World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
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World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation

Volume I: Europe, The Americas and West Africa

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eBook - ePub

World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation

Volume I: Europe, The Americas and West Africa

About this book

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 overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for students and researchers who are concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development. - Covers regional issues that help countries find solutions to environmental decline that may have already developed elsewhere - Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions - Includes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered

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Information

Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780128050682
Edition
2
eBook ISBN
9780128052020
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Environmental Science
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
  7. Chapter 1: Antarctic Seas
  8. Chapter 2: The Seas Around Greenland: An Environmental Status and Future Perspective
  9. Chapter 3: The Environmental Status of Norwegian Coastal Waters
  10. Chapter 4: The Baltic Sea
  11. Chapter 5: The Bay of Biscay
  12. Chapter 6: The English Channel: La Manche
  13. Chapter 7: The Portuguese Coast
  14. Chapter 8: Black Sea
  15. Chapter 9: Greece
  16. Chapter 10: Tunisia
  17. Chapter 11: Italian Seas
  18. Chapter 12: The Coasts of Turkey
  19. Chapter 13: Northern West Coast of Canada
  20. Chapter 14: Southern West Coast of Canada
  21. Chapter 15: Chesapeake Bay
  22. Chapter 16: An Environmental Assessment of the North and South Carolina Coasts
  23. Chapter 17: The Coastal Marine Ecosystem of South Florida, United States
  24. Chapter 18: The Gulf of Mexico
  25. Chapter 19: Southern California Bight
  26. Chapter 20: Canary Islands
  27. Chapter 21: The Azores
  28. Chapter 22: Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea
  29. Chapter 23: UK Overseas Territories in the Northeast Caribbean: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat
  30. Chapter 24: Trinidad and Tobago
  31. Chapter 25: The Commonwealth of the Bahamas
  32. Chapter 26: The Turks and Caicos Islands
  33. Chapter 27: The Mexican Caribbean: From Xcalak to Holbox
  34. Chapter 28: Pacific Coast of Mexico
  35. Chapter 29: Chile: Environmental Status and Future Perspectives
  36. Chapter 30: Río de la Plata: Uruguay
  37. Chapter 31: Nicaragua: Caribbean Coast
  38. Chapter 32: Nicaragua: Pacific Coast
  39. Chapter 33: The Northern Argentine Sea
  40. Chapter 34: Southern Argentina: The Patagonian Continental Shelf
  41. Chapter 35: The Coral Reef Province of Brazil
  42. Chapter 36: Nigerian Coastal Environments
  43. Chapter 37: The Senegalese Coastal and Marine Environment
  44. Index

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