Global Coastal Change

Global Coastal Changeprovides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world. Evaluating the evidence of change at a local and global level, this important text examines a wide range of factors affecting coastal environments. These factors include atmospheric changes, sea level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment use and transport, toxins, overfishing, alien species, and eutrophication.
Each chapter presents a different topic and includes:

case studies providing real–world examples
a detailed review of the evidence of changes and possible solutions to resulting problems
references to the primary literature.
Global Coastal Change brings together a wealth of important information about our changing marine environments and will be an invaluable reference for upper level undergraduates, graduates, and professionals interested in marine environmental science.

Spis treści:
Preface.
1. The global context of coastal change.
2. Atmospheric–driven changes.
3. Sea level rise.
4. Alteration of freshwater discharges.
5. Alteration of sediment transport.
6. Loss of coastal habitats.
7. Petroleum hydrocarbons.
8. Chlorinated hydrocarbons.
9. Metals.
10. Introduction of exotic species.
11. Harvest of fin and shellfish.
12. Eutrophication.
13. Other agents of coastal change.
14. Summing up.
Index

Nota biograficzna:
Ivan Valiela has been teaching and doing research since 1969 in Woods Hole at the Boston University Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory. He has published over 200 articles on many basic and applied features of coastal environments, and has written Marine Ecological Processes, well–known as a standard text in marine ecology, and Doing Science, a guide to the design, analysis, and communication of scientific research.
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Global Coastal Changeprovides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world. Evaluating the evidence of change at a local and global level, this important text examines a wide range of factors affecting coastal environments. These factors include atmospheric changes, sea level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment use and transport, toxins, overfishing, alien species, and eutrophication.
Each chapter presents a different topic and includes:

case studies providing real–world examples
a detailed review of the evidence of changes and possible solutions to resulting problems
references to the primary literature.
Global Coastal Change brings together a wealth of important information about our changing marine environments and will be an invaluable reference for upper level undergraduates, graduates, and professionals interested in marine environmental science.