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What makes the seashore such a place of wonder for Carson?

Is there an underlying scientific reason for land having a common, but limited capacity to sustain life?

habitats | productivity | nutrient flow | Symbiosis

• Coast
• Tides
• Rocky shores
• Sand beaches
• Coral coast
• Estuaries
• Seashores

Productivity

Indicator species

• species adapt competitively or cooperatively by
  • adopting different behaviors,
  • partitioning food, nutrient and water resources in an ecosystem,
  • migrating to breed or find food.
  • nesting in season's following abundant vegetation and insects.
• Flow of energy and nutrients in any landscape is limited.

 

 

Symbiosis is one means of creatures optimizing scarce resources by cooperating rather than openly competing.

habitats | productivity | nutrient flow | Symbiosis