The Estuarine Ecosystem
McLusky, Donald S. For the inhabitants of many of the world's major cities and towns, estuaries provide their nearest glimpse of a natural habitat, a habitat which, despite the attempts of man to pollute it or reclaim it, has remained a fascinating insight into a natural world where energy is transformed from sunlight into plant material, and then through the steps of a food chain is converted into a rich food supply for birds and fish. The biologist has become ...