Bøger af Robert J. Livingston

Based upon a four decade longitudinal study of river-estuarine systems in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, this book provides a detailed comparative analysis of the long-term data with specific references to similarities and differences in system response to nutrient loading and long-term climatological cycles. It includes noted changes in the clim

Simplistic thinking would have us believe that by eliminating the loading of a given pollutant, an aquatic system will revert to its previous pristine state. This text looks at the restoration of aquatic systems, emphasizing the functional basis that supports such activities, followed by a review of the evidence of recovery.

Explores an alternative approach to coastal research that has been applied to coastal resource management issues. Based upon a sequence of long-term, interdisciplinary studies of a series of coastal regions in the NE Gulf of Mexico, this book advances the readers' understanding of how coastal food webs work.