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Interactions of land, ocean and humans : a global perspective / Chris Maser.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maser, Chris.
- Series:
- Social-environmental sustainability series.
- Social-Environmental Sustainability Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marine ecology--Environmental aspects.
- Marine ecology.
- Coastal ecology--Environmental aspects.
- Coastal ecology.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Nature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Section 1. Water's journey from the mountaintop to the sea section 2. The anthropocene and the oceans ection 3. Can we recapture nature's bounty : the global commons of land, sea, and air?
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781040211793
- 1040211798
- 9780429160950
- 042916095X
- 9781482226393
- 1482226391
- OCLC:
- 1091454407
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