Applications Of Paleoenvironmental Techniques In Estuarine Studies

Author : Kaarina Weckström,Krystyna M. Saunders,Peter A. Gell,C. Gregory Skilbeck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789402409901

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Applications of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies by Kaarina Weckström,Krystyna M. Saunders,Peter A. Gell,C. Gregory Skilbeck Pdf

The aim of this edited volume is to introduce the scientific community to paleoenvironmental studies of estuaries, to highlight the types of information that can be obtained from such studies, and to promote the use of paleoenvironmental studies in estuarine management. Readers will learn about the the application of different paleoecological approaches used in estuaries that develop our understanding of their response to natural and human influences. Particular attention is given to the essential steps required for undertaking a paleoecological study, in particular with regard to site selection, core extraction and chronological techniques, followed by the range of indicators that can be used. A series of case studies are discussed in the book to demonstrate how paleoecological studies can be used to address key questions, and to sustainably manage these important coastal environments in the future. This book will appeal to professional scientists interested in estuarine studies and/or paleoenvironmental research, as well as estuarine managers who are interested in the incorporation of paleoenvironmental research into their management programs.

Author : James K. Feathers
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039287925

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Methods in Dating and Other Applications using Luminescence by James K. Feathers Pdf

Trapped charge dating is a commonly used chronological tool in Earth Sciences and Archaeology. The two principle methods are luminescence dating and electron spin resonance. Both are based on stored energy produced by the absorption of natural radioactivity in common minerals such as quartz and feldspars, and in some biological materials such as tooth enamel. Methodological developments in the last 20 years have substantially increased the accuracy and precision of these methods. This compilation offers a taste of the recent research into both method and applications.

Author : John Humphreys,Robert Clark
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780081026991

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Marine Protected Areas by John Humphreys,Robert Clark Pdf

Marine Protected Areas: Science, Policy and Management addresses a full spectrum of issues relating to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) not currently available in any other single volume. Chapters are contributed by a wide range of working specialists who examine conceptions and definitions of MPAs, progress on the implementation of worldwide MPAs, policy and legal variations across MPAs, the general importance of coastal communities in implementation, and the future of MPAs. The book constructively elucidates conflicts, issues, approaches and solutions in a way that creates a balanced consideration of the nature of effective policy and management. Those in theory, designation, implementation or management of MPAs, from individuals, marine sector organizations, and university and research center libraries will find it an important work. Provides a much needed ‘one stop shop’ for information on Marine Protected Areas Presents chapters from a diverse group of contributors, enabling a broad and deep perspective Includes case studies throughout, providing real-life examples and best practice recommendations

Author : F. Marret,J. O’Keefe,P. Osterloff,M. Pound
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781786205414

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Applications of Non-Pollen Palynomorphs by F. Marret,J. O’Keefe,P. Osterloff,M. Pound Pdf

This long-awaited book about non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) aims to cover gaps in our knowledge of these abundant but understudied palynological remains. NPPs, such as fungal spores, testate amoebae, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarchs and animal remains, are routinely recovered from palynological preparations of marine or terrestrial material, from Proterozoic to recent geological times. This book gives the reader a comprehensive overview of the different types of NPPs, with examples from diverse time periods and environments. It provides guidance on sample preparation to maximize the recovery of these NPPs, detailed information on their diversity and ecological affinity, clarification on the nomenclature and demonstrates their value as environmental indicators. This volume will become the reference guide for any student, academic or practitioner interested in everything else in their palynological preparations.

Author : Jocelyne Hughes
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780191079122

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Freshwater Ecology and Conservation by Jocelyne Hughes Pdf

This practical manual of freshwater ecology and conservation provides a state-of-the-art review of the approaches and techniques used to measure, monitor, and conserve freshwater ecosystems. It offers a single, comprehensive, and accessible synthesis of the vast amount of literature for freshwater ecology and conservation that is currently dispersed in manuals, toolkits, journals, handbooks, 'grey' literature, and websites. Successful conservation outcomes are ultimately built on a sound ecological framework in which every species must be assessed and understood at the individual, community, catchment and landscape level of interaction. For example, freshwater ecologists need to understand hydrochemical storages and fluxes, the physical systems influencing freshwaters at the catchment and landscape scale, and the spatial and temporal processes that maintain species assemblages and their dynamics. A thorough understanding of all these varied processes, and the techniques for studying them, is essential for the effective conservation and management of freshwater ecosystems.

