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  • Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences

    Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Research of Geology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Remote Sensing

    Edited by Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book integrates a wide range of subjects into a coherent purview of the status of coastal marine science. Designed for the professional or specialist in coastal science, oceanography, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to workers in multidisciplinary fields that strive for practical solutions to environmental problems in coastal marine settings around the world. Examples are drawn ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Threats to Mangrove Forests

    Hazards, Vulnerability, and Management

    Edited by Christopher Makowski, Charles W. Finkl ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and the management solutions currently being used to counteract those hazards. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management, biology, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove forests, but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types. ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Environmental Management and Governance

    Advances in Coastal and Marine Resources

    Edited by Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book deals with recent advances in coastal marine environmental management and governance. Various chapters consider new aspects of conservation, assessment of ecosystem health status, environmental survey and protection, frameworks of ocean service and governance, new applications of geo processing and GIS technology, beach management, aquaculture site selection, assessment of water quality ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Seafloor Mapping along Continental Shelves

    Research and Techniques for Visualizing Benthic Environments

    Edited by Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This university-level reference work covers a range of remote sensing techniques that are useful for mapping and visualizing benthic environments on continental shelves. Chapters focus on overviews of the history and future of seafloor mapping techniques, cartographical visualisation and communication of seafloor mapping, and practical applications of new technologies. Seabed mapping is referenced ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

  • Impacts of Invasive Species on Coastal Environments

    Coasts in Crisis

    Edited by Christopher Makowski, Charles W. Finkl ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book focuses on the global threats to coastal environments from invasive, non-native species and examines how these alien biological species adversely alter landscapes and socioeconomic conditions as well as the psychological attitudes and perceptions of local inhabitants and tourists. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management, biology, and related ... Read more

    $134.09 USD

  • Coastal Wetlands: Alteration and Remediation

    Edited by Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book delves into human-induced and natural impacts on coastal wetlands, intended or otherwise, through a series of vignettes that elucidate the environmental insults and efforts at amelioration and remediation. The alteration, and subsequent restoration, of wetland habitats remain key issues among coastal scientists. These topics are introduced through case studies and pilot programs that are ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Remote Sensing and Modeling

    Advances in Coastal and Marine Resources

    Edited by Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is geared for advanced level research in the general subject area of remote sensing and modeling as they apply to the coastal marine environment. The various chapters focus on the latest scientific and technical advances in the service of better understanding coastal marine environments for their care, conservation and management. Chapters specifically deal with advances in remote ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

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    A Global Synthesis

    by John D. Milliman, Katherine L. Farnsworth ...
    Rivers provide the primary link between land and sea. Utilizing the world's largest database, this book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis of the processes affecting fluvial discharge of water, sediment and dissolved solids. It also discusses the ways in which climatic variation, episodic events and anthropogenic activities - past, present and future - affect the quantity and quality of ... Read more

    $60.69 USD

  • Mississippi Delta Restoration

    Pathways to a sustainable future

    Edited by Jori A. Erdman, John W. Day ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is a new and provocative treatment dealing with and defining sustainable pathways for the restoration of the Mississippi Delta. Based on a consideration of natural functioning of the Mississippi delta, factors that led to its severe deterioration, and major global trajectories of the 21st century, the authors investigate possible future pathways for sustainable management of the delta. ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Upwelling Systems of the World

    A Scientific Journey to the Most Productive Marine Ecosystems

    by Jochen Kämpf, Piers Chapman ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Upwelling systems are special places in the oceans where nutrient-enriched water is brought into the euphotic zone to fuel phytoplankton blooms that, via marine food-web interactions, create the world’s richest fish resources. This book introduces the reader to the interdisciplinary science of upwelling and provides a comprehensive overview of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems in the ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Sustaining River Ecosystems and Water Resources

    by Ellen Wohl ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This work is designed to broaden the scope with which many people regard a river. Rivers are commonly regarded from a very simplistic perspective as conduits for downstream flows of water. In this context, it may be considered acceptable and necessary to engineer the channel to either facilitate such flows (e.g., channelization, levees) or limit flows and store water (e.g., water supply reservoirs ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Our Final Warning

    Six Degrees of Climate Emergency

    by Mark Lynas ...
    This book must not be ignored. It really is our final warning.Mark Lynas delivers a vital account of the future of our earth, and our civilisation, if current rates of global warming persist. And it’s only looking worse.We are living in a climate emergency. But how much worse could it get? Will civilisation collapse? Are we already past the point of no return? What kind of future can our children ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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