Описание: A wide-ranging exploration of the southeastern coast-its natural history, its people and their way of life, and the historic and ongoing threats to its ecological survival. Seabrook examines the ecological importance of the salt marsh, calling it "a biological factory without equal.
Описание: 2021 winner of Non-fiction popular category: New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance The Mullica Valley estuary and its watershed, formed over the last 10,000 years, are among the cleanest estuaries along the east coast of the United States. This 365,000-acre ecosystem benefits from a combination of protected watershed, low human population density, and general lack of extensive development. In Beneath the Surface, marine scientist Ken Able helps the reader penetrate the surface and gain insights into the kinds of habitats, animals, and plants that live there. Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters; how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries; the day-night, seasonal, and annual variation in their occurrence; and how change is occurring as the result of climate variation. Throughout the book are insightful sidebars telling intimate stories of where various animals came from and where they are going as they travel through the estuary on their way to and from other portions of the east coast. Beneath the Surface emphasizes the kinds and importance of the animals and plants that live beneath the surface of this unique ecosystem.
Описание: 2021 winner of Non-fiction popular category: New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance The Mullica Valley estuary and its watershed, formed over the last 10,000 years, are among the cleanest estuaries along the east coast of the United States. This 365,000-acre ecosystem benefits from a combination of protected watershed, low human population density, and general lack of extensive development. In Beneath the Surface, marine scientist Ken Able helps the reader penetrate the surface and gain insights into the kinds of habitats, animals, and plants that live there. Readers will gain a better understanding of the importance of these shallow waters; how the amount of salt in the water determines where animals and plants are found in estuaries; the day-night, seasonal, and annual variation in their occurrence; and how change is occurring as the result of climate variation. Throughout the book are insightful sidebars telling intimate stories of where various animals came from and where they are going as they travel through the estuary on their way to and from other portions of the east coast. Beneath the Surface emphasizes the kinds and importance of the animals and plants that live beneath the surface of this unique ecosystem.
Автор: Duncan FitzGerald, Zoe Hughes Название: Salt Marshes: Function, Dynamics, and Stresses ISBN: 1107186285 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107186286 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 11880.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Multidisciplinary review of salt marshes, describing how they function, how they are responding to the pressures of sea-level rise, pollution and human encroachment. Discussing the future of wetlands, this is a go-to reference for graduate students, researchers studying coastal systems, as well as marsh managers and restoration scientists.
Описание: The greater Perth coast is a biodiverse and ecologically vulnerable region, with its unique native plant species threatened by clearing, invasive species, fire and climate change. This second edition of Coastal Plants has been updated and expanded to provide a definitive guide to 128 of the most common plants of the Perth coastal region.
Автор: David E. Vaughan Название: Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet ISBN: 1604271434 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781604271430 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12534.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Coral reefs around the world are in peril and approximately half of the world's coral cover has been lost since 1970 due to impacts from climate change, pollution, disease, and fishing practices that can destroy entire reefs. This rate of decline has been quite rapid, particularly when compared to the average rate of growth for a healthy coral in the wild. This ratio of decline to growth had diminished hope among scientists that coral reefs could eventually restore themselves over time. However, with the new technologies of active coral restoration, optimism has returned. Active Coral Restoration: Techniques for a Changing Planet is a timely, comprehensive volume that provides a foundational understanding of the current and emerging practices and technologies used for active coral reef restoration projects around the world. Edited by David E. Vaughan, this work contains contributed chapters written by some of the foremost authorities on coral reef restoration.
Автор: Eiichi Baba; Hideo Kawarada; Wataru Nishijima; Mit Название: Waves and Tidal Flat Ecosystems ISBN: 3642624448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642624445 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13060.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The authors explain the rewarding results from the interdisciplinary collaboration between an environmental study group working on coastal ecosystems and effects of oil spills and applied mathematicians modelling wave motion on sandy beaches.
Автор: C. Max Finlayson; Gurdeep Rastogi; Deepak R. Mishr Название: Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon, India ISBN: 3030334236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030334239 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19564.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book chronicles the decades-long work of studying, analyzing, and reversing the environmental pressures that threatened India’s Chilika Lagoon, the largest brackish-water lagoon in the region, and the second largest in the world. Designated as one of India’s first Ramsar Sites in 1981, Chilika Lagoon continued to degrade for a decade longer. Then, the Chilika Development Authority (CDA) was established to gather information and devise a restoration plan that benefits the ecosystems of the lagoon, with sensitivity to the needs and livelihoods of local communities. Expert contributors detail the work of analysis, planning and implementation, including extensive coverage of such topics as: * Devising a plan for implementing Ramsar wise use guidelines * Sedimentologic, chemical, and isotopic impacts * Hydrodynamics and salinity * Runoff and sediment in watersheds of the Lagoon's Western Catchment * Long-term analysis of water quality and continued water quality monitoring * Bio-optical models for cyclone impact assessment * Studies of geomorphology, land use, and sedimentary environments * Spatiotemporal assessment of phytoplankton communities * Creation of a post-restoration scenario for fish and fisheries * Assessing status of waterbirds, species diversity and migration patterns The result was a major hydrological intervention to re-establish hydrological and salinity regimes, biodiversity, and fish catches, and help protect the livelihood of lagoon-dependent communities. The story of the rehabilitation and management of Chilika Lagoon demonstrates that it is possible to halt and reverse the encroachment and degradation of wetlands, to restore biodiversity and to provide benefits for large numbers of people. Ecology, Conservation, and Restoration of Chilika Lagoon goes beyond scientific research articles to explore institutional and governance issues, political ecology, and the Ramsar Convention’s guidelines for ecosystem restoration. The book will benefit researchers, wetland managers, government policy makers and more general readers concerned with restoration and conservation of wetlands around the planet.
Автор: Rahul Bhadouria, Sachchidanand Tripathi, Pratap Srivastava, Pradeep Singh Название: Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests ISBN: 1799800148 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781799800149 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 39640.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Tropical dry forests are the most exploited and endangered ecosystems in the world. A combination of climatic and human factors often reduce these forests to patches of dry scrubs or savannas. Because these ecosystems experience a more arduous and less anticipated environment, they are more prone to environmental stress as plant communities are developed. Therefore, urgent research is necessary to understand both the detrimental issues and problem-solving approaches to conserving these important forests.
The Handbook of Research on the Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Dry Forests is a pivotal reference source that combines theory and practice on the current trends and issues in this important ecological subject and discusses future challenges towards conservation strategies of these tropical dry forests. While highlighting topics such as forest management, natural regeneration, and silviculture, this publication examines the anthropogenic impacts on tropical dry forests and the necessity to rebuild their ecosystems. This book is ideally designed for state forest agency professionals, resource managers, non-governmental organization agents, ecologists, botanists, environmentalists, students, and researchers seeking current research on the threats to these forests.
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