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Global Coastal Change provides a comprehensive overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world including atmospheric changes, sea level rise, alterations in freshwater and sediment use and transport, toxins, overfishing, alien species, and eutrophication.
- Includes case studies providing real-world examples, detailed reviews of the evidence of changes and possible solutions.
- Brings together a wealth of important information about our changing marine environments.
- An invaluable reference for upper level undergraduates, graduates, and professionals interested in marine environmental science.
Contents
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
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Biography
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.
By: Ivan Valiela
368 pages, 221 illus
Written by an internationally known authority who has conducted extensive research over the past four decades on the coupling between land and coastal sea, this book provides a wealth of synthesized information particularly on ecological and biogeochemical changes in coastal environments attributable to watershed development... The high-resolution graphics are exceptional. Because of its broad sweep, comprehensive coverage and reasonable price, I strongly recommend the book for library and individual purchase. All estuarine and marine ecologists should obtain a copy. Environmental Conservation "Exceptionally interesting, very readable, and engaging... I particularly liked the graphics, which are very well presented, plus the incredible number of well-referenced case studies... very comprehensive..."Boris Worm, Dalhousie University "Superbly crafted... important and timely... especially readable and an intricately woven story rather than a dictionary of facts... uses history well to understand changes and to make the book enjoyable. This book will become a classic, of value to... scientists and policy planners, as well as university teachers."Kenneth Tenore, University of Maryland "This is an ambitious well illustrated book with a wealth of information."Bulletin of the British Ecological Society "The author conveys coastal studies in the arena of global environmental subjects, where they clearly belong. The inherent heterogeneity of coasts and the multitude of agents transforming them required a scientist of exceptionally wide experience and knowledge to show how local effects coalesce into global change. I believe Ivan Valiela has written a great book. His ranking of the agents of global coastal change certainly constitutes a challenge for future research and at the same time offers a common framework for coastal science." Karsen Reise, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Botanica Marina, August 2007
