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World seas : an environmental evaluation. Volume II, The Indian Ocean to the Pacific /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, United Kingdom :
Academic Press, is an imprint of Elsevier,
[2019].
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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; References; Chapter 1 The Arabian Gulf; 1.1 The Region; 1.2 Natural Environmental Variables and Seasonality; 1.2.1 Climate; 1.2.2 The Gulf as an Extreme Marine Environment; 1.3 Major Coastal and Shallow Habitats; 1.3.1 Intertidal Habitats; 1.3.2 Subtidal Habitats; 1.4 Offshore Systems; 1.5 Climate Change Impacts; 1.6 Resources; 1.6.1 Fisheries; 1.6.2 Tourism.5058 1.7 Human Populations Affecting the Area1.7.1 Coastal Development; 1.7.2 Wastewater; 1.7.3 Desalination; 1.7.4 Shipping Traffic; 1.7.5 Overfishing; 1.8 Management; 1.9 Summary; References; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Oman; 2.1 The Seas of Oman; 2.2 General Oceanography; 2.2.1 Major Disturbances; 2.3 Major Coastal and Shallow Habitats; 2.3.1 Coral Communities and Coral Reefs; 2.3.2 Mangroves Forests; 2.3.3 Sea Grass Beds; 2.3.4 Beaches; 2.3.5 Seaweed Communities; 2.3.6 Fauna; 2.3.6.1 Reptiles; 2.3.6.2 Whales and Dolphins; 2.3.7 Fish; 2.3.8 Molluscs; 2.3.9 Echinoderms;
- 2.3.10 Protected Areas2.3.11 Climate Change Impacts; 2.4 Human Population Affecting the Area; 2.4.1 Pollutants and Pollution; 2.4.1.1 Petroleum and Tar; 2.4.1.2 Halogenated Hydrocarbons; 2.4.1.3 Heavy Metals; 2.4.1.4 Radioactivity; 2.5 Resources; 2.5.1 Fisheries; 2.5.2 Aquaculture; 2.5.3 Oil, Gas, and Minerals; 2.5.4 Tourism; 2.6 Management Regimes; References; Further Reading; Chapter 3 The Red Sea; 3.1 The Defined Region; 3.2 Physical Oceanography; 3.2.1 General Circulation; 3.2.2 Mesoscale Activity; 3.2.3 Tides; 3.2.4 Waves; 3.2.5 Climate Change in the Red Sea. 5058 3.3 Phytoplankton Distribution Patterns3.3.1 Primary Production; 3.4 Major Coastal and Shallow Habitats; 3.4.1 Coral Reefs; 3.4.1.1 Benthic Assemblages; 3.4.1.2 Fish Assemblages; 3.4.2 Mangroves; 3.4.3 Seagrass Beds; 3.4.4 Soft Substrate Habitats; 3.5 Resources and Threats to the Sustainable Use of the Red Sea; 3.5.1 Tourism, Recreation, and Coastal Development; 3.5.2 Fisheries; 3.5.3 Aquaculture; 3.5.4 Sewage, Industrial Effluents, and Solid Waste; 3.5.5 Shipping, Oil, and Gas Production; 3.6 Management Regimes; 3.6.1 Conservation Measures and Legal Protective Instruments;
- 3.6.2 Protected Areas3.6.3 Protected Species; 3.6.4 Deficiencies and Missing Measures; 3.7 Summary, Prognoses, and Research Needs; References; Chapter 4 The Northern Mozambique Channel; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 Geology; 4.1.2 Oceanography and Productivity; 4.1.3 Seasonality and Winds; 4.2 The biology of the NMC; 4.2.1 Biogeography and Biodiversity; 4.2.2 Corals and Coral Reefs; 4.2.3 Coral Reef Fish; 4.2.4 Mangroves; 4.2.5 Seagrass Beds; 4.2.6 Tuna; 4.2.7 Flagship Species; 4.2.8 Connectivity and Barriers to Dispersal; 4.3 Human Population, Pressures, and Management. 500 4.3.1 Human Population.