Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores

Contents by Subject Area

CONTENTS BY SUBJECT AREA GEOLOGY Beach Morphology Coastal Geology Fossil Tidepools Tidepools, Formation and Rock Types OCEANOGRAPHY Algal Blooms Boundary Layers Currents, Coastal Diffusion El Niño Hydrodynamic Forces Light, Effects of Near-Shore Physical Processes, Effects of Nutrients Ocean Waves Rogue Waves Seawater Storm Intensity and Wave Height Surface Tension Surf-Zone Currents Tides Turbulence Upwelling Variability, Multidecadal Wave Exposure Waves, Internal WEATHER AND CLIMATOLOGY Air Climate Change, Overview Evaporation and Condensation Fog Sea Level Change, Effects on Coastlines Storm Intensity and Wave Height Storms and Climate Change Temperature Change Wave Exposure Wind PLANTS, ALGAE, FUNGI, AND MICROBES Algae, Overview Algae, Calcified Algal Biogeography Algal Blooms Algal Color Algal Crusts and Lichens Algal Economics Algal Life Cycles Algal Turfs Biofilms Boring Fungi Kelps Microbes Phytoplankton Seagrasses Stromatolites xi INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS Abalones Amphipods, Isopods, and Other Small Crustaceans Arthropods, Overview Barnacles Bivalves Brachiopods Brittle Stars Bryozoans Chitons Cnidaria, Overview Corals Crabs Echinoderms, Overview Echiurans Entoprocts Flies Hermit Crabs Hydroids Hydromedusae Invertebrates, Overview Limpets Lobsters Mantis Shrimps Metamorphosis and Larval History Micrometazoans Molluscs, Overview Nudibranchs and Related Species Octocorals Octopuses Phoronids Protists Pycnogonids Rhizocephalans Rotifers Sea Anemones Sea Cucumbers Sea Stars Sea Urchins Shrimps Sipunculans Snails Sponges Stauromedusae Stone Borers Tunicates Worms VERTEBRATE ANIMALS Birds Blennies Fish Gulls Iguanas, Marine Oystercatchers Penguins Sculpins Seals and Sea Lions Sea Otters Vertebrates, Terrestrial ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR Benthic–Pelagic Coupling Biodiversity, Global Patterns of Biodiversity, Maintenance of Biodiversity, Significance of Camouflage Competition Diseases of Marine Animals Dispersal Dispersal, Measurement of El Niño Facilitation Fertilization, Mechanics of Food Webs Foraging Behavior Genetic Variation and Population Structure Genetic Variation, Measurement of Herbivory xii C O N T E N T S B Y S U B J E C T A R E A Homing Larval Settlement, Mechanics of Mutualism Parasitism Predation Predator Avoidance Projectiles, Effects of Recruitment Rhythms, Nontidal Rhythms, Tidal Ricketts, Steinbeck, and Intertidal Ecology Sex Allocation and Sexual Selection Succession Symbiosis Territoriality Wave Exposure PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOPHYSIOLOGY Adhesion Bioluminescence Body Shape Buoyancy Chemosensation Circulation Cold Stress Desiccation Stress Diffusion Disturbance Evaporation and Condensation Excretion Heat and Temperature, Patterns of Heat Stress Hydrodynamic Forces Ice Scour Light, Effects of Locomotion: Intertidal Challenges Materials, Biological Materials: Strength Metamorphosis and Larval History Photosynthesis Reproduction, Overview Salinity Stress Size and Scaling Ultraviolet Stress Vision Water Chemistry Zonation HUMAN USES AND INTERACTIONS Economics, Coastal Ecosystem Changes, Natural vs. Anthropogenic Food Uses, Ancestral Food Uses, Modern Habitat Alteration Habitat Restoration Introduced Species Management and Regulation Marine Reserves Marine Sanctuaries and Parks Marine Stations Symbolic and Cultural Uses RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY Aquaria, Public Collection and Preservation of Tidepool Organisms Dispersal, Measurement of Education and Outreach Genetic Variation, Measurement of Monitoring, Overview Monitoring: Long-Term Studies Monitoring: Statistics Monitoring: Techniques Museums and Collections Photography, Intertidal Salinity, Measurement of Surveying Temperature, Measurement of Water Properties, Measurement of Wave Forces, Measurement of C O N T E N T S B Y S U B J E C T A R E A xiii This page intentionally left blank ...