The Terrestrial Invasion: An Ecophysiological Approach to the Origins of Land Animals

Preface Part I. Introduction: 1. Perspective 2. Problems: terrestrial versus aquatic habitats 3. The evidence Part II. Routes on to Land: 4. The origins of terrestrial animals in relation to salt and water balance 5. Muddy and sandy shores: interstitial fauna and the burrowers 6. Saltmarshes and mangrove swamps as routes on to land 7. Rocky and shingle shores as routes on to land 8. The freshwater route to land Part III. Life on Land: 9. Terrestrial adaptations 10. Terrestrial ecosystems.