Editors:
- Encompasses the broad spectrum of natural phenomena in estuarine systems
- Authoritatively and comprehensively details the state-of-the-art of estuarine science
- Unifies estuarine biology, chemistry, geology, and physics in a carefully edited reference work
- Reviews and clarifies current knowledge and recent advances on estuaries
- Constitutes a most comprehensive and multidisciplinary source of information on estuaries
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (EESS)
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Table of contents (269 entries)
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Front Matter
About this book
The Encyclopedia of Estuaries, part of Springer's Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series, provides a single, state-of-the-art, comprehensive reference volume on estuaries for research scientists, educators, students, and others. Consisting of almost 270 subject entries in an easy-to-use format, this volume covers the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of estuaries. In total more than 225 authors from around the world have contributed to the encyclopedia on such diverse subjects as biotic communities, essential habitats, food webs, fisheries, hydrology, pollution, conservation, and many more. The Encyclopedia of Estuaries will meet the needs of professionals worldwide by supplying detailed information from world-class estuarine and marine scientists as well as experts from other fields of study.
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Editors and Affiliations
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Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
Michael J. Kennish
About the editor
Michael J. Kennish is a world-class estuarine scientist and a research professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey (USA). In addition to his research on estuaries, Dr. Kennish has conducted biological and geological research on coastal ocean and deep-sea environments. Much of his research has involved the development and application of innovative methods to assess anthropogenic impacts and to determine the condition and health of coastal ecosystems. Dr. Kennish is the author or editor of 14 scholarly books in marine science, and he is the author or co-author of more than 170 articles in science journals and books. In addition, he has edited 7 compendium science journal special issues on various topics in marine science.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Encyclopedia of Estuaries
Editors: Michael J. Kennish
Series Title: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8801-4
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Earth and Environmental Sciences
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8800-7Published: 14 August 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8801-4Published: 11 August 2015
Series ISSN: 1388-4360
Series E-ISSN: 1871-756X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 760
Number of Illustrations: 133 b/w illustrations, 197 illustrations in colour
Topics: Coastal Sciences, Oceanography, Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution