The Mediterranean Sea Its history and present challenges /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Goffredo, Stefano (Editor), Dubinsky, Zvy (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Aquatic ecology.; Microbial ecology.; Plant ecology.; Marine sciences.; Freshwater.; Environmental economics.; Marine & Freshwater Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.; Microbial Ecology.; Plant Ecology.; Environmental Economics.

This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of Marine Biology, Ecology, paleoclimatology, Chemical and Physical Oceanography, Zoology, Botany, Aquatic Photosynthesis,...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Geology, chemical and physical oceanography
• Part II: Ecology: Taxa and Trophic Levels
• Part III: Global Climate Change and Ecosystem Effects
• Part IV: Mediterranean Man and Sea: Myths, origins, challenges and opportunities.