Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hypoxia (Water)
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Action Plan for Reducing, Mitigating, and Controlling Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Author: Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico
Author: Virginia H. DalePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0387896864
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico each year. The hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot s- port marine life, generally manifests itself in the spring. Since marine species either die or ee the hypoxic zone, the spread of hypoxia reduces the available habitat for marine species, which are important for the ecosystem as well as commercial and recreational shing in the Gulf. Since 2001, the hypoxic zone has averaged 2 1 16,500 km during its peak summer months , an area slightly larger than the state 2 2 of Connecticut, and ranged from a low of 8,500 km to a high of 22,000 km . To address the hypoxia problem, the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force (or Task Force) was formed to bring together represen- tives from federal agencies, states, and tribes to consider options for responding to hypoxia. The Task Force asked the White House Of ce of Science and Technology Policy to conduct a scienti c assessment of the causes and consequences of Gulf hypoxia through its Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (CENR).
The City, the River, the Bridge
Author: Patrick NunnallyPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816667667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Exploring the university's role in understanding how disasters impact communities.
The Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2009
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Algal blooms
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 2014
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1198
Book Description
Sustainable Use and Development of Watersheds
Author: I. Ethem GönençPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402085583
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
John Wesley Powell, U.S. scientist and geographer, put it best when he said that a watershed is: ...that area of land, a bounded hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common water course and where, as humans settled, simple logic demanded that they become part of a community. Watersheds come in all shapes and sizes. They cross sectorial boundaries (e.g. county, state/province, and country). No matter where you are, you are in a watershed! World-wide, watersheds supply drinking water, provide r- reation and respite, and sustain life. Watersheds are rich in natural capital, producing goods (agriculture and fisheries products) and services (industry and technology) for broad geographic areas. In many countries, at the base of watersheds where tributaries empty into large water-bodies (e.g. estuaries, seas, oceans) are centers of society and are typically densely populated areas. These areas serve as concentrated centers of the socio-economic system. They also are centers of domestic and international trade, tourism, and c- merce as well as the center of governments (capitals) where local, regional and national legislatures are located. As we all live in a watershed, our individual actions can directly affect it. The cumulative effects of all the individual actions of everyone within a watershed may be, and often are devastating to the quality of water resources and affect the health of living things including humans. Therefore, watershed systems are highly subject to threat to human security and peace.
Proposed Central Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 185,190,194,198, and 201, and Proposed Western Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales 187,192,196, and 200
Author: Coastal Watershed Management
Author: A. FaresPublisher: WIT Press
ISBN: 1845640918
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Coastal watersheds differ from others by their unique features, including proximity to the ocean, weather and rainfall patterns, subsurface features, and land covers. Land use changes and competing needs for valuable water and land resources are especially more distinctive to such watersheds. This book covers recent research relevant to coastal watersheds. It addresses the impact of a stream’s chemical, biological, and sediment pollutants on the quality of the receiving waters, such as estuaries, bays, and near-shore waters. The contents of the book can be divided into three sections; a) overview of hydrological modelling, b) water quality assessment, and c) watershed management. This book differs from other hydrology books by dealing with coastal watersheds which are characterized by their unique features: including weather and rainfall patterns, subsurface characteristics, and land use and cover. In addition to academia, the book should be of interest to organizations concerned with watershed management, such as local and federal governments and environmental groups. Overall, the book is expected to satisfy a great need toward understanding and managing critical areas in many parts of the world.
Oversight of the Conservation Reserve Program
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural RevitalizationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 2005: Environmental Protection Agency ... pt. 5. American Battlefield Monuments Commission, Selective Service System
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent AgenciesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1262
Book Description