Handbook for Restoring Tidal Wetlands provides a broad-based compilation of case studies and principles to guide the management of tidal restoration sites. With more than 170 figures and tables, the book covers the conceptual planning for coastal wetlands restoration; strategies for the manipulation..
Summarizing the main advances in the current understanding of marine minerals, Handbook of Marine Mineral Deposits concentrates on the deposits of proven economic potential. The text is divided into three sections: Marine placers, manganese nodules and crusts, and deep-sea hydrothermal mineralizatio..
A one-of-a-kind book for researchers interested in finfish nutrition.Handbook of Nutrient Requirements of Finfish provides a summary of qualitative and quantitative nutrient requirements for almost all cultured finfish for which a significant amount of nutritional information now exists...
Ice in the Ocean examines sea ice and icebergs and their role in the global climate system. It is comprehensive textbook suitable for students, pure and applied researchers, and anyone interested in the polar regions, the oceans, and climate. The author examines the distribution of sea ice, its mech..
This PhD looks at Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Baten Bay, Indonesia. Recommendations are given on how environmental information and stakeholder participation in the coastal EIA process can be improved...
This book presents innovative new technologies for restoring the most productive ecosystems in the sea while maintaining high biodiversity. These technologies are a quantum leap beyond current methods in effectiveness at restoring the biological productivity and the ecological, environmental, and ec..
Based on years of research conducted by the author and papers from international experts, Intertidal Deposits: River Mouths, Tidal Flats, and Coastal Lagoons presents a cohesive overview of intertidal deposits and the widely diverse conditions of their formation worldwide. This includes the strong i..
Introduction to the General Principles of Aquaculture provides novice aquaculturists with an overview of the aquaculture industry so you may proceed successfully in academic studies or commercial ventures. The authors furnish you with insight into the history and development of aquaculture and cover..
Marine and coastal applications of GIS are finally gaining wide acceptance in scientific as well as GIS communities, and cover the fields of deep sea geology, chemistry and biology, and coastal geology, biology, engineering and resource management. Comprising rigorous contributions from a group of l..