Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems
Urban Jr., E.R.; Sundby, B.; Malanotte-Rizzoli, P.; Melillo, J.M. (Ed.) (2008). Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70. Island Press: Washington D.C.ISBN 978-1-59726-502-7. xv, 269 pp. Part of: Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series. Island Press: Washington. ISSN 1998-0477; e-ISSN 1998-0485, more |
| Keywords | Aquatic sciences > Marine sciences > Ecology > Marine ecology
Coastal ecology
Exploitation
Human impact
Management > Ecosystem management
Protective treatments > Preservation
Water bodies > Oceans > Marginal seas > Semi-enclosed seas
Watersheds
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top | - Urban Jr., E.R., editor
- Sundby, B., editor
- Malanotte-Rizzoli, P., editor
- Melillo, J.M., editor
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| Content | - Urban Jr., E.R.; Sundby, B.; Malanotte-Rizzoli, P.; Melillo, J.M. (2008). Introduction, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 1-7, more
- MacCracken, M.; Escobar-Briones, E.; Gilbert, D.; Korotaev, G.; Naqvi, W.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Rixen, T.; Stanev, E.; Sundby, B.; Thomas, H.; Unger, D.; Urban Jr., E.R. (2008). Vulnerability of semi-enclosed marine systems to environmental disturbances, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 9-29, more
- van de Koppel, J.; Tett, P.; Naqvi, W.; Oguz, T.; Perillo, G.M.E.; Rabalais, N.N.; d'Alcalà, M.R.; Su, J.; Zhang, J. (2008). Threshold effects in semi-enclosed marine systems, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 31-47, more
- Snelgrove, P.V.R.; Flitner, M.; Urban Jr., E.R.; Ekau, W.; Glaser, M.; Lotze, H.K.; Philippart, C.J.M.; Sompongchaiyakul, P.; Yuwono, E.; Melillo, J.M.; Meybeck, M.; Rabalais, N.N.; Zhang, J. (2008). Governance and management of ecosystem services in semi-enclosed marine systems, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 49-76, more
- Kroeze, C.; Middelburg, J.J.; Leemans, R.; Escobar-Briones, E.; Fennel, W.; Glaser, M.; Harashima, A.; Liu, K.-K.; Meybeck, M. (2008). Integrating tools to assess changes in semi-enclosed marine systems, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 77-96, more
- Fennel, W.; Gilbert, D.; Su, J. (2008). Physical processes in semi-enclosed marine systems, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 97-114, more
- Meybeck, M.; Dürr, H.H. (2008). Cascading filters of river material from headwaters to regional seas: the European example, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 115-139, more
- Liu, K.-K.; Seitzinger, S.; Mayorga, E.; Harrison, J.; Ittekkot, V. (2008). Fluxes of nutrients and selected organic pollutants carried by rivers, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 141-167, more
- Thomas, H.; Unger, D.; Zhang, J.; Liu, K.-K.; Shadwick, E.H. (2008). Biogeochemical cycling in semi-enclosed marine systems and continental margins, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 169-190, more
- Rabalais, N.N.; Gilbert, D. (2008). Distribution and consequences of hypoxia, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 209-225, more
- Lotze, H.K.; Glaser, M. (2008). Ecosystem services of semi-enclosed marine systems, in: Urban Jr., E.R. et al. (Ed.) Watersheds, bays, and bounded seas: The science and management of semi-enclosed marine systems. Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) Series, 70: pp. 227-249, more
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| Abstract | Some of the world’s most important bodies of water, from the Black Sea to the Bay of Bengal, are classified as “semi-enclosed marine systems” (SEMS). Separated from the open seas by a strait, island archipelago, or physical process, SEMS are particularly vulnerable to environmental damage and particularly difficult to fully understand and manage. Watersheds, Bays, and Bounded Seas provides state-of-the-science information about these complex systems and identifies best management practices to preserve them. With contributions by natural and social scientists, the book examines both the political and biophysical forces affecting semi-enclosed marine systems. SEMS comprise a substantial portion of the coasts—areas with high population density—and we rely on them for often-competing services such as navigation and transport, disposal of waste, provision of food, extraction of minerals, and leisure. The book describes how human activities could irrevocably alter these fragile ecosystems, exploring threats from runoff to climate change. It also addresses the unique challenges of managing SEMS, including cooperation between multiple nations. |
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