Global Coastal Change - 9781405136853

Valiela has been teaching and conducting research since 1969 in Woods Hole at the Boston U. Marine Program, Marine Biological Laboratory. He offers an overview of the environmental factors changing the marine systems of the world. Topics addressed include the global context of coastal change, atmospheric-driven changes, sea level rise, alteration of freshwater discharges, alteration of sediment transport, loss of coastal habitats, petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons, metals, the introduction of exotic species, harvest of finfish and shellfish, eutrophication, and other agents of coastal change. The text is intended for interested lay readers, professional managers and decision makers, and researchers and students dealing with coastal matters. Illustrated in b&w. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)