Coastal Ocean Studies off Natal, South Africa

by Eckart H. Schumann (Editor)

Overview

Lying along the eastern seaboard of South Africa, the province of Natal has many important associations with the ocean. There is a considerable wealth of information available, presented by specialists from academia and state-funded research organizations. Thus, this volume provides the reader with a broad and thorough overview of the oceanography of this important region of the Southern African coastline. This volume will be of interest to a wide audience of oceanographers, marine geologists, and geographers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387968957
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	11/28/1988
Series:	Coastal and Estuarine Studies , #26
Edition description:	1988
Pages:	273
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.61(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Physiography, Structure and Geological Evolution of the Natal Continental Shelf.- 3. Sediment Distribution and Dynamics on the Natal Continental Shelf.- 4. Climate and Weather off Natal.- 5. Physical Oceanography off Natal.- 6. Inorganic Nutrients in Natal Continental Shelf Waters.- 7. Plankton Distributions in Natal Coastal Waters.- 8. Benthos of the Natal Continental Shelf.- 9. Shelf Ichthyofauna of Natal.- 10. Pollution and Effluent Disposal off Natal.- 11. The Richards bay Marine Disposal Pipelines.- Appendix. The R V Meiring Naudé.

Editorial Reviews

Eleven research studies present state-of-the-art information on the coastal ocean area (defined as lying beyond the surf zone, but not extending into the deep ocean) off Matal. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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