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Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment

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Full Title:

Biology and the Mechanics of the Wave-Swept Environment

Contributors:

By (Author) Mark Denny

ISBN:

9780691606804

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

23rd September 2014

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

551.463

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

344

Dimensions:

Width 191mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

567g

Description

This text introduces and draws together pertinent aspects of fluid dynamics, physical oceanography, solid mechanics, and organismal biology to provide a much-needed set of tools for quantitatively examining the biological effects of ocean waves. "Nowhere on earth does water move as violently as on wave-swept coasts," writes the author, "and every b

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