Author: California Sea Grant College ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Sea Grant in California
Author: California Sea Grant College ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Sea Grant in California
Author: Sea Grant in California
Author: University of California (System). Sea Grant College ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marine resources
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
California Sea Grant
Author: University of California (System). Sea Grant College ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Fundamentals of a Sea Grant Extension Program
Author: National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Sea Grant Publications Index
Author: National Sea Grant College Program Authorization
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oceans and AtmospherePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Federal aid to higher education
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
California Sea Grant College Program
Author: Sea Grant Colleges
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Labor and Public WelfarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Atlas of Coastal Ecosystems in the Western Gulf of California
Author: Markes E. JohnsonPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816525300
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The Gulf of California is one of the most beautiful places in the world, but it is also important to earth and marine scientists who work far beyond the area. In text and an accompanying CD-ROM with stunning satellite images, this atlas captures the dynamics of natural cycles in the fertility of the Gulf of California that have been in near-continuous operation for more than five million years. The book is designed to answer key questions that link the health of coastal ecosystems with the regionÕs evolutionary history: What was the richness of ÒfossilÓ ecosystems in the Gulf of California? How has it changed over time? Which ecosystems are most amenable to conservation? With an emphasis on the intricate workings of the Gulf, a team of scientists led by Markes E. Johnson and Jorge Ledesma-V‡zquez explores how marine invertebrates such as corals and bivalves, as well as certain algae, contribute to the operation of a vast Òorganic engineÓ that acts as a significant carbon trap. The Atlas reveals that the role of these organisms in the ecology of the Gulf was greatly underestimated in the past. The organisms that live in these environments (or provide the sediments for beaches and dunes) are mass producers of calcium carbonate. Until now, no book has considered the centrality of calcium carbonate production as it functions today across multiple ecosystems and how it has evolved over time. An important work of scholarship that also evokes the regionÕs natural splendor, the Atlas will be of interest to a wide range of scientists, including geologists, paleontologists, marine biologists, ecologists, and conservation biologists.