Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

About the Editors

Dedication

Editors’ Preface

Author’s Foreword and Acknowledgements

1 The Shallow Seas

2 The Benthic Environment

3 Mud, Sand and Gravel

4 Hard Grounds

5 Some Key Habitats: Kelps and Seagrasses

6 More Key Habitats: Maerl Beds and Biogenic Reefs

7 Time and Change

References and Further Reading

Species Index

General Index

The New Naturalist Library

About the Publisher