Where Rivers Meet The Sea

Author : Lynne Turner,Dieter Tracey,Jan Tilden,William C. Dennison
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643103030

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Where River Meets Sea by Lynne Turner,Dieter Tracey,Jan Tilden,William C. Dennison Pdf

Estuaries are dynamic coastal waterways where salt and fresh water mix. Where River Meets Sea describes the value and status of Australia's 974 estuaries and takes readers on a state-by-state tour describing the health, geography, science, management and ecological functions of these unique coastal waterways. It includes profiles of people and their relationships with estuaries. The book's many photographs, maps, case studies and diagrams will help Australians to better understand, appreciate and wisely use these natural areas. Chapters on natural history, coastal science and management give an understanding of our vast network of pristine and heavily modified estuaries – from isolated tide-dominated estuaries in Australia's tropical north to those shaped by waves in southern, temperate waters. Other chapters show how people use and value coastal catchments and waterways, the impacts of human development on natural ecosystems, and how estuaries can be better managed in future. Where River Meets Sea aims to provide Australians with a deeper appreciation of our coastal waterways that are both vital for our economy and precious to our quality of life. This is a re-issued version of the original work published by the CRC for Coastal Zone Estuary and Waterway Management in 2004,

Author : Rachael Moorthy
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781487011437

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River Meets the Sea by Rachael Moorthy Pdf

A spellbinding, spirited tale of two men exploring masculinity, race, and belonging in a desperate search to feel at home in their own skins. An enthralling nautical epic, River Meets the Sea traces the dual timelines of a white-passing Indigenous foster child in 1940s Vancouver and a teenage immigrant in the suburbs of Nanaimo in the 1970s. A natural-born storyteller, Ronny is a left-handed “alley mutt” without a birth certificate who searches for his mother everywhere — most powerfully, he hears her voice in the surging Stó:lō River. Born in the middle of the ocean on a merchant ship departing Sri Lanka, Chandra is a Tamil boy with “skin like a charred eggplant” who finds his haven from the pressure to assimilate by swimming and surfing in the Salish Sea. Moving gracefully between these parallel stories like a wave, the novel traces the seemingly separate lives of these sensitive young men and their everlasting connections to water. When their troubled paths inevitably cross, they form a sacred bond based on the mutual understanding of what it means to be othered, illuminating the interconnectedness of humanity and our innate relationship with the natural world.

Author : Alison McGhee
Publisher : Candlewick Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780763664084

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All Rivers Flow to the Sea by Alison McGhee Pdf

"McGhee writes confidently as one who remembers the ordinariness of adolescence as well as its angst . . . and compellingly creates a protagonist blindsided by loss." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) For seventeen-year-old Rose, it keeps happening — the car crash. The car crash that put her sister, Ivy, in a coma with only a respirator keeping her alive. While Rose tries to find support from her reticent mother, distraction from the series of boys she meets at the town’s gorge at night, and empathy from her neighbor William T., what she really needs must come from within herself — a release of what’s been welling up inside. Heartrending, honest, and ultimately hopeful, this is the tale of a teenager overwhelmed by trauma and loss, yet steadied by loyal friendship and the solace of first love.

Author : Peter Goes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1776572165

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Rivers by Peter Goes Pdf

Looks at the major rivers around the world, describing the myths, events, popular culture, and historical figures associated with each.

Author : Peggy W. Lehman,Pedro Morais,Theodore Flynn,Frances P. Wilkerson
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832504697

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Where the river meets the ocean - Stories from San Francisco Estuary by Peggy W. Lehman,Pedro Morais,Theodore Flynn,Frances P. Wilkerson Pdf

