World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation, Second Edition, Volume Two: The Indian Ocean to the Pacific provides a comprehensive review of the environmental condition of the seas from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific. Each chapter is written by experts in the field who provide historical overviews in environmental terms, current environmental status, major problems arising from human use, informed comments on major trends, problems and successes, and recommendations for the future. The book is an invaluable worldwide reference source for students and researchers who are concerned with marine environmental science, fisheries, oceanography and engineering and coastal zone development.
Key Features
- Covers regional issues that help countries find solutions to environmental decline that may have already developed elsewhere
- Provides scientific reviews of regional issues, thus empowering managers and policymakers to make progress in under-resourced countries and regions
- Includes comprehensive maps and updated statistics in each region covered
Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation
Charles Sheppard
1. The Arabian Gulf
Grace O. Vaughan, Noura Al-Mansoori, John A. Burt
2. Oman
Michel Claereboudt
3. The Red Sea
Susana Carvalho, Benjamin Kürten, George Krokos, Ibrahim Hoteit, Joanne Ellis
4. The Northern Mozambique Channel
Obura, DO, Bandeira, SO, Bodin, N, Burgener, V, Braulik, G, Chassot, E, GullströmM, Kochzius, M, Nicoll, M, Osuka, K, Ralison, HO, Richmond, M, Samoilys, MA,, Scheren, P, TernonJ-F
5. South Africa
V Wepener, N Degger
6. Madagascar
HardingS.
7. The Sundarban Delta Complex
S.K. Sarkar, M.K. Ahmed, K.K. Satpathy
8. The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Southern India
Nochyil S. Magesh, Subbiah Krishnakumar
9. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dilip Kumar Jha, Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Gopal Dharani, Perumal Madeswaran
10. The Maldives Archipelago
Guy Stevens, Niv Froman
11. British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago)
Charles Sheppard, Anne Sheppard
12. Seas of Mauritius
Ranjeet Bhagooli, Deepeeka Kaullysing
13. French Territories in the Western Indian Ocean
Bigot, L., Chabanet, P., Cuet, P., Cauvin, B., Durville, P., Mulochau, T.,, Naim, O., Nicet, J.B.,, Tessier, E.,, Thomassin, B., Wickel, J.
14. The North-Western Margin of Australia
Shaun Wilson, Alan Kendrick, Barry Wilson
15. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Morgan S. Pratchett, Tom C.L. Bridge, Jon Brodie, Darren S. Cameron, Jon Day, Michael J. Emslie, Alana Grech, Mark Hamann, Scott F. Heron, Andrew S. Hoey, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Janice M. Lough, Tiffany H. Morrison, Kate Osborne, Mark Read, Chloe Schauble, Scott G. Smithers, Hugh P.A. Sweatman, Jane Waterhouse
16. Taiwan
Chon-Lin Lee, Fung-Chi Ko, Jheng-Jie Jiang, Shiau-Yun Lu, Bing-Sian Lin, Chih-Chieh Su
17. The Bohai Sea
Jinming Song, Liqin Duan
18. The Yellow Sea
Jinming Song, Liqin Duan
19. The Coast of Vietnam: Present Status and Future Challenges for Sustainable Development
Silvia Giuliani, Luca G. Bellucci, Dang H. Nhon
20. The West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany, Mohammad Tajfard, Majid Rezayi, Mohammad A. Rahman, Rosli Hashim
21. Java Island, Indonesia
Larissa Dsikowitzky, Ario Damar, Sebastian C.A. Ferse, Hari E. Irianto, Tim C. Jennerjahn, Martin C. Lukas, Inga Nordhaus, Thomas Pohlmann, Jan Schwarzbauer, Ketut Sugama, Bambang Sumiono
22. Thailand
Ines D. Lange, Eike Schoenig, Somkiat Khokiattiwong
23. The Philippines
Wilfredo Y. Licuanan, Reine W. Cabreira, Porfirio M. Aliño
24. Singapore
Loke M. Chou, Danwei Huang, Koh S. Tan, Tai C. Toh, Beverly P.L. Goh, Karenne Tun
25. Sulawesi Seas, Indonesia
Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Abigail M. Moore
26. The Spratly Islands
Ma. Carmen Ablan Lagman
27. New Caledonia
Claude E. Payri, Valérie Allain, Jérôme Aucan, Corine David, Victor David, Cyril Dutheil, Lionel Loubersac, Christophe Menkes, Bernard Pelletier, Gilles Pestana, Sarah Samadi
28. The Samoan Archipelago
Douglas Fenner
29. Current Status of the US Military Atolls in the Pacific: Johnston and Wake
Lisa K. Lobel, Phillip S. Lobel
30. Tonga
Karen Stone, Douglas Fenner, Daniela LeBlanc, Bronwyn Vaisey, Islay Purcell, Ben Eliason
31. The Coral Sea
Daniela M. Ceccarelli
32. Tuvalu
Daniela M. Ceccarelli
33. The Hawaiian Archipelago
Alan M. Friedlander, Eric K. Brown
34. The Pitcairn Islands
Robert A. Irving, Terence P. Dawson, Michele Christian
35. Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Sangeeta Mangubhai, Helen Sykes, Edward Lovell, Gilianne Brodie, Stacy Jupiter, Cherie Morris, Steven Lee, Epeli M. Loganimoce, Bindiya Rashni, Ronal Lal, Yashika Nand, Ingrid Qauqau
36. Nauru
Douglas Fenner
37. Kiribati: Atolls and Marine Ecosystems
Sangeeta Mangubhai, Edward Lovell, Riibeta Abeta, Simon Donner, Farran Mack Redfern, Mark O’Brien, Karibanang Tamuera Aram, Robert Gillett, Randi Rotjan, Taati Eria, Sarah Botaake Teetu, Ratita Bebe
38. French Polynesia
Serge Andréfouët
39. Solomon Islands: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
Stacy Jupiter, Joe McCarter, Simon Albert, Alec Hughes, Alistair Grinham
40. Western New Guinea: Papua and West Papua Provinces of Indonesia
Douglas Fenner
- Garcia and Batalla, Catchment Dynamics and River Processes (Developments in Earth Surface Processes Series), Elsevier, Dec 2005, 246pp, 9780444520845, $260.00
- Jones and Mulholland, Stream and Groundwaters, Nov 1999, Academic Press, 425pp, 9780123898456, $137.00
- Hauer and Lamberti, Methods in Stream Ecology, 2e, Jun 2006, Academic Press, 896pp, 9780123329090, $61.95
Professionals and students interested in marine science, environmental science and climate change impact
