The Land/Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone of West and Central Africa

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Diop, Salif (Editor), Barusseau, Jean-Paul (Editor), Descamps, Cyr (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Estuaries of the World,
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Environmental Management.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Nature Conservation.

Although the main focus of this book is on the estuaries, its scope goes well beyond this particular coastal feature. Indeed, the estuary can only be considered as part of the life cycle of the entire river and the marine area it feeds into: an area particularly subject to human and natural pressure...