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Price: $185.00
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Sale: $176.42
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Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Charles J.R. Sheppard::Andrew Price::Callum Roberts
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Publisher: Academic Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.52636091653
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Publication Date: 1992-07-29
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Reading Level: 359
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Description: That part of the Indian Ocean bordering Saudi Arabia is a rich mosaic of coastal and marine ecosystems, both natural and man-made. Among these are coral reefs, mangroves, tidal flats, seagrasses, and other hard and soft substrata. Some ecosystems are relatively simple, while others such as the coral reefs are highly complex and among the most diverse in the Indian Ocean. The region divides into several large, semi-enclosed water bodies whose different physical characteristics result in distinct habitats. The overall aridity, extremes of water temperature, and often very high salinities have produced some of the most extreme marine climates on Earth.
This book summarizes the available information on the region, then reviews the processes shaping the various marine and coastal systems. It relates patterns in marine assemblages to the strong environmental gradients and biogeographic barriers in the region. Finally, the book considers the human dimension. Some of the world's poorest and richest nations border these seas, making diverse claims on fisheries and other natural resources. The 1991 Gulf War is only the most recent of a range of impacts affecting the region. Approaches for resolving the increasing resource use conflicts are described.
This volume will be of immense value to research workers, students of marine biology, and environmental managers in general, as well as to those with a particular interest in this part of the world.
Key Features
* One of the few published works on this unique and diverse region
* Serves as a basic introduction to the area
* Provides a detailed analysis of ecosystem function
* Discusses human pollution and its effects
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Price: $100.00
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Sale: $54.10
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Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.5263
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Publication Date: 1992-04-15
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Reading Level: 280
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Description: Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecology is a completely updated and revised edition of the earlier work, Fundamentals of Aquatic Ecosystems. The new edition has been re-titled to reflect the fact that the authors found that, from the modification exercise, a completely different and new book emerged. The new edition concentrates heavily of the fundamental features common to all aquatic systems, both marine and freshwater. This unique synthesis allows for the discussion of ecological processes comparatively, across environments. A general introduction is followed by discussion of various 'types' of aquatic ecosystems - open waters, coastal zones, benthos, and the aquatic ecosystem as a whole. This is followed by an important new chapter on aquatic ecosystems and global ecology. Later chapters consider the individuals and communities in aquatic ecosystems.
- A totally re-written and rejuvenated edition of an established student text.
- Synthesizes both marine and freshwater ecology.
- Covers both ecosystem ecology and population biology.
- In depth consideration of man's impact on the aquatic environment.
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Price: $179.00
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Sale: $138.65
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577.7
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Publication Date: 2000-10-02
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Reading Level: 396
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Description: The development and ecology of coastal waters is an increasingly important topic and one which touches a wide range of areas including oceanography, hydrology, biology, ecology, fisheries science, aquaculture, civil engineering, geography, economics, law and the social sciences. This book provides a balanced overview allowing the reader to understand exactly what is at stake in the development and management of coastal waters. There is no other book currently available which provides such an overview of this important area.
Divided into three parts, the first part provides the background knowledge necessary for an understanding of the physical, chemical and biological phenomena of coastal waters. Part 2 looks at marine ecology from something other than the traditional view of placing organisms at the centre of the problem and considering them in relation to other organisms and environments, instead the authors show how it is possible with marine ecosystems in which the biological, physical and chemical components are equally important when defining an entire system. Finally an exhaustive review of the available technology for various types of development is provided.
All in all, this book constitutes a succint and up-to-date summary of the functions of coastal ecosystems which should be read by all those active in, and with an interest in, the management and development of coastal seas.
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Price: $95.00
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Sale: $94.99
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Manufacturer: Nova Science Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Strachimir Chterev Mavrodiev
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Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 363.73940916389
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Publication Date: 1998-10
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Reading Level: 165
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Description: Present civilization faces a serious choice. Nuclear winter is not the only way to self-destruction. The other one is the uncontrolled and non-scientific usage of the planet's resource in the name of "progress". The rates and technologies of development of the energetic industry (especially the chemical industry), agriculture and transportation in the last fifteen years will bring bad air quality and drinking water in the next several decades. Global warming will wash away the lines of seasons. The Black Sea is a closed sea, a water gathering basin of East and Middle Europe, a Region with well-developed energy, industry, agriculture, and tourism. The volume of pollutants since 1970 has increased to such an extent that the impact on the Black Sea ecosystems began to be noticed considerably. Also there is the undercurrent from the Sea of Marmara through Bosporus and the rainfalls driven by the Atlantic cyclones and the northeasterly wind that contribute to the pollution. The ecological breakdowns in the northwest part of the sea, periodic blossoming of plankton, changes in quality and quantity of the fish catch, a decrease of water transparency, appearance of a new settler Mnemiopsis leidyi all qualitatively illustrate this fatal influence on Black Sea ecosystems. This book elucidates the ecology of the Black Sea and presents realistic recommendations for solution of these pressing problems.
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Price: $73.00
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Sale: $173.52
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Manufacturer: Pergamon
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Alasdair J. Edwards
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Publisher: Pergamon
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9164160916533
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Publication Date: 1987-08-01
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Reading Level: 451
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $12.99
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Manufacturer: Key Porter Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Key Porter Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.316345
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Publication Date: 2007-06-14
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Reading Level: 176
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Description: The 12,000-square-kilometer Bay of Fundy is just a fraction of the vast Atlantic Ocean, yet its diversity and biological productivity make it one of the most prodigious cold-water Atlantic ecosystems in the world. Scott Leslie's stunning photographic homage explores every aspect of this dynamic destination from the pristine coastline to the rich fossil record to its vibrant wildlife pictured in flight, underwater, in marshes, tide pools, and on land. Featuring more than 80 full-color photographs, The Bay of Fundy Wild is a visual feast for photographers, ecologists, and nature lovers.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $4.95
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Michael Weber::Judith Gradwohl
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9164
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Publication Date: 1995-04
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: This work examines up-to-date research in oceanography and marine ecology in the context of the global economy and human population. For thousands of years humanity has seen the oceans as a mysterious and limitless source of treasures to be fished, harvested, mined and salvaged. However, recent developments in ocean studies offer an alternative understanding of the oceans, their role in a global ecosystem and their vulnerability to threats from human action. This book is intended to help point the way towards changes that will preserve, rather than squander, the wealth of oceans.
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Manufacturer: Academic Pr
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: A. Longhurst
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Publisher: Academic Pr
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.52636
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Publication Date: 1981-05
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Reading Level: 741
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Price: $1,321.00
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Sale: $1,321.00
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Manufacturer: Routledge
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Routledge
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574.5263609492
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Publication Date: 1983-12-31
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Reading Level: 2132
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Price: $130.00
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Sale: $95.98
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 591.52632
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Publication Date: 1989-04-28
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Reading Level: 296
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Description: This book reviews and presents recent research on acid waters and their effects on aquatic animals. Starting with the environment, in order to assess why the problems have arisen in particular areas, the volume then deals with field and survival studies on invertebrates and vertebrates; examines the extent of the biological problem and the attempts that have been made to relate water quality and the susceptibility of animals. The natural progression of environmental and field studies, toxicity, and survival tests provide the background information for the physiological studies that follow. These form the major component of the book and they seek to analyze the toxic effects of acid waters and trace metals with cardiovascular and endocrinological effects.
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