Estuarine Science
Subtitle: A Synthetic Approach To Research And Practice
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: May 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9781559636995
Subjects: Applied ecology; Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Life Sciences - Biology - Marine Biology; Coastal Ecology; Nature; Science; Nature/Ecology; Oceans & Seas; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Environmental Science; Science / Marine Biology; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Estuarine Oceanography; Estuarine ecology
First sentence: Situated at the interface between land and ocean, estuaries of coastal rivers are semi-enclosed bodies of sea-water measurably diluted by the fresh water that flows into them.