David Wildish is a retired marine biologist who has published over 200 primary and technical articles and co-authored two marine biology books. Professional qualifications include Ph.D. and D.Sc. degrees from the University of London, U.K. He is a Scientist Emeritus at the St. Andrews Biological Station, New Brunswick, Canada, and Research Associate of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre. He lives with his wife near St. Andrews on an old Loyalist farm, close to the mouth of the Bay of Fundy. In retirement, his scientific activities are centred on his postgraduate interests in amphipod biology. This involves fieldwork around the coastal Maritimes, as well as experimental studies in the St. Andrews Biological Station Labs., and Huntsman Marine Science.
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Methods of study
3. Dispersal and settlement
4. Flow and the physiology of filtration
5. Mechanisms of seston capture
6. Behavioral responses to flow
7. Benthic populations and flow
8. Ecosystems and flow
9. Future directions
Glossary
Index.
