Estuarine ecohydrology /
This book focuses on the principal components of an estuary. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration between such fields as hydrology, ecology and mathematical modeling. Estuarine Ecohydrology...
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Elsevier,
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Publisher Address: | Amsterdam ; Oxford : |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780444530660 |
Summary: |
This book focuses on the principal components of an estuary. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that encourages multi-disciplinary collaboration between such fields as hydrology, ecology and mathematical modeling. Estuarine Ecohydrology demonstrates how one can quantify an estuarine ecosystem's ability to cope with human stresses. The theories, models, and real-world solutions presented will serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of an estuary. * Appropriate for use as a textbook and as a reference * Focuses on the principal components of an estuary * Presents theories, models, and real-world solutions to serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of an estuary. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 157 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780444530660 0444530665 9780080550350 0080550355 |
Index Number: | QH541 |
CLC: | Q178.51 |
Contents: | 1. Introduction -- 2. Estuarine Water Circulation -- 3. Estuarine Sediment Dynamics -- 4. Tidal Wetlands -- 5. Estuarine Food Webs -- 6. Ecohydrology Models -- 7. Ecohydrology Solutions -- 8. References -- 9. Index. |