Coastlines

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Few parts of our British islands can compare with our sea coasts as plant hunting ground.

The Sea Coast shows in a persuasive and compelling way the origin and evolution of cliffs, estuaries, sea marshes, sand dunes and the communities of plants and animals that they support.

In her first book, Island in the Sound, Heckman brought to life Anderson Island in Puget Sound, its people, its history, and its sadly vanishing way of life.

The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet.

The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet.

Coastal zones are becoming increasingly topical (and politically sensitive) as they face relentless pressures from urban expansion, recreational development, and sea level rise due to climate change.

For the inhabitants of many of the world's major towns and cities, estuaries provide their first and nearest glimpse of a natural habitat.

Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world.

Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world.

Acomprehensive overview in words and photographs of the famous herd of wild horses protected on one of North Carolina's barrier islands.

Nine nautical miles off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, strung along the middle arc of the Seribuat Archipelago, the roving eye will spot a clutch of sun-washed islands.