The Diversity of Russian Estuaries and Lagoons Exposed to Human Influence
The Diversity of Russian Estuaries and Lagoons Exposed to Human Influence
Springer | Aquatic Sciences | Oct. 30 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319433903 | 270 pages | pdf | 38.89 mb
Springer | Aquatic Sciences | Oct. 30 2016 | ISBN-10: 3319433903 | 270 pages | pdf | 38.89 mb
Editors: Kosyan, Ruben (Ed.)
Features descriptions of estuaries of particular seas in Russia
Describes the most neglected lagoons of the Russian coast, as well as the diversity of Russian sea estuaries
Summarizes the knowledge and experience of economic activity along the Russian sea coasts accumulated to date
Useful to oceanologists, geologists, hydrotechnicians, researchers, environmental managers, and those engaged environmental protection and the developmental planning
This volume describes the complex characteristics of almost all Russian coastal estuaries systematized in the following regions: the coasts of the White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Chukchi Sea, the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, the Baltic Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the Sea of Japan and the Bering Seas. The part on the Baltic Sea includes a detailed description of the Kaliningrad coast and the Gulf of Finland. Apart from the geology and morphology, this book also looks at the anthropogenic effects on shores as well as at hydrological conditions, local climate and water level characteristics, and at economic use of lagoons.
Number of Pages
XIII, 270
Number of Illustrations and Tables
65 b/w illustrations, 128 illustrations in colour
Topics
Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Biogeosciences
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Oceanography
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