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 elsewhereProvides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regionsIncludes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered INDICE: Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation Charles Sheppard 1. Antarctic Seas Jonathan S. Stark, Tania Raymond, Stacy L. Deppeler, Adele K. Morrison 2. The Seas Around Greenland: An Environmental Status and Future Perspective Frank Rigét, Anders Mosbech, David Boertmann, Susse Wegeberg, Flemming Merkel, Peter Aastrup, Tom Christensen, Fernando Ugarte, Rasmus Hedeholm, Janne Fritt-Rasmussen 3. The Environmental Status of Norwegian Coastal Waters Christopher Harman, Trine Bekkby, Sara Calabrese, Hilde Trannum, Eivind Oug, Anders G. Hagen, Norman Green, Øyvind Kaste, Helene Frigstad 4. The Baltic Sea Beata Szymczycha, Agata Zaborska, Jacek Beldowski, Karol Kulinski, Agnieszka Beszczynska-Möller, Monika Kedra, Janusz Pempkowiak 5. The Bay of Biscay Angel Borja, David Amouroux, Pierre Anschutz, Moncho Gómez-Gesteira, María C. Uyarra, Luis Valdés 6. The English Channel: La Manche Jean-Claude Dauvin 7. The Portuguese Coast Patricia G. Cardoso, Marina Dolbeth, Ronaldo Sousa, Paulo Relvas, Rui Santos, Alexandra Silva, Victor Quintino 8. Black Sea Nadezhda Todorova, Sergey V. Alyomov, Brindusa Cristina Chiotoroiu, Bettina Fach, Tatyana S. Osadchaya, Miroslav Rangelov, Baris Salihoglu, Vasil Vasilev 9. Greece Nomiki Simboura, Panagiota Maragou, Giorgos Paximadis, Kostas Kapiris, Vassilis P. Papadopoulos, Dimitris Sakellariou, Alexandra Pavlidou, Ioannis Hatzianestis, Maria Salomidi, Christos Arvanitidis, Panayotis Panayotidis 10. Tunisia Lotfi Aleya, Béchir Béjaoui, Amel Dhib, Boutheina Ziadi, Mouna Fertouna-Bellekhal, Mohamed-Amine Helali, Inès Khedhri, Walid Oueslati, Rym Ennouri, Cintia Yamashita, Noureddine Zaaboub, Achref Othmani, Monia El Bour, Lamia Trabelsi, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, François Galgani, Maria Virgínia Alves Martins, Souad Turki 11. Italian Seas Roberto Danovaro, Ferdinando Boero 12. The Coasts of Turkey Filiz Kucuksezgin, Idil Pazi, Ferah Kocak, Tolga Gonul, Muhammet Duman, Hüsnü Eronat 13. Northern West Coast of Canada Brenda Burd, Jennifer Jackson, Richard Thomson, Ian Giesbrecht, Kieth Holmes 14. Southern West Coast of Canada Brenda Burd, Sarah Cook, Richard Thomson 15. Chesapeake Bay Donna Marie Bilkovic, Molly M. Mitchell, Kirk J. Havens, Carl H. Hershner 16. An Environmental Assessment of the North and South Carolina Coasts Michael A. Mallin, JoAnn M. Burkholder, Lawrence B. Cahoon, Amy E. Grogan, Denise R. Sanger, Erik Smith 17. The Coastal Marine Ecosystem of South Florida, United States Diego Lirman, Jerald S. Ault, James W. Fourqurean, Jerome J. Lorenz 18. The Gulf of Mexico R. Eugene Turner, Nancy N. Rabalais 19. Southern California Bight Kenneth Schiff, Karen McLaughlin, Shelly Moore, Yiping Cao 20. Canary Islands Rodrigo Riera, Juan Domingo Delgado 21. The Azores Brian Morton, Antonio M. de Frias Martins 22. Bermuda and the Sargasso Sea Struan R. Smith, Tammy Warren 23. UK Overseas Territories in the Northeast Caribbean: Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat Shannon Gore, Stuart P. Wynne, Andrew Myers 24. Trinidad and Tobago Azad Mohammed, Terry Mohammed, Jahson Alemu, Stephanie White, Judith Gobin 25. The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Alan Logan 26. The Turks and Caicos Islands Kathleen S. Sealey, Kathleen Wood, Alan Logan 27. The Mexican Caribbean: From Xcalak to Holbox Rioja-Nieto, R., Garza-Pérez, R., Álvarez-Filip, L., Mariño-Tapia, I., Enriquez, C. 28. Pacific Coast of Mexico Xavier Chiappa-Carrara, Cecilia Enríquez, Vanesa Papiol, Ismael Mariño-Tapia, Cristóbal Reyes-Hernández 29. Chile: Environmental Status and Future perspectives Moisés A. Aguilera, Jaime Aburto, Luis Bravo, Bernardo Broitman, Rafael A. García, Carlos Gaymer, Stefan Gelcich, Boris López, Vivian Montecinos, Aníbal Pauchard, Marcel Ramos, José Rutllant, Claudio Sáez, Nelson Valdivia, Martin Thiel 30. Río de la Plata: Uruguay Pablo Muniz, Natalia Venturini, Ernesto Brugnoli, Juan Manuel Gutiérrez, Alicia Acuña 31. Nicaragua: Caribbean Coast Stephen C. Jameson, Kara Stevens, Rodolfo C. Bennett 32. Nicaragua: Pacific Coast Stephen C. Jameson, Kara Stevens, Rodolfo C. Bennett, Norving J.T. Cardoza 33. The Northern Argentine Sea Jorge E. Marcovecchio, Silvia G. De Marco, María Andrea Gavio, Maite Narvarte, Sandra Fiori, Marcela S. Gerpe, Diego H. Rodríguez, María Celeste López Abbate, Noelia La Colla, Ana L. Oliva, Sergia Zalba, María Cielo Bazterrica, Valeria A. Guinder, Carla V. Spetter, Melisa D. Fernández Severini, Andrés H. Arias, Sandra E. Botté 34. Southern Argentina: The Patagonian Continental Shelf Mónica Noemí Gil, Erica Giarratano, Vicente Barros, Alejandro Bortolus, Jorge O. Codignotto, Ricardo Delfino Schenke, Gongora María Eva Góngora, Gustavo Lovrich, Alejandro J. Monti, Marcela Pascual, Andrés L. Rivas, Alicia Tagliorette 35. The Coral Reef Province of Brazil Zelinda M.A.N. Leão, Ruy K.P. Kikuchi, Marília D.M. Oliveira 36. Nigerian Coastal Environments Nenibarini Zabbey, Ferdinand Dumbari Giadom, Bolaji Benard Babatunde 37. The Senegalese Coastal and Marine Environment Rachid Amara, Mamadou Diop, Cheikh Diop, Baghdad Ouddane
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- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2018
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