Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Under the leadership of two chief editors - a physical oceanographer and a marine biologist - and twenty-four volume editors, each of whom is a recognized world-wide expert in their subject area, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science is a 12-volume series that examines our estuaries and coasts, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf.

• Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science
• Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics

Professor Eric Wolanski is an estuarine oceanographer at James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. His research interests range from the oceanography of coral reefs, mangroves, and muddy estuaries, to the interaction between physical and biological processes determining ecosystem health in tropical waters. He has published 396 publications and reports. Eric is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Institution of Engineers Australia (ret.), and l'Académie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer. He was awarded an Australian Centenary medal, a Doctorate Honoris Causa by the Catholic University of Louvain, a second Doctorate Honoris Causa by the University Hull, and a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association. Eric is a member of the Scientific and Policy Committee of the Japan-based International Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas.