Description: Estuary Restoration and Maintenance : The National Estuary Program, Hardcover by Kennish, Michael J. (EDT), ISBN 0849307201, ISBN-13 9780849307201, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UK After an introductory discussion of the value of estuaries and the origin and purpose of the National Estuary Program, the first chapter looks at legislative controls implemented during the past 50 years with regard to water quality and estuarine systems. In addition, it details what is known about pollution sources, habitat loss and alteration, watersheds, freshwater inflow alteration, shoreline development, sea level rise, and estuarine biota. Four subsequent chapters are case studies reporting on technical and management issues connected with four estuary projects in Long Island Sound, Delaware, Galveston Bay, and San Francisco. The volume is intended as a reference for estuarine scientists, resource managers, and policy planners, and can be used as a text for courses in marine pollution. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Estuary Restoration and Maintenance : The National Estuary Progra
Number of Pages: 376 Pages
Publication Name: Estuary Restoration and Maintenance: the National Estuary Program
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis INC International Concepts
Item Height: 254 mm
Subject: Geography & Geosciences, Geology, Management
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 816 g
Author: Michael J. Kennish
Item Width: 178 mm
Format: Hardcover
