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A comprehensive, authoritative account of the natural history of the seashore, from earliest times to the present day.
There is a greater variety of plants and animals to be found in a small section of the sea shore than in any other comparable area. This is due mainly to the zoning of life in relation to depth below the surface, partly to the effect of the tides, and partly to the radically different habitats provided by rock, sand and mud.
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New naturalist volume 8
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Insect Natural History introduces the reader to some of the latest discoveries and ideas about British Insects. This volume deals with the natural history of British insects, and introduces the reader to some of the latest discoveries and ideas about them. The author has brought together within convenient compass a large amount of scientific knowledge, often of absorbing interest; and he describes many of the remarkable features associated with the...