Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science
Rédacteurs en Chef : McLusky Donald, Wolanski Eric
The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues.
Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science
- Most up-to-date reference for system-based coastal and estuarine science and management, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf
- Chief editors have assembled a world-class team of volume editors and contributing authors
- Approach focuses on the physical, biological, chemistry, ecosystem, human, ecological and economics processes, to show how to best use multidisciplinary science to ensure earth's sustainability
- Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science
- Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics
Classification of estuarine and nearshore coastal ecosystems
Water and fine sediment circulation
Estuarine and coastal geology and geomorphology
Geochemistry of estuaries and coasts
Biogeochemistry
Trophic relationships of coastal and estuarine ecosystems
Ecosystem processes in estuaries and coasts
Human-induced problems (uses and abuses)
Estuarine and coastal ecosystem modelling
Ecohydrology and restoration
Management of estuaries and coasts
Ecological economics of estuaries and coasts
The Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science is unprecedented in its coverage and it will provide an invaluable resource for researchers, students, engineers, and professionals managing rivers, estuaries, and coastal seas. In accord with its intent to provide a comprehensive, state-of-the-art description of estuarine and coastal science, the level of discussion is appropriate for researchers and practitioners at the cutting edge. Nevertheless, topics are discussed in sufficient detail that the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science will be useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and researchers requiring an introductory discussion of a subject.
Away from Stirling University he was a Visiting fellow at the University of Copenhagen's marine laboratory at Helsingør on several occasions, as well as a Visiting Professor at the University of Paris, and Rivers State University, Nigeria. He was the Honorary Secretary of the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and remains their Trustee. He was a member of the Council of the Scottish Marine Biological Association, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of Scottish Natural Heritage. He is the author of over 60 scientific papers on marine, estuarine and freshwater biology.
He is the author of the well-established textbook The Estuarine Ecosystem, which is now in its 3rd edition, as well as Ecology of Estuaries, and the editor of several volumes including The Freshwaters of Scotland, North Sea - Estuarine Interactions and The Environment of the Estuary and Firth of Forth. He was the editor of the journal Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science for 10 years, from 2000.
Professor Eric Wolanski is an estuarine oceanograp
Date de parution : 03-2012
Ouvrage de 4296 p.
22.2x28.1 cm
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