Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Author Donald McLusky - Eric Wolanski

Publisher Elsevier Inc

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Author

Donald McLusky - Eric Wolanski

Publisher

Elsevier Inc

Volume

Copyright

2012

ISBN13

9780080878850

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eBook

Grade Level

College Freshman - College Senior

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Examines our estuaries and coasts, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 1.
Volume Editors.
Editors-in-Chief: Biographies.
Volume Editors: Biographies.
Contributors of All Volumes.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
1: Introduction to Classification of Estuarine and Nearshore Coastal Ecosystems.
2: Global Variability in Estuaries and Coastal Settings.
3: Tectonic and Geomorphic Evolution of Estuaries and Coasts.
4: Classes of Nearshore Coasts.
5: Classification of Estuarine Circulation.
6: Variation among Estuarine Geochemistry and Productivity.
7: Ecosystem and Biotic Classifications of Estuaries and Coasts.
8: Classifying Ecological Quality and Integrity of Estuaries.
9: Application of Estuarine and Coastal Classifications in Marine Spatial Management.
10: Resource Base: Global Distribution and Characteristics of Estuaries and Associated Coastal Shores.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents of Volume 2.
Volume Editors.
Editors-in-Chief: Biographies.
Volume Editors: Biographies.
Contributors of All Volumes.
Contents of All Volumes.
Preface.
1: Water and Fine-Sediment Circulation.
2: Turbulence and Stratification in Estuaries and Coastal Seas.
3: The Dynamics of Strongly Stratified Estuaries.
4: Small-Scale Surface Fronts in Estuaries.
5: Residual Circulation, Mixing, and Dispersion.
6: Free Surface Motions: Tides Seiches, and Subtidal Variations.
7: Large Estuaries (Effects of Rotation).
8: Dynamics of Hypersaline Estuaries: Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico.
9: Wind Stresses on Estuaries.
10: Waves in Coastal and Estuarine Waters.
11: Interactions between Estuaries and Coasts: River Plumes – Their Formation, Transport, and Dispersal.
12: Coastal Circulation.
13: Flow Over and Through Biota.
14: Biological Influences on Sediment Behavior and Transport.
15: The Physical Analyses of Muddy Sedimentation Processes.
16: Measurement Technologies: Measure What, Where, Why, and How?.
17: Modeling of Estuarine and Coastal Waters.
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