Автор: C. Yonge M.

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.In addition, many large groups are wholly or almost wholly marine, so that it is only on the sea shore that the ordinary man and woman can make…