Living With The Chesapeake Bay And Virginia S Ocean Shores
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Living with the Chesapeake Bay and Virginia s Ocean Shores
Author | : Larry G. Ward |
Publsiher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0822308894 |
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This volume in the Living with the Shore series provides practical and specific information on the status of the nation's coast and useful guidelines that enable residents, visitors, and investors to live with and enjoy the shore without costly and futile struggles against the forces of nature.
Coastal Ecosystems in Transition
Author | : Thomas C. Malone,Alenka Malej,Jadran Faganeli |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2021-01-13 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781119543589 |
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Explores how two coastal ecosystems are responding to the pressures of human expansion The Northern Adriatic Sea, a continental shelf ecosystem in the Northeast Mediterranean Sea, and the Chesapeake Bay, a major estuary of the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, are semi-enclosed, river-dominated ecosystems with urbanized watersheds that support extensive industrial agriculture. Coastal Ecosystems in Transition: A Comparative Analysis of the Northern Adriatic and Chesapeake Bay presents an update of a study published two decades ago. Revisiting these two ecosystems provides an opportunity to assess changing anthropogenic pressures in the context of global climate change. The new insights can be used to inform ecosystem-based approaches to sustainable development of coastal environments. Volume highlights include: Effects of nutrient enrichment and climate-driven changes on critical coastal habitats Patterns of stratification and circulation Food web dynamics from phytoplankton to fish Nutrient cycling, water quality, and harmful algal events Causes and consequences of interannual variability The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Read a review of this book in Marine Ecology review of this book
Invitation to Oceanography
Author | : Paul R. Pinet |
Publsiher | : Jones & Bartlett Publishers |
Total Pages | : 685 |
Release | : 2014-10 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9781284057089 |
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The bestselling Invitation to Oceanography continues to provide a modern, comprehensive, and student-friendly introduction to this fascinating field. Spanning the four major divisions of ocean science—geology, chemistry, physics, and biology— it is an ideal text for majors and nonmajors alike. The Seventh Edition has been updated with sophisticated and cutting-edge graphics and photos throughout, and includes trending content on climate change, Superstorm/Hurricane Sandy, and the tsunami in Japan. Updated and expanded feature boxes reinforce key concepts and support knowledge building, and additional information on current research and the clinical and practical applications of oceanography contextualize scientific ideas within a real-world framework. Accessible yet substantive, Invitation to Oceanography, Seventh Edition is the ideal resource for anyone diving into the thrilling depths of the world’s oceans.
The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands
Author | : Orrin H. Pilkey |
Publsiher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0822322242 |
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The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands is the latest volume in the series, Living with the Shore. Replacing an earlier volume, this thoroughly new book provides a diverse guide to one of America's most popular shorelines. As is true for all books in the series, it is based on the premise that understanding the changing nature of beaches and barrier islands is essential if we are to preserve them for future generations. Evidence that the North Carolina shore is changing is never hard to find, but recently the devastation wrought by Hurricane Fran and the perilous situation of the historic lighthouse at Cape Hatteras have reminded all concerned of the fragility of this coast. Arguing for a policy of intelligent development, one in which residential and commercial structures meet rather than confront the changing nature of the shore, the authors have included practical information on hazards of many kinds--storms, tides, floods, erosion, island migration, and earthquakes. Diagrams and photographs clearly illustrate coastal processes and aid in understanding the impact of hurricanes and northeasters, wave and current dynamics, as well as pollution and other environmental destruction due to overdevelopment. A chapter on estuaries provides related information on the shores of back barrier areas that are growing in popularity for recreational residences. Risk maps focus on the natural hazards of each island and together with construction guidelines provide a basis for informed island management. Lastly, the dynamics of coastal politics and management are reviewed through an analysis of the controversies over the decision to move the Cape Hatteras lighthouse and a proposed effort to stabilize Oregon Inlet. From the natural and historic perspective of the opening chapters to the regional discussions of individual barrier islands, this book is both a primer on coastal processes for the first time visitor as well as a guide to hazard identification for property owners.
The Beaches Are Moving
Author | : Wallace Kaufman,Orrin H. Pilkey |
Publsiher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 354 |
Release | : 1984-01-13 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780822382942 |
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Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you—all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural system. The romantic desire to live on the seashore is in doomed conflict with an age-old pattern of beach migration. Yet it need not be so. Conservationist Wallace Kaufman teams up with marine geologist Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., in an evaluation of America's beaches from coast to coast, giving sound advice on how to judge a safe beach development from a dangerous one and how to live at the shore sensibly and safely.
Encyclopedia of Marine Science
Author | : C. Reid Nichols,Robert G. Williams |
Publsiher | : Infobase Publishing |
Total Pages | : 641 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781438118819 |
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Presents an illustrated, A-Z encyclopedia with more than 600 entries providing information on topics related to marine science.
Register of the United States Life Saving Service with Post Office Addresses
Author | : United States. Life-Saving Service |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 1906 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105113740158 |
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Habitat Requirements for Chesapeake Bay Living Resources
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Habitat (Ecology) |
ISBN | : UVA:35007000488597 |
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