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RECORD NUMBER: 204 OF 463| Main Title | Interactions of land, ocean and humans : a global perspective / | ||||
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| Type | EBOOK | ||||
| Author | Maser, Chris, | ||||
| Publisher | CRC Press, | ||||
| Year Published | 2015 | ||||
| Call Number | QH541.5.S3M286 2015 | ||||
| ISBN | 9781482226409 (e-book : PDF); 9781482226393 (hardback) | ||||
| Subjects | Marine ecology--Environmental aspects ; Coastal ecology--Environmental aspects ; Nature--Effect of human beings on | ||||
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| Collation | 1 online resource : text file, PDF. | ||||
| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
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| Contents Notes | section 1. Water's journey from the mountaintop to the sea -- section 2. The anthropocene and the ocean -- section 3. Can we recapture nature's bounty : the global commons of land, sea, and air? "Coastal and marine ecosystems are threatened by global warming, sea level rise and changes in ocean chemistry. This book synthesizes a large body of literature on how terrestrial and marine ecosystems interact globally and how these interactions will be affected by, and affect, anthropogenic changes. Features: Synthesizes an enormous volume of data that demonstrate the complex interactions between terrestrial and marine ecosystems; introduces information that is systemic in approach; and details many of the hidden biophysical feedback loops that plague today's global environment"-- |