World Seas: an Environmental Evaluation

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume One: Europe, The Americas and West Africa provides a comprehensive review of the environmental condition of the seas of Europe, the Americas and West Africa. Each chapter is written by experts in the field who provide historical overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for students and researchers who are concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development. Covers regional issues that help countries find solutions to environmental decline that may have already developed elsewhereProvides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regionsIncludes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered

Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation; Acknowledgments, and the Maps; Chapter 1: Antarctic Seas; Abstract; Acknowledgment; 1.1 The Defined Region; 1.2 Natural Environmental Variables and Seasonality; 1.3 Pelagic Ecosystems; 1.4 Benthic Ecosystems; 1.5 Climate Change Impacts; 1.6 Human Populations Affecting the Area; 1.7 Resources; 1.8 Management Regimes; 1.9 Summary, Prognoses, or Needs; Chapter 2: The Seas Around Greenland: An Environmental Status and Future Perspective; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction. 5058 2.2 The region2.3 Anthropogenic Impacts; 2.4 Resources; 2.5 Management Regimes; Chapter 3: The Environmental Status of Norwegian Coastal Waters; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Region, Environmental Variables, and Important Habitats; 3.3 Overall Trends in Pollutant Inputs and Concentrations; 3.4 Resources; 3.5 Management and Conservation Regimes; Chapter 4: The Baltic Sea; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Physical Setting; 4.3 Major Habitats in the Baltic Sea; 4.4 Biogeochemical Cycles; 4.5 Submarine Groundwater Discharge; 4.6 Chemical Pollution of the Baltic Sea; 4.7 Resources

Chapter 5: The Bay of BiscayAbstract; 5.1 Description of the Area; 5.2 Seasonality…