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Category : Estuaries
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Benthic Sites for Monitoring Estuarine Environmental Quality in the Gulf of Mexico
Author: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Decision Analysis Series
Author: Wildlife Review
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Category : Wildlife conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Ecological indicators in coastal and estuarine environmental quality assessment: a user friendly guide for practitioners
Author: Fuensanta SalasPublisher: Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press
ISBN: 9892603516
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Experience demonstrates that none of the available measures regarding biological effects of pollution can be considered ideal, which is due to the complexity inherent in assessing the environmental quality of a system. In fact, it is always preferable to combine a suite of indices providing complementary information. This book aims at helping researchers and students, as well as managers and authorities of coastal areas in selecting the most suitable ecological indicators for each case, taking into account the type of disturbance they want to assess and the data available to do it. A user friendly guide is proposed, accounting different theoretical approaches and discussing the results of its application in different geographical areas. Recommendations are provided regarding the most adequate application of different indices, illustrating for instance in what situations their use is recommendable, or on the contrary not advisable, depending on the characteristics of the disturbance, the type of data, or the level of taxonomic identification of the organisms.
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.
Estuarine and Coastal Marine Waters
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Category : Ecological risk assessment
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Bibliography of Synthesis Documents on Selected Coastal Ocean Topics
Author: Elaine V. CollinsPublisher:
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Category : Coastal ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
The Role of the Oceans as a Waste Disposal Option
Author: Gunnar KullenbergPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400946287
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Vilamoura, Portugal, April 24-30, 1985
Environmental Quality
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Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Pollution Abstracts
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Category : Air
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Indexes material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find documents, in addition to journal articles. Over 1,000 journals are indexed and literature published from 1981 to the present is covered. Topics in pollution and its management are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action. Major areas of coverage include: air pollution, marine pollution, freshwater pollution, sewage and wastewater treatment, waste management, land pollution, toxicology and health, noise, and radiation.