INTERTIDAL ECOLOGY:  ROCK POOLS

Notes and References for Students:

ECOLOGY OF A ROCK POOL:
The first 3 pages are applied texts for aquaria. The student should select the information relevant to his study.

1)   Oxygen in the Aquarium
The importance of dissolved oxygen in the marine aquarium with amounts at different temperatures.
2)   Salinity variations, evaporation and dilution
How to adapt specific gravity readings to salinity at different temperatures.
3)   From the Rock Pool to Aquarium
Elementary changes in seawater from the sea to the bucket and aquarium.
4)   Advanced Texts
List of books with more information on marine ecology.
5)   General Guides
Introductory guides to the world of the seashore.
6)   Rockpooling Page
BMLSS rockpooling notes, including reports from the shore.
7)   Seaside Aquariologist
Monthly guide to rocky shores in Sussex.


Gastropods:  Perwinkle, Dogwhelk, Limpet, Grey Topshell

Specific Recommendations:

The Seashore  by C.M. Yonge, Chapter 7:  Life in Rock Pools
Secrets of the Seashore,  pages 21-24

Guide for Rocky Shore Investigations   by John Archer-Thompson (Field Studies Council)  ISBN 1 85153 822 4

A further Field Studies Council publication reference to be included.


Food Chains on the Shore in

Life on the Seashore  by John Barrett  (Collins 1974)    ISBN  0 00 212171 9

Organic Productivity in the Sea

Elements of Marine Ecology   Chapter 5


PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE THE REFERENCES TO THESE PAGES IN YOUR THESIS


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