This is a broad-based review of the environmental, oceanographic, engineering, and management aspects of coastal lagoons summarized in a convenient single volume. A comprehensive literature review, as well as references add to the utility of this volume, creating an invaluable resource for academics
Coastal Lagoon Processes
โ Scribed by Bjรถrn Kjerfve (Eds.)
- Publisher
- Academic Press, Elsevier
- Year
- 1994
- Leaves
- 576
- Series
- Elsevier Oceanography Series 60
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Content:
Edited by
Page iii
Copyright page
Page iv
Dedication
Page v
Prologue
Pages vii-x
Bjรถrn Kjerfve
Contributing Authors
Pages xi-xiii
Chapter 1 Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 1-8
Bjรถrn Kjerfve
Chapter 2 Physical Setting and Geomorphology of Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 9-39
Eric C.F. Bird
Chapter 3 Geological History of Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 41-68
Louis Martin, Josรฉ Maria Landim Dominguez
Chapter 4 Water, Salt and Heat Balance of Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 69-101
Ned P. Smith
Chapter 5 Modeling of Circulation and Dispersion in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 103-131
Malcolm L. Spaulding
Chapter 6 Mass Balance of Nutrient Fluxes in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 133-155
Stephen V. Smith, Marlin J. Atkinson
Chapter 7 Sediment Transport Processes in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 157-219
Maynard M. Nichols, John D. Boon
Chapter 8 Biogeochemistry of heavy Metals in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 221-241
Luiz Drude De Lacerda
Chapter 9 Aquatic Primary Production in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 243-286
Bastiaan Knoppers
Chapter 10 Secondary Productivity in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 287-309
Saรบl Alvarez-Borrego
chapter 11 Macrofaunal Community Structure and Life Histories in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 311-362
R.S.K. Barnes
Chapter 12 Coastal Lagoons as Fish Habitats Original Research Article
Pages 363-376
Alejandro Yรกรฑez-Arancibia, Ana Laura Lara Domรญnguez, Daniel Pauly
Chapter 13 Fisheries In Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 377-399
Daniel Pauly, Alejandro Yรกรฑez-Arancibia
Chapter 14 Aquaculture in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 401-442
Donald J. Macintosh
Chapter 15 Application of Biotechnology to Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 443-470
Michael A. Borowitzka
Chapter 16 Coastral Lagoon Ecosystem Modelling Original Research Article
Pages 471-506
Clifford J. Hearn, Rodney J. Lukatelich, Arthur J. McComb
Chapter 17 Engineering Projects in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 507-533
Per Bruun
Chapter 18 Money and Energy Analysis of Coastal Lagoon Resources Original Research Article
Pages 535-551
Antรดnio L. Philomena
Chapter 19 Future of Research in Coastal Lagoons Original Research Article
Pages 553-561
H. Postma
Subject Index
Pages 563-577
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