This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M. Schwarz (Springer 2005), presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology, oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and anthropogenic impacts on coasts. Within its covers the Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, 2nd ed…
Chapter 1. Human Occupation Chronologies Modeled By Geomorphological Factors: A Case Study From The Atlantic Coast Of North Patagonia (Argentina) -- Chapter 2. A Basin Wide Assessment Of Natural Dynamics And Modern Human Impacts On The Visibility And Conservation Of Coastal Archaeological Sites In The Atlantic Coast Of Uruguay -- Chapter 3. Osl Dating Of Lagoon Geoforms As Proxies Of Marine Lev…
Introduction to oceanographic and biological aspects of the Red Sea -- The tides of the Red Sea -- Physical and chemical properties of seawater in the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea -- Sources of organic tracers in atmospheric dust, surface seawater particulate matter and sediment of the Red Sea -- Nitrogen, phosphorus and organic carbon in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea coastal waters: Behaviour and hum…
Introduction -- Bioavailability of Metals in Sediment -- Solubilization of Metals in Invertebrate Guts -- Surfactants -- Commercial Surfactants for Remediation- Introduction -- Commercial Surfactants for Remediation- Methodology -- Metal Analysis -- Metal Concentration -- Kinetics of Metal Release by Surfactants -- Surfactant Availability of Metals -- Implication of Surfactants in Remediation -…
Part I. World heritage on continental coasts. – Africa -- 1. Banc D´Arguin National Park, Mauritania -- 2. Nambid Sand Sea, Namibia -- 3. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal -- 4. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa -- 5. iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa -- Asia -- 6. The Sandarbans, Bangladesh and India -- 7. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Phil…
Rocky Coasts and Cliffs -- Lineal Sandy Coasts and Beaches -- Fluvio Marine Systems -- Coastal Dunes -- Coast-Human Interaction Problems and Coastal Management.This monograph presents the state of art of the geologic knowledge about the Spanish coast obtained through scientific research in the last 30 years. From a general point of view, coasts are the most quickly changing systems of the Earth…
Invasive Species in South Florida Coastal Ecosystems: An Example of Human Overpopulation, Unsustainable Environmental Quality, and Marginalized Resource Base -- The Genetics and Genomics of Lessepsian Bioinvasions: Marine Bioinvasions of the Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal -- Tidal Wetland Restoration of Jamaica Bay, New York: Preventing the Reoccurrence of Phragmites as Invas…
1. Introduction -- 2. Can We Evaluate the Scenic Beauty in a Landscape? -- 3. Review of the Existing Landscape Evaluation Techniques -- 4. The Coastal Scenery Evaluation Methodology -- 5. Coastal Scenery Around the World -- 6. Coastal Scenery Management -- 7. Conclusions -- 8. References.This book describes an easy to apply methodology to determine the scenic value of a coast. As one of the mos…
1. Ocean Literacy in the 21st Century -- 2. An Exemplar Model for Expanding Development Reach -- Part I Research -- 3. ¡Youth & the Ocean! (¡YO!): Partnering High School and Graduate Students for Youth-Driven Research Experiences -- 4. Leveraging Parent Chaperones to Support Youths’ Learning During an Out-of-School Field Trip to a Marine Science Field Station -- 5. Systematic and Longitudin…
Preface -- Introduction -- Part 1: Universal Concepts -- Part 2: Causal Processes and Their Consequences -- Part 3: Case Studies of Threatened and Vulnerable Coasts. Part 4: Collaboration to Enhance Future Coastal Resilience -- References Cited. .This book is intended as a conceptual roadmap to show how some of the numerous pieces of complex coastal systems intersect and might interact under ch…