Ivan Valiela

Global Coastal Change

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 949g
• ISBN-13: 9781405136853
• ISBN-10: 1405136855
• Artikelnr.: 21097246

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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

Rezensionen

"The book is littered with data. Valiela also succeeds in providinga sound structure, along side interesting and lively debate, theauthor is not afraid to discuss areas of controversy, ambiguity ofdata and where further research is required ... .Very readableand thus will serve not just as a reference document but as a standalone work of non-fiction for the interested reader." (Water andEnvironment, December 2008)

"This book cannot be recommended highly enough ... .[It]provides comprehensive and compelling evidence on these [coastalchange] issues, and could not be timelier." (Basic and AppliedEcology, October 2008)

"Written by an internationally known authority who hasconducted extensive research over the past four decades on thecoupling between land and coastal sea, this book provides a wealthof synthesized information particularly on ecological andbiogeochemical changes in coastal environments attributable towatershed development... The high-resolution graphics areexceptional. Because of its broad sweep, comprehensive coverage andreasonable price, I strongly recommend the book for library andindividual purchase. All estuarine and marine ecologists shouldobtain a copy." (Environmental Conservation)

"This is an ambitious well illustrated book with a wealth ofinformation." (Bulletin of the British EcologicalSociety)"Exceptionally interesting, very readable, andengaging... I particularly liked the graphics, which are verywell presented, plus the incredible number of well-referenced casestudies... very comprehensive..."
-Boris Worm, Dalhousie University

"Superbly crafted... important and timely... especiallyreadable and an intricately woven story rather than a dictionary offacts... uses history well to understand changes and to makethe book enjoyable. This book will become a classic, of valueto... scientists and policy planners, as well as universityteachers."
-Kenneth Tenore, University of Maryland

"The author conveys coastal studies in the arena of globalenvironmental subjects, where they clearly belong. The inherentheterogeneity of coasts and the multitude of agents transformingthem required a scientist of exceptionally wide experience andknowledge to show how local effects coalesce into global change. Ibelieve Ivan Valiela has written a great book. His ranking of theagents of global coastal change certainly constitutes a challengefor future research and at the same time offers a common frameworkfor coastal science."
-Karsen Reise, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar andMarine Research, Botanica Marina, August 2007