| Description |
260 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The world heat budget: expected changes / C. J. E. Schuurmans -- Recorded sea level variability in the Holocene and expected future changes / Nils-Axel Morner -- Present and future sea level: the effects of predicted global changes / Eric C. F. Bird -- River flux to the sea: impact of human intervention on river systems and adjacent coastal areas / John D. Milliman and Ren Mei-e -- Response of estuaries to climate change / K. R. Dyer -- Effects of sea level rise on coastal sedimentation and erosion / J. T. Wells -- Sea level rise: a worldwide assessment of risk and protection costs / Frank M. J. Hoozemans and Cornelis H. Hulsbergen -- Impact of climatic change on coastal cities / Tjeerd Deelstra -- Impact of climatic change on the ecology of temperate coastal wetlands, beaches, and dunes / Vera Noest, Eddy van der Maarel, and Frank van der Meulen --Impact of climatic change on coral reefs, mangroves, and tropical seagrass ecosystems / Alasdair J. Edwards -- Impact of climatic change on coastal agriculture / R. Brinkman. |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences.
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Coastal ecology.
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Marine ecology.
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Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects.
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Sea level -- Environmental aspects.
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| Added Author |
Eisma, D., Dr.
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| ISBN |
087371301X (acid-free paper) |
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