Estuarine Acidification - Zaman, Sufia

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Résumé :
This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary assessment of different problems associated with estuarine acidification with special thrust on mangrove dominated Indian Sundarban estuaries. The arms of ocean acidification have extended to coastal and estuarine waters, where a wide spectrum of biodiversity thrives with unique adaptation extending several ecosystem services. Impact of acidification in these areas is a matter of concern as acidification potentially has more immediate effects on the health of estuaries and inshore regions as well as regional economies. Ground zero data collected for more than three decades have made the book stand on a strong base.

Biographie:
Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Associate Professor and former Head, Dept. of Marine Science, University of Calcutta (India) has been active in the sphere of Oceanography since 1985. He obtained his Ph.D. as NET qualified scholar in 1994 after securing the Gold Medal in M.Sc (Marine Science) from University of Calcutta. Since then he joined Calcutta Port Trust and WWF (World Wide Fund), in various capacities to carry out research programmes on environmental science, biodiversity conservation, climate change and carbon sequestration. Dr. Mitra is also associated with the Techno India University, West Bengal as the Director of Research. He has to his credit about 658 scientific publications in various National and International journals, and 58 books of postgraduate standards. Dr. Mitra is presently the member of several committees like PACON International, IUCN, SIOS etc. and has successfully completed about 19 projects on biodiversity loss in fishery sector, coastal pollution, alternative livelihood, climate change and carbon sequestration. Dr. Mitra also visited as faculty member and invited speakers in several foreign Universities of Singapore, Kenya, Oman and USA. In 2008, Dr. Mitra was invited as visiting fellow at University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, USA to deliver a series of lecture on Climate Change. Dr. Mitra also successfully guided 46 Ph.D. students. Presently his domain of expertise includes environmental science, mangrove ecology, sustainable aquaculture, alternative livelihood, climate change and carbon sequestration. ...

Sommaire:
Chapter 1: Estuarine Acidification: An overview

Chapter 2: Estuaries of Indian Sundarbans: A Test Bed for Acidification Study

Chapter 3: Impact of Acidification on Fishes

Chapter 4: Impact of Acidification on Molluscs

Chapter 5: Impact of Acidification on Plankton

Chapter 6: Impact of Acidification on Ecosystem Services of Sundarban Estuaries

Chapter 7: Regulatory Role of Blue Carbon in Estuarine Acidification