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- First volume of Springer Series on encyclopaedias of the seas
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Seas (EOS)
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Reviews
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"The Aral was something between a sea and a lake: a large inland body of salty water surrounded by semi-desert, fed by two great rivers … . Now, in some seasons, the two rivers do not even reach the Aral … . As a result the Aral is now a shrinking collection of shallow saline lakes, interspersed with dry salt pans. … University libraries catering for academic programmes in environmental sciences, geography or East European/Central Asian studies may find it worth acquiring this … ." (Martin Guha, Reference Reviews, Vol. 23 (6), 2009)
"This encyclopedia documents the environmental devastation of Central Asia’s Aral Sea region. Contributors have synthesized the principal research about the Aral Sea, chronicling the events and actors involved in its dramatic decline. Most entries provide a succinct, clearly written narrative; some include black-and-white photographs, diagrams, or maps. … Included is a time line of Aral Sea events from the 16th to 21st centuries. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers." (G. P. Clement, Choice, Vol. 47 (2), October, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
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Engineering Scientific Production Center for Water Economy, Reclamation & Ecology Baumanskaya, Moskva, Russia
Igor S. Zonn
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Consortium for Capacity Building, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA
Michael H. Glantz
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Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moskva, Russia
Andrey G. Kostianoy
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Faculty of Geography Dept. Oceanology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, Russia
Aleksey N. Kosarev
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Aral Sea Encyclopedia
Authors: Igor S. Zonn, Michael H. Glantz, Andrey G. Kostianoy, Aleksey N. Kosarev
Series Title: Encyclopedia of Seas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85088-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-85086-1Published: 03 February 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09877-2Published: 19 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-85088-5Published: 08 February 2009
Series ISSN: 2626-1383
Series E-ISSN: 2626-1405
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 290
Topics: Historical Geology, Physical Geography, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Ecology, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Ecotoxicology