Author : Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña,Kunshan Bao,Xiaofeng Cao
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832542798

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Paleolimnology: Insights from sedimentary archives by Adriana Aránguiz-Acuña,Kunshan Bao,Xiaofeng Cao Pdf

Author : Periklis Kleitou,Francesco Tiralongo,Jason Michael Hall-Spencer,Ioannis Giovos
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832502624

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Biological Invasions in the Mediterranean Sea by Periklis Kleitou,Francesco Tiralongo,Jason Michael Hall-Spencer,Ioannis Giovos Pdf

Author : Gerardo Perillo,Eric Wolanski,Donald R Cahoon,Charles S Hopkinson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444638946

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Coastal Wetlands by Gerardo Perillo,Eric Wolanski,Donald R Cahoon,Charles S Hopkinson Pdf

Coastal Wetlands, Second Edition: An Integrated and Ecosystem Approach provides an understanding of the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the ecological services that they provide. As coastal wetlands are under a great deal of pressure from the dual forces of rising sea levels and the intervention of human populations, both along the estuary and in the river catchment, this book covers important issues, such as the destruction or degradation of wetlands from land reclamation and infrastructures, impacts from the discharge of pollutants, changes in river flows and sediment supplies, land clearing, and dam operations. Covers climate change and its influence on coastal wetland form and function Provides a fully updated and expanded resource, including new chapters on modeling, management and the impact of climate change Contains full-color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world

Author : Rubina Raja,Soren M. Sindbaek
Publisher : Aarhus Universitetsforlag
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9788771846386

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Urban Network Evolutions by Rubina Raja,Soren M. Sindbaek Pdf

For millenia, urban networks have shaped the development of human societies. Today, new archaeological approaches are unveiling the evolution of these networks in unprecedented detail. Urban Networks Evolutions reviews the new approaches to urban evolution as archaeology endeavours to characterise both the scale and pace of historical events and processes. Issuing from the work of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence, the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), the book compares the archaeology of urbanism from medieval Northern Europe to the Ancient Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean World. The 40 contributors demonstrate how new techniques for refining archaeological dates, contexts, and the provenance ascribed to material culture, afford a new high-definition approach to the study of global and interregional dynamics. This opens up for far-reaching questions as to how and to what extent urban networks catalysed societal and environmental expansions and crises in the past.

Author : Leslie Reeder-Myers,John A. Turck,Torben C. Rick
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813057262

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The Archaeology of Human-Environmental Dynamics on the North American Atlantic Coast by Leslie Reeder-Myers,John A. Turck,Torben C. Rick Pdf

Using archaeology as a tool for understanding long-term ecological and climatic change, this volume synthesizes current knowledge about the ways Native Americans interacted with their environments along the Atlantic Coast of North America over the past 10,000 years. Leading scholars discuss how the region’s indigenous peoples grappled with significant changes to shorelines and estuaries, from sea level rise to shifting plant and animal distributions to European settlement and urbanization. Together, they provide a valuable perspective spanning millennia on the diverse marine and nearshore ecosystems of the entire Eastern Seaboard—the icy waters of Newfoundland and the Gulf of Maine, the Middle Atlantic regions of the New York Bight and the Chesapeake Bay, and the warm shallows of the St. Johns River and the Florida Keys. This broad comparative outlook brings together populations and areas previously studied in isolation. Today, the Atlantic Coast is home to tens of millions of people who inhabit ecosystems that are in dramatic decline. The research in this volume not only illuminates the past, but also provides important tools for managing coastal environments into an uncertain future. A volume in the series Society and Ecology in Island and Coastal Archaeology, edited by Victor D. Thompson

Author : Richard C. Hoffmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 583 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781108962483

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The Catch by Richard C. Hoffmann Pdf

This definitive environmental history of medieval fish and fisheries provides a comprehensive examination of European engagement with aquatic systems between c. 500 and 1500 CE. Using textual, zooarchaeological, and natural records, Richard C. Hoffmann's unique study spans marine and freshwater fisheries across western Christendom, discusses effects of human-nature relations and presents a deeper understanding of evolving European aquatic ecosystems. Changing climates, landscapes, and fishing pressures affected local stocks enough to shift values of fish, fishing rights, and dietary expectations. Readers learn what the abbess Waldetrudis in seventh-century Hainault, King Ramiro II (d.1157) of Aragon, and thirteenth-century physician Aldebrandin of Siena shared with English antiquarian William Worcester (d. 1482), and the young Martin Luther growing up in Germany soon thereafter. Sturgeon and herring, carp, cod, and tuna played distinctive roles. Hoffmann highlights how encounters between medieval Europeans and fish had consequences for society and the environment - then and now.

