Priorities for Coastal Ecosystem Science

By National Research Council, Committee to Identify High-Priority Science to Meet National Coastal Needs, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources

This book describes critical environmental issues that face coastal ocean and Great Lakes areas, including eutrophication, habitat modification, hydrologic and hydrodynamic disruption, exploitation of resources, toxic effects on ecosystems and humans, introduction of nonindigenous species, global climate change and variability, and shoreline erosion and hazardous storms. These issues can be approached through science activities (including research, monitoring, and modeling) discussed in this book and through coordination among federal agencies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309050960
• ISBN13: 9780309050968
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"