Marine Biology (Castro), 9th Edition

Chapter 11: Between the Tides

For Further Reading

Chadwick, D. H., 1997. What good is a tidepool? Audubon, vol. 99, no. 3, May–June 1997, pp. 50–59. Tide pools are a microcosm of the oceans and a great place to learn about nature.

Holloway, M., 2002. Ancient rituals on the-Atlantic coast. Scientific American, vol. 286, no. 3, March, pp. 94–97. In early summer, hordes of horseshoe crabs spawn on beaches of the North American Atlantic coast during spring tides. Hungry shorebirds follow to feast on the eggs.

Mangin, K., 1990. A pox on the rocks. Natural History, vol. 99, no. 6, June, pp. 50–53. In Mexico a recently discovered hydroid, a relative of jellyfishes, kills young barnacles, which makes way for seaweeds and limpets.

Robles, C., 1996. Turf battles in the tidal zone. Natural History, vol. 105, no. 7, July, pp. 24–27. During their nighttime forays into the intertidal zone, spiny lobsters gobble up mussels and make way for a luxurious carpet of seaweeds.

Tindall, B., 2004. Tidal attraction. Sierra, vol. 89, no. 3, May/June, pp. 48–55, 64. A look at Californian tide pools—and how humans are affecting them.

Winston, J. E., 1990. Intertidal space wars. Sea Frontiers, vol. 36, no. 1, January/ February, pp. 46–51. An examination of the battle for space among intertidal invertebrates.

Wolcott, T. G. and D. L. Wolcott, 1990. Wet behind the gills. Natural History, vol. 99, no. 10, October, pp. 46–55. Land and shore crabs carry salt water with them in order to breathe.

Booth, D. J. and D. M. Brosnan, 1995. The role of recruitment dynamics in rocky shore and coral reef fish communities. Advances in Ecological Research, vol. 26, pp. 309–385.

McLachlan, A. and E. Jaramillo, 1995. Zonation on sandy beaches. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, vol. 33, pp. 305–335.

Menge, B. A. and G. M. Branch, 2001. Rocky intertidal communities. In: Marine Community Ecology (M. D. Bertness, S. D. Gaines, and M. E. Hay, eds.), pp. 221– 251. Sinauer, Sunderland, Mass.

Power, M. E., D. Tilman, J. A. Estes, B. A. Menge, W. J. Bond, L. S. Mills, G. Daily, J. C. Castilla, J. Lubchenco and R. T. Paine, 1996. Challenges in the quest for keystones. BioScience, vol. 46, pp. 609–620.

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