CHAPTER 2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT

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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. LIST OF TABLES xiii
5. PREFACE xv
6. PLAYAS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
7. CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS A PLAYA? 3
8. CHAPTER 2. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT 29
9. ECOSYSTEM ASPECTS
10. CHAPTER 3. FLORA 45
11. CHAPTER 4. FAUNA 66
12. CHAPTER 5. STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND DIVERSITY 108
13. CONSERVATION ASPECTS
14. CHAPTER 6. HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND CURRENT SOCIETAL VALUE OF PLAYAS 141
15. CHAPTER 7. THREATS TO PROPER FUNCTION OF PLAYAS 160
16. CHAPTER 8. CONSERVATION PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE 177
17. APPENDIX 202
18. REFERENCES 219
19. INDEX 247