Watersheds, Bays, and Bounded Seas
The Science and Management of Semi-enclosed Marine Systems
Some of the world's most important bodies of water, from the Black Sea to the Bay of Bengal, are classified as semi-enclosed marine systems (SEMS). Separated from the open seas by a strait, island archipelago, or physical process, SEMS are particularly vulnerable to environmental damage and particularly difficult to fully understand and manage. Watersheds, Bays, and Bounded Seas provides state-of-the-science information about these complex systems and identifies best management practices to preserve them. With contributions by natural and social scientists, the book examines both the political and biophysical forces affecting semi-enclosed ma…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Sundby, Bjorn (Hrsg.) / Malanotte-Rizzoli, Paola (Hrsg.) / Melillo, Jerry M. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-59726-503-4
- EAN: 9781597265034
- Produktnummer: 3957162
- Verlag: Island Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 286 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.3 cm x D0.0 cm 403 g
- Gewicht: 403
- Sonstiges: Undergraduate
Über den Autor
Edward R. Urban is executive director of the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research. Bjorn Sundby is associate professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at McGill University. Paola Malanotte-Rizzoli is a professor of physical oceanography in the department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Jerry M. Melillo is president of SCOPE and codirector of The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
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