Ecological comparisons of sedimentary shores

Sedimentary coasts with their unique forms of life and productive ecosystems belong to the most threatened part of the biosphere. This volume analyzes and compares ecological structures and processes at sandy beaches tidal mudflats and in shallow coastal waters all around the world. Analyses of local processes are paired with comparison between distant shores, across latitudinal gradients or between separate bio-geographic provinces. Emphasis is given to suspension feeders in coastal mud and sand, to biogenic stabilization and disturbances in coastal sediment, to sea grass beds and faunal assemblages across latitudes and oceans, to recovery dynamics communities, shorebird predation, and to experimental approaches to the biota of sedimentary shores.