Connecting People to Their Oceans: Issues and Options for Effective Ocean Literacy
| Connecting People to Their Oceans: Issues and Options for Effective Ocean Literacy |
| Autore | Borja Angel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanography (seas and oceans)
Science: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
attitude toward oceans
behavior change human pressures ocean literacy ResponSEAble |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Connecting People to Their Oceans |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557256703321 |
Borja Angel
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| Frontiers Media SA, 2020 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impacts of Marine Litter
| Impacts of Marine Litter |
| Autore | Galgani Luisa |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Frontiers Media SA, 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanography (seas and oceans)
Science: general issues |
| Soggetto non controllato |
ecotoxicology
environmental policy marine litter microplastics nanoplastics Plastic plastic additives regulations wildlife |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910557376603321 |
Galgani Luisa
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| Frontiers Media SA, 2019 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country / / edited by A. Borja and M. Collins
| Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country / / edited by A. Borja and M. Collins |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (641 p.) |
| Disciplina | 551.46/1338 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BorjaAngel
CollinsM. B |
| Collana | Elsevier oceanography series |
| Soggetto topico |
Oceanography - Biscay, Bay of (France and Spain)
Marine ecology - Biscay, Bay of (France and Spain) Sedimentology - Biscay, Bay of (France and Spain) |
| ISBN |
1-281-04882-8
9786611048822 0-08-053795-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Oceanography and Marine Environment of the Basque Country; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Contents; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1. Marine research in the Basque Country: an historical perspective; 1.1. Introduction: The heroic times; 1.2. The beginning of the scientific studies: from the 17th to the first half of the 20th centuries; 1.3. The growth in knowledge and the holistic approach: from the 1960s to the 1980s; References
Chapter 2. Human activities along the Basque coast during the last two centuries: geological perspective of recent anthropogenic impact on the coast and its environmental consequences2.1. Geomorphological setting and historical background; 2.2. Physical destruction; 2.3. Chemical transformation; 2.4. Environmental regeneration; References; Section II: Geography and Oceanography; Chapter 3. Geology and palaeoceanography; 3.1. Introduction: Geological location of the Basque-Cantabrian Basin; 3.2. Morphology; 3.3. Geotectonic evolution: the opening of the Bay of Biscay 3.4. Tectonics: deforming structures3.5. Evolution of the Bay of Biscay: palaeoceanography; 3.6. Natural resources (gas, oil) on the continental shelf; References; Chapter 4. Climate and Meteorology, variability and its influence on the Ocean; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Climatic classification; 4.3. Climatology; 4.4. Special atmospheric events over the area; 4.5. Relationships between ocean and atmosphere; 4.6. Interannual variability of climate; References; Chapter 5. Sediment supply, transport and deposition: contemporary and Late Quaternary evolution; 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Hydrological regime of the Basque Country5.3. River basin characteristics; 5.4. Fluviatile sediments inputs; 5.5. Estuarine and Shelf transport; 5.6. Regional sediment transport: a Synthesis (Conceptual Model); 5.7. Quaternary evolution of the Basque coast; References; Chapter 6. Marine Dynamics; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Wave Climate; 6.3.Water Level Fluctuations; 6.4. Currents; 6.5. Nearshore waves, littoral processes and coastal structures; 6.6. Model outputs for pollutant dispersion; 6.7. Concluding remarks; References; Chapter 7. Hydrography of the southeastern Bay of Biscay 7.1. Introduction7.2. General hydrography of the estuaries along the Basque Country; 7.3. General hydrography of the coastal water masses; 7.4. Estuarine and coastal hydrographic features determining water quality; References; Section III: Chemical Oceanography and Water Quality; Chapter 8. Main characteristics of the water masses; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. The estuaries of the Basque Coast: descriptive properties and case studies; 8.3. The main water masses characteristics of the Basque Coast; References; Chapter 9. Contaminants in estuarine and coastal waters; 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Sources of contaminants |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911004744903321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2004 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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