{"product_id":"the-ecology-of-poole-harbour-volume-7-proceedings-in-marine-science-volume-7-0444520643","title":"The Ecology of Poole Harbour (Volume 7) (Proceedings in Marine Science, Volume 7)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0444520643\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e May, V.J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoole Harbour's unique combination of physical characteristics provide for a rich and productive ecological community recognised for its internationally significant bird populations and as a haven for the naturalisation of exotic species. But the Harbour is also exceptional in the extent to which it represents in microcosm the world-wide tensions between environment and development. The contrasts are sometimes startling: the narrow Harbour entrance separates an unspoilt natural environment of considerable importance from an urban landscape where property competes with Manhattan and Hong Kong Island in the world-wide table of real estate values. The Harbour serves as a port, fishing ground, a receiver of effluent and increasingly as a playground for the affluent. It also lies above Europe's largest on-shore oil-field.The Ecology of Poole Harbour brings together for the first time expert contributions in such a way as to provide a picture of the ecology of the Harbour system as a whole. It covers all the major habitats from reed beds and salt marshes to the extensive mudflats and unseen sub-tidal regions, while also examining in some detail a wide range of ecological phenomena and issues.* First expert overview of ecology of Poole Harbour as a whole\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936126533920,"sku":"NEW0444520643","price":153.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-ecology-of-poole-harbour-volume-7-proceedings-in-marine-science-volume-7-0444520643","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}