The Algal Bowl: Overfertilization of the World's Freshwaters and Estuaries

ISBN-13: 9781138474529 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 348 str.

David W. Schindler

Opis

Examines the effect of eutrophication on ocean estuaries. This book explains the science and strategies that are essential to understanding and protecting whole water systems from eutrophication and massive algae blooms. It is suitable for scientists, opinion leaders, policy makers, and concerned citizens.

Spis treści

Preface * The Algal Bowl * Lakes and Humans * Lakes are Made of Water * How Lakes Breathe * Phosphorus, the Morning Star * The Environmental Physician * Detergents and Lakes * The Year of NTA * Understanding Eutrophication from Experiments in Small Lakes * Changes in the Eutrophication Problem Since the mid-20th Century * Using the Fossil Record to Interpret Past Eutrophication * Recovery from Eutrophication * Eutrophication of Estuaries * Signs or Solutions? * Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Schindler, David W.