Suitable for those interested in the biology and ecology of this fascinating environment, this title includes 200 entries that provide a picture of tidepools and rocky shore science.