World seas: an environmental evaluation

by Sheppard, Charles

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Title Statements

Full title :World seas. : an environmental evaluation / edited by Charles Sheppard.

Summary

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 elsewhere. Provides 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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2019
Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Academic Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2019

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xx, 914 pages) : col. ill., col. maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0128052023, 0128050683, 9780128050682, 9780128052020
oclc:on1158221876
LC Classification:QH104
Dewey Decimal:333.9521530973

Subjects

America coastal protection Europe Fisheries Marine Ecology Marine ecology -- United States MARINE ENVIRONMENT Marine pollution Ocean Oceanography resources of the sea United States West Africa