Encyclopedia of Marine Sciences

Editors: Gilbert, Allan S. (Ed.)
Renders the complex interdisciplinary science of geoarchaeology in simple, understandable terms
Presents a comprehensive compendium that ensures fast access to information
Supports specialists, practitioners and members of the public through definitions, technique descriptions and more
Demonstrates the connections between culture and environment, emphasizing the links between geoscience and behavioral science
Investigates the collaboration of archaeology and earth science to discover past human behavior

The aim of the Report is to focus on the role of the Antarctic continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean in global geodynamics and paleoenvironmental evolution. Articles arranged in eight thematic sections refer to most recent geological and geophysical results of Antarctic research. The Precambrian of the East Antarctic shield and its geological history is considered as well as sub-ice topography, geophysics and stratigraphy, sedimentology and geophysics of the surrounding Southern Ocean.

Authors: Zonn, Igor S., Kostianoy, Andrey G., Semenov, Aleksandr
Provides systematized knowledge of the history of activities related to the Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchi seas
Fascinates readers with stories of exploration and information on the marine and coastal environment
Makes information on biodiversity, industry and social activities accessible to a wide audience

This publication is devoted to the natural feature – the Black Sea and its littoral states. At the same time the Azov Sea is also considered here. This region is the focus of many geopolitical, economic, social and environmental issues that involve not only the countries coming out to the Black and Azov Seas, but other world countries, too.

This encyclopedia is a reference for aquatic physical, biological and biogeochemical sciences, collecting and connecting a number of topics, concepts and facts about aquatic systems and their scientific investigation.