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The Chemistry of Sandy Beach Ecosystems — A Review

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 19))

Abstract

Much of the chemical information on sandy beaches which can be found in the literature has been gained incidentally as part of biological or ecological studies. As such it is widely dispersed and fragmentary. There have been very few studies on the chemistry per se of sandy beaches. This immediately forces us to ask the question, “What is the role of the chemist in sandy beach ecology?”. Indeed we may even ask the more basic question, “Does the chemist have a role to play in sandy beach ecology?”.

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Eagle, G.A. (1983). The Chemistry of Sandy Beach Ecosystems — A Review. In: McLachlan, A., Erasmus, T. (eds) Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2938-3_15

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