What is an estuary? Where do they occur? How do they work? Who lives there? And why are estuaries important to our planet? This collection will answer all of these questions and more. Estuaries are places where fresh water from rivers moving downstream from the mountains mixes with salty water moving upstream from the ocean. Estuaries thus contain both fresh and salty water habitats (places) where many kinds of plants and animals can live and grow. San Francisco Estuary is the largest estuary on the West Coast of the United States and is home to millions of people, plants and animals. Our scientists have been studying all aspects of the San Francisco Estuary for nearly 50 years and we have 35 stories to tell about the people, plants, and animals in the estuary. We will tell you horror stories of how tiny poisonous plants and vampire fish kill other fish, and we have success stories of how conservation saves the lives of tiny mice in marshes and birds along the Pacific Flyway. The Collection of stories is divided into six sections, so you can easily find the stories that interest you the most. The first section describes the many kinds of habitats in the estuary, including rivers, shallow bays, wetlands, and marshes, and what makes them a good home for plants, animals, and people. In the second section, the water quality scientists will describe how they use boats, special instruments, and new technology to determine whether the water is healthy for people, plants, and animals. In the third and fourth sections we will tell stories about how plants and animals live in the estuary. Microbiologists will describe the tiny, microscopic plants and animals that live in the estuary, what makes them grow, how important they are as food for animals and why they are sometimes poisonous. Fish scientists will describe the many kinds of fish in the estuary and how we measure their growth, determine where they are, what they eat, and the ways they use both fresh and saltwater habitats to grow and raise their young. In the fifth section, scientists will discuss how invasions of plants and animals from outside of the estuary have changed habitats and the survival of native plants and animals. Lastly, in the sixth section, we will share how scientists in the estuary are using new technologies and management actions to control invasions of unwanted plants and animals, increase the growth of native plants and animals, improve water quality and restore habitats in the estuary.

Author : Cate Hayes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1692700677

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When the River Meets the Sea by Cate Hayes Pdf

Literary fiction set in Australia by the ocean.

Author : Christopher Makowski,Charles W. Finkl
Publisher : Springer
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319730165

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Threats to Mangrove Forests by Christopher Makowski,Charles W. Finkl Pdf

This book focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and the management solutions currently being used to counteract those hazards. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science, coastal zone management, biology, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove forests, but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types. Examples are drawn from many different geographic areas, including North and South America, India, and Southeast Asia. Subject areas covered include both human-induced and natural impacts to mangroves, intended or otherwise, as well as the efforts being made by coastal researchers to promote restoration of these coastal fringing forests.

Author : Chad J. McGuire
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466559820

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Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Zone by Chad J. McGuire Pdf

For as long as humans have been inhabiting coastal areas and recording what occurs in their environments, coastal zones have been defined through dynamic interactions. And this is further underlined by a more recent development: observed sea level rise. In a thorough but not overly technical approach, Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Coastal Zone: Law and Policy Considerations provides a legal-policy framework for facing the challenges of sea level rise. The book includes an analysis of sea level rise adaptation strategies that examines the legal impacts of coastal land use decisions based on the current interpretation of private property rights in relation to public control over those rights. The author discusses the science behind sea level rise and highlights policy complexities and options. He then presents an overview of related legalities, and bringing it all together, applies the principles offered in the book, concluding with strategies and solutions and a perspective on the future. If we accept the premise that sea level rise is occurring and will continue for the foreseeable future, then we must begin to consider policy responses to this risk in coastal regions. Part of any pragmatic policy response must include a review of the options available to public institutions when developing and implementing rational adaptation policies. This book offers practical legal/policy approaches to sea level rise adaptation that promotes sound planning in the face of climate change and rising seas.

Author : Eva Ibbotson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-08
Category : Amazon River Region
ISBN : 9781447265689

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Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson Pdf

Maia, orphaned at 13, is unhappy to be staying with relatives hundreds of miles up the Amazon. She becomes friends with an English boy who lives with the locals. They are forced to flee upriver, pursued by an assortment of eccentric characters.

Author : Peter McBride,Jonathan Waterman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
ISBN : 1565796462

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The Colorado River by Peter McBride,Jonathan Waterman Pdf

Follows the Colorado River's 1450-mile journey from its headwaters high in the Colorado Rockies to its dried-up delta touching the Sea of Cortez, discussing its historical, geographical, and environmental significance.

