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World Seas : an Environmental Evaluation. Volume I, Europe, the Americas and West Africa /
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 overvie...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
Elsevier Ltd. : Academic Press,
2018.
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 and Natural Environmental Variables; 5.3 Major Habitats and Ecosystem Components; 5.4 Populations Affecting the Area; 5.5 Effects of Human Activities; 5.6 Conservation and Status Assessment; 5.7 Perspectives; Chapter 6: The English Channel: La Manche; Abstract; 6.1 Main Characteristics of the English Channel; 6.2 Major Coastal and Shallow Habitats; 6.3 Offshore Systems; 6.4 Climate Change Impacts; 6.5 Human Populations Affecting the Area; 6.6 Resources. 5058 6.7 Management Regimes, Protection, and Conservation Measures6.8 Needs and Prognoses; Chapter 7: The Portuguese Coast; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 7.1 Historical Context; 7.2 The Defined Region; 7.3 Major Oceanographic Settings; 7.4 Major Coastal Habitats; 7.5 Antropogenic impacts; 7.6 Water Management in the Portuguese Continental Coast; 7.7 Final Remarks; Chapter 8: Black Sea; Abstract; 8.1 Geography, Topography, and Geological Description; 8.2 Physical Oceanography and Climate; 8.3 Major Coastal and Shallow Habitats; 8.4 Offshore Systems; 8.5 Climate Change Impacts
- 8.6 Human Populations Affecting the Area8.7 Resources; 8.8 Threats and Management; 8.9 Summary, Prognoses, or Needs; Chapter 9: Greece; Abstract; Acknowledgments; 9.1 Geography, Topography, Geological Description; 9.2 Physical Oceanography; 9.3 Natural Environmental Variables, Seasonality; 9.4 Biodiversity; 9.5 Major Habitats; 9.6 Resources; 9.7 Human Activities Affecting the Hellenic Seas; 9.8 Climate Change Impacts; 9.9 Impacts of Human Activities on the Marine Environment; 9.10 Threats to Sustainable Use of Resources; 9.11 Management Regimes. 500 9.12 Prognoses, Deficiencies and Missing Measures.