Research on beaches is difficult because of the dynamic nature of the environment and this book gives a conceptual framework plus techniques for the researcher to approach this. There is no other book covering the ecology of sandy beaches, despite the extent and economic importance of these systems. This book is designed to both provide the conceptual basis to introduce students to the basic principles of sandy shore ecology and to serve as a ready reference for doctoral students and researches working on these systems. It can also serve as a handbook for land and coastal managers. Ecology of Sandy Shores provides both a holistic and conceptual introduction for the beginner, yet at the same time giving an in-depth and cutting edge analysis for the researcher interested in sandy shores. This new edition will have a focus on resource use. It has also been updated to include recent findings, enhanced illustrations and two new coverage on beach fisheries as well as global/climate change. Additional changes to the new edition include: new insights on food webs, more coverage on global biodiversity patterns in sandy beaches.

New insights on population patterns and behavior as well as impacts by beach threats. A fully updated edition of the preeminent book on sandy shores Covers sandy shores from the perspective that they are a socio-ecological system The top resource on an enormous habitat that is important in every way: ecologically, environmentally, socially, and economically.