The Fringe Of The Sea
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
The ocean's edge is a world unto itself — a dynamic, ever-shifting boundary where land surrenders to sea, and life clings on in extraordinary and improbable forms. The Fringe of the Sea by Isobel Bennett presents an authoritative and visually rich study of Australia's intertidal zones, chronicling the remarkable diversity of marine creatures that inhabit the rocky shores, sandy beaches, and coral reefs of the continent's coastline. With photographs by F. G. Myers and Keith Gillett, the book brings the hidden world of starfish, sea anemones, molluscs, and crustaceans into vivid focus, detailing the biological ingenuity required to survive the relentless rhythm of the tides. Bennett, a pioneering figure in Australian marine biology and a long-serving researcher at the University of Sydney, wrote with a rare combination of scientific rigour and genuine wonder that made complex ecology accessible to the general reader. Her work stands as a landmark in Australian natural history literature, arguing implicitly for the conservation of these fragile coastal ecosystems at a time when such advocacy was far from mainstream. For anyone captivated by the sea's edge — its textures, its tenacity, and its secrets — this volume is an enduring invitation to look more closely at what the tide leaves behind.
Author: Isobel Bennett
Format: Hardback
Published: 1966, Rigby Limited
Genre: Natural history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
The ocean's edge is a world unto itself — a dynamic, ever-shifting boundary where land surrenders to sea, and life clings on in extraordinary and improbable forms. The Fringe of the Sea by Isobel Bennett presents an authoritative and visually rich study of Australia's intertidal zones, chronicling the remarkable diversity of marine creatures that inhabit the rocky shores, sandy beaches, and coral reefs of the continent's coastline. With photographs by F. G. Myers and Keith Gillett, the book brings the hidden world of starfish, sea anemones, molluscs, and crustaceans into vivid focus, detailing the biological ingenuity required to survive the relentless rhythm of the tides. Bennett, a pioneering figure in Australian marine biology and a long-serving researcher at the University of Sydney, wrote with a rare combination of scientific rigour and genuine wonder that made complex ecology accessible to the general reader. Her work stands as a landmark in Australian natural history literature, arguing implicitly for the conservation of these fragile coastal ecosystems at a time when such advocacy was far from mainstream. For anyone captivated by the sea's edge — its textures, its tenacity, and its secrets — this volume is an enduring invitation to look more closely at what the tide leaves behind.