Benguela : predicting a large marine ecosystem /

This is a book which examines much of what we know and also what we dont know about the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and its inherent variability. Building on recent work and exciting findings about the predictability of the Benguela and other coastal upwelling ecosystems, the book takes...

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Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors:	Shannon, L. V.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2006.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Large marine ecosystems ; v. 14.
Subjects:	Marine ecological regions > Namibia > Atlantic Coast. Marine ecological regions > South Africa > Atlantic Coast. Ocean currents > Namibia > Atlantic Coast. Ocean currents > South Africa > Atlantic Coast. Atlantic Coast (Namibia) > Environmental conditions > Forecasting. Atlantic Coast (South Africa) > Environmental conditions > Forecasting. Écorégions marines > Namibie > Côte de l'Atlantique. Écorégions marines > Afrique du Sud > Atlantique, Côte de l'. Courants marins > Namibie > Côte de l'Atlantique. Courants marins > Afrique du Sud > Atlantique, Côte de l'. Atlantique, Côte de l' (Namibie) > Conditions environnementales > Prévision. Atlantique, Côte de l' (Afrique du Sud) > Conditions environnementales > Prévision. NATURE > Animals > Marine Life. Ecological forecasting Marine ecological regions Ocean currents Namibia > Atlantic Coast South Africa > Atlantic Coast mariene ecologie marine ecology voorspelling prediction voorspellen forecasting natuurrampen natural disasters aquatische ecosystemen aquatic ecosystems Marine Ecology Mariene Ecologie Electronic books.
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Summary:	This is a book which examines much of what we know and also what we dont know about the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem and its inherent variability. Building on recent work and exciting findings about the predictability of the Benguela and other coastal upwelling ecosystems, the book takes a look towards the future and highlights the difficulty of making predictions in such a complex and variable region. The book illustrates what scientists and managers from developed and developing countries can achieve by working together, and it lays a solid base upon which to build wise management and ensure sustainable use of the ecosystem. * Accompanying CD-ROM contains a wealth of useful supplementary information and spectacular animations of time series measurements and model outputs * Essential reading and a valuable reference work on the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem * Covers what we know about variability in the Benguela and its impacts * Provides information on forecasting in the Benguela and offers insight in what is predictable and what is not * Discusses key elements of a future integrated observing and forecasting system.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxv, 410 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780444527592 0444527591 9780080476049 008047604X 1281051179 9781281051172 9786611051174 6611051171
ISSN:	1570-0461 ;