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Category : Estuaries
Languages : en
Pages :
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Analysis Areas for Strategic Assessment of Estuarine and Coastal Waters
Author: Strategic Assessment of Near Coastal Waters
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Estuarine oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Strategic Assessment of Near Coastal Waters
Author: East Coast of North America Strategic Assessment Project
Author: Ecological Indicators for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Assessment
Author: João Carlos MarquesPublisher: WIT Press
ISBN: 1845642090
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Ecological indicators address ecosystems structure and/or function and are commonly used to provide synoptic information about their state. Through quantitative representations of either the forces that steer ecosystems, responses to forcing functions, or of previous, current, or future states of an ecosystem, indicators are expected to reveal conditions and trends that will help in development planning and decision making processes. Ecological indicators combine numerous environmental factors in a single value, which may be useful in terms of management and in the development of ecological concepts, compliant with the general public's understanding. Nevertheless, their application is not exempt of criticisms, the first of which is that aggregation results in an oversimplification of the ecosystem under observation. Ecological indicators must therefore be handled following the right criteria and in situations that are consistent with its intended use and scope; otherwise they may drive to confusing interpretations of data.
Strategic Assessment of Near Coastal Waters
Author: Heather QuinnNational Estuarine Inventory Data Atlas
Author: United States. Ocean Assessments Division. Strategic Assessment BranchPublisher:
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Category : Estuaries
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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National Estuarine Inventory
Author: Environmental Security in Harbors and Coastal Areas
Author: Igor LinkovPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1402058004
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 483
Book Description
History has shown how powerful societies decline when natural resources are unable to be replenished. This book explores the challenges facing coastal areas during in the near future. It emphasizes beliefs that the convergence of seemingly disparate viewpoints and uncertain and limited information is possible only by using available risk assessment methodologies and decision-making tools such as multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA).
Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters
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Category : Ecological risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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