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Coastal lagoon processes /

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This is a broad-based review of the environmental, oceanographic, engineering, and management aspects of coastal lagoons summarized in a convenient single volume. A comprehensive literature review, as well as references add to the utility of this volume, creating an invaluable resource for academics...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Kjerfve, Björn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1994.
Series:Elsevier oceanography series ; 60.
Subjects:
Lagoon ecology.
Brackish water ecology.
Lagoons.
Écologie des lagunes.
Écologie des eaux saumâtres.
Lagunes.
NATURE > Animals > Marine Life.
Brackish water ecology
Lagoon ecology
Lagoons
Coastal waters > Ecology
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Coastal Lagoon Processes; Copyright page; Prologue; Contributing authors; Contents; CHAPTER 1. COASTAL LAGOON PROCESSES; CHAPTER 2. PHYSICAL SETTING AND GEOMORPHOLOGY OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 3. GEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 4. WATER, SALT AND HEAT BALANCES OF COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 5. MODELING OF CIRCULATION AND DISPERSION IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 6. MASS BALANCE OF NUTRIENT FLUXES IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 7. SEDIMENT TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN COASTAL LAGOONS; CHAPTER 8. BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF HEAVY METALS IN COASTAL LAGOONS.