Description |
xiv, 327 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Sect. I. Issues and mechanisms -- Ch. 1. Conservation issues -- Ch. 2. Mechanisms -- Sect. II. Science -- Ch. 3. The coastal-realm ecosystem -- Ch. 4. Natural history of coastal-marine organisms -- Sect. III. Case studies -- Ch. 5. Chesapeake Bay: estuarine alteration and restoration -- Ch. 6. Bering Sea: marine mammals in a regional sea -- Ch. 7. The Bahamas: tropical-oceanic island nation -- Sect. IV. Analysis and synthesis -- Ch. 8. Coastal-realm change -- Ch. 9. Synthesis |
Analysis |
Coastal areas |
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Marine areas |
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Conservation |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-315) and index |
Notes |
Donation |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Coastal ecology.
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Nature conservation.
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Endangered ecosystems.
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Author |
Ray, G. Carleton.
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McCormick-Ray, Jerry.
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LC no. |
2002038282 |
ISBN |
0632055375 paperback alkaline paper |
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