Author : Peter Gell,Nick Davidson,Max Finlayson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128178041

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Ramsar Wetlands by Peter Gell,Nick Davidson,Max Finlayson Pdf

Ramsar Wetlands: Values, Assessment, Management addresses the approaches, successes and limitations of the Ramsar Convention in a changing world, how recent approaches to wetland monitoring and management can contribute to improving wetland state, what the future holds for wetlands and their wise use, and what the Ramsar Convention needs to do to achieve future successes. The book presents a unique outlook on a range of issues, addressing considerable advances in our understanding of wetlands, their great environmental, social, cultural and economic importance, their role in maintaining the global water-cycle, and in mitigating and adapting to changing climates. No other book has yet taken this broad look at the past, present and future of wetlands and the Ramsar Convention. From aquatic ecologists, environmental scientists and engineers, to water resource managers, conservation agencies, and land management planners, this comprehensive guide is a beneficial tool in understanding wetlands. Answers questions on the responsibilities and roles of signatory nations to the Ramsar Convention, including how it may deal with ongoing and emerging causes of wetland change Addresses ongoing challenges of reporting and managing wetland change Provides a multidisciplinary approach and details the wise use principle that underpins the convention

Author : Jing Zhang,Thamasak Yeemin,R. John Morrison,Gi Hoon Hong
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030971892

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Coral Reefs of the Western Pacific Ocean in a Changing Anthropocene by Jing Zhang,Thamasak Yeemin,R. John Morrison,Gi Hoon Hong Pdf

The monograph is based on the research and training activities in the Western Pacific Ocean Region within the umbrella of UNESCO/IOC-Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific Region. The results of these activities are compared to cases from other tropical and subtropical regions on this planet to make the knowledge applicable to global aspects of sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. In this monograph, we examine the coral reefs from viewpoint of multidisciplinary approaches, including, environmental impacts, coral biology and system ecology, biogeochemical cycles and processes that drive the material and energy flow through the food web, as well as the proxies in geochemistry that have been used to track the responses of coral reefs to the changing climate and human perturbations. Although this study is focused on the Western Pacific Ocean, the Western Pacific Ocean is so large and diverse that most reef environment types on this planet are located within it. Therefore, knowledge gained in this study is relevant to the application of coastal management in practice as well as in the teaching classes on the interactions between coral reef ecosystems with changing environments.

Author : Amanda Reichelt-Brushett
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031101274

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Marine Pollution – Monitoring, Management and Mitigation by Amanda Reichelt-Brushett Pdf

The study of marine environments inevitably involves considering the problem of marine pollution, which includes questions that focus on the essential need to ensure the long-term health of these exceptional ecosystems and the lives and livelihoods they support. The open access textbook "Marine Pollution: monitoring, management and mitigation" approaches these questions in a practical and highly readable format. It gives newcomers to the field background and perspective through the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of the topic. The topic is indeed complex, requiring the integration of the natural sciences and chemistry with management, policymakers, industry and all of us who are users of the marine environment. The textbook was written by leading experts to especially prepare graduates for a career in marine pollution studies. At the same time, it is relevant for anyone invested in the marine environment with a will to reduce their impacts. The chapters can easily be used independently and are also connected through the cross-referencing of related content. The introductory chapter provides a historical account of marine pollution and explores the fundamental physicochemical conditions of seawater. Two full chapters cover the requisite resources for ensuring success in field and laboratory studies. Then, chapter by chapter the book dives into to the various types of marine pollutants. In closing, it discusses the challenges of understanding multiple stressors and presents mitigation and restoration practices, along with a global overview of marine pollution legislation. We envisioned this textbook as being open access for the very reason we created it: this topic calls for global contributions and champions, and financial restraints should not limit access to this knowledge.

Author : Ricardo A. Melo,Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen,Bernardo Duarte,Célia M. Teixeira,Irene Martins,Janine Barbara Adams,Maria Bebianno,Raquel Lorenz Costa,Vanessa F. Fonseca
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889762941

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Emerging Topics in Coastal and Transitional Ecosystems: Science, Literacy, and Innovation by Ricardo A. Melo,Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen,Bernardo Duarte,Célia M. Teixeira,Irene Martins,Janine Barbara Adams,Maria Bebianno,Raquel Lorenz Costa,Vanessa F. Fonseca Pdf