Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

The Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, a comprehensive seven-volume set, is the foremost resource on interdisciplinary coastal and estuarine ecosystem management. Authored by leading experts, it emphasises sustainability, offering synthesis diagrams, case studies, and insights into complex socio-environmental dynamics. This edition notably addresses climate change's impact on coastal ecosystems, ensuring relevance for diverse audiences.

Format: Multiple-component product
Length: 5400 pages
Publication date: 20 March 2024
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology

The Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Seven Volume Set stands as the foremost and current reference compendium dedicated to system-based coastal and estuarine ecosystem science and management. Within its pages, it delves into the multifaceted challenges confronting estuaries and coastal regions, emphasising the imperative utilisation of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific approaches to safeguard environmental sustainability. Central to its discourse is the imperative to safeguard and nurture the intrinsic functionality of estuaries and coastlines worldwide, all while facilitating the provisioning of ecosystem services essential for societal well-being.

Comprising meticulously structured chapters, each penned by eminent figures in the field, this compendium furnishes exhaustive reference lists and supplementary reading materials. Abounding with an array of diagrams, case studies, and notably, synthesis diagrams and conceptual models elucidating intricate issues, the Treatise offers an encompassing exploration. Its scope encompasses both the natural and social sciences, catering to a diverse audience spanning from undergraduate students to seasoned researchers and practitioners. Notably, the work eschews autecological inquiries, opting instead to scrutinise the interconnected physical-chemical-biological-ecosystem processes alongside the accompanying socio-economic ramifications within the coastal domain.

In scrutinising estuaries and coastlines, the Treatise probes their intricate interactions and feedback loops with human activities, tracing their influence from the inland catchment and river basin to the expanses of the ocean shelf. The latest iteration of this seminal work not only builds upon its predecessors but also extends its purview with substantive updates. Most notably, it introduces an entirely new section dedicated to Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems. This section delves into the resilience and resistance mechanisms exhibited by estuaries, coastlines, and other transitional habitats in the face of climate change, thereby delineating the requisite adaptations and responses necessary in the forthcoming decades. 

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 276 x 215 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780323907989
Edition number: 2 ed