This is the first book for over twenty years on the physical, biological, chemical and geological characteristics of a large-scale estuary. Interdisciplinary, concise and cohesive, it is applicable as a model for worldwide estuary study. From the contents: Mathematical Modeling …
Estuarine Indicators presents the principles, concepts, practical use, and application of indicators in estuarine research and management practices. Topics include: the theory behind environmental indicators and their presumed attributes; the methods and protocols of indicator d…
Physics of shallow estuaries and bays: Papers pres. at the Symposium
by Coastal Engineering Research Council, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Symposium "Physics of Shallow Estuaries and Bays", Miami/Fla.)
fromLecture Notes on Coastal and Estuarine Studies
Estuarine Ecohydrology, Second Edition, provides an ecohydrology viewpoint of an estuary as an ecosystem by focusing on its principal components, the river, the estuarine waters, the sediment, the nutrients, the wetlands, the oceanic influence, and the aquatic food web, as well …
The Chernobyl accident drew attention to the difficulties of understanding the dynamics of radionuclide transport through the environment using older methods developed after the pseudo steady state pollution resulting after the weapons testing fallout. More recent approaches, wh…
With the prospect of sea level rises and global climate change, the coastal and estuarine manager faces the central task of predicting and managing change. This volume is a collection of papers reflecting the broad range of research in this field.