Author : Mary Higby Schweitzer,Elena Rita Schroeter,Charles Doug Czajka
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429882456

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Dinosaurs by Mary Higby Schweitzer,Elena Rita Schroeter,Charles Doug Czajka Pdf

This textbook introduces research on dinosaurs by describing the science behind how we know what we know about dinosaurs. A wide range of topics is covered, from fossils and taphonomy to dinosaur physiology, evolution, and extinction. In addition, sedimentology, paleo-tectonics, and non-dinosaurian Mesozoic life are discussed. There is a special opportunity to capitalize on the enthusiasm for dinosaurs that students bring to classrooms to foster a deeper engagement in all sciences. Students are encouraged to synthesize information, employ critical thinking, construct hypotheses, devise methods to test these hypotheses, and come to new defensible conclusions, just as paleontologists do. Key Features Clear and easy to read dinosaur text with well-defined terminology Over 600 images and diagrams to illustrate concepts and aid learning Reading objectives for each chapter section to guide conceptual learning and encourage active reading Companion website (teachingdinosaurs.com) that includes supporting materials such as in-class activities, question banks, lists of suggested specimens, and more to encourage student participation and active learning Ending each chapter with a specific "What We Don’t Know" section to encourage student curiosity Related Titles Singer, R. Encyclopedia of Paleontology (ISBN 978-1-884964-96-1) Fiorillo, A. R. Alaska Dinosaurs: An Ancient Arctic World (ISBN 978-1-138-06087-6) Caldwell, M. W. The Origin of Snakes: Morphology and the Fossil Record (ISBN 978-1-4822-5134-0)

Author : Jason M. Kelly,Philip Scarpino,Helen Berry,James Syvitski,Michel Meybeck
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520295025

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Rivers of the Anthropocene by Jason M. Kelly,Philip Scarpino,Helen Berry,James Syvitski,Michel Meybeck Pdf

At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. This exciting volume presents the work and research of the Rivers of the Anthropocene Network, an international collaborative group of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, policy makers, and community organizers working to produce innovative transdisciplinary research on global freshwater systems. In an attempt to bridge disciplinary divides, the essays in this volume address the challenge in studying the intersection of biophysical and human sociocultural systems in the age of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch of humans' own making. Featuring contributions from authors in a rich diversity of disciplines—from toxicology to archaeology to philosophy—this book is an excellent resource for students and scholars studying both freshwater systems and the Anthropocene.

Author : Caitlyn Vernon
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554693030

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Nowhere Else on Earth by Caitlyn Vernon Pdf

A hands-on guide to the magic and majesty of British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest, with suggestions for activism in any community.

Author : Sam Willis
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393248838

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The Struggle for Sea Power: A Naval History of the American Revolution by Sam Willis Pdf

A fascinating naval perspective on one of the greatest of all historical conundrums: How did thirteen isolated colonies, which in 1775 began a war with Britain without a navy or an army, win their independence from the greatest naval and military power on earth? The American Revolution involved a naval war of immense scope and variety, including no fewer than twenty-two navies fighting on five oceans—to say nothing of rivers and lakes. In no other war were so many large-scale fleet battles fought, one of which was the most strategically significant naval battle in all of British, French, and American history. Simultaneous naval campaigns were fought in the English Channel, the North and Mid-Atlantic, the Mediterranean, off South Africa, in the Indian Ocean, the Caribbean, the Pacific, the North Sea and, of course, off the eastern seaboard of America. Not until the Second World War would any nation actively fight in so many different theaters. In The Struggle for Sea Power, Sam Willis traces every key military event in the path to American independence from a naval perspective, and he also brings this important viewpoint to bear on economic, political, and social developments that were fundamental to the success of the Revolution. In doing so Willis offers valuable new insights into American, British, French, Spanish, Dutch, and Russian history. This unique account of the American Revolution gives us a new understanding of the influence of sea power upon history, of the American path to independence, and of the rise and fall of the British Empire.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1820 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019581813

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Federal Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oceanography...91-1 and 2, on S. 2841, S.2802 by United States. Congress. Senate. Commerce Pdf