Changing ocean currents / David Trossman and Jaime Palter -- Health consequences of marine oil spills : lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon accident / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- New England coastal cities : the struggle for a resilient future / H. Curtis Spalding, Siddhi Nadkarni, Claire Bekker, and Devyn Collado-Nicol -- The blue mind / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- Oceans and rapid climate change / Wei Liu and Alexey Fedorov -- Evolving marine health threats to humans / Kevin Conrad, Rea Cleland, and Nicholas Reyes -- International maritime law and its applications for the twenty-first century / Swati Parashar -- Marine pharmacology : threats to undiscovered sources of medical therapeutics / Rea Cleland and Kevin Conrad -- Tropical cyclones / Isaac Ginis -- Microplastic invasion : a threat to animal and human health / Joseph Casper III -- The oceans and the COVID-19 pandemic : explaining the relationship with the systems view of life / Marianne Maumus -- Oceans and human health : a rising tide of challenges and opportunities / Kevin Conrad.
Summary:
This book provides a complete and current overview of the correlation between ocean conditions and human health, publishing comprehensively for the first time on the direct interactions among oceanography, marine biology and impacts on human health. Specifically the text addresses how changing ocean conditions result in health impacts and disruptions, with a focus on cases in the USA. ­ The changing ocean conditions that are discussed include diminishing marine biodiversity, climactic changes such as intensified weather events, shifting sea currents and increasing sea temperature. The book addresses the resulting health issues brought about by these various ocean conditions, such as emerging infectious diseases, starvation and poisoning among impacted communities, toxic algae blooms, threatened ecosystems, and other future implications. ­ The text was developed in conjunction with scientists from Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California at Riverside and Ochsner Health, all located in areas deeply impacted by the changing Oceans. ­ The book will be of interest to marine research scientists, health care professionals, students, and general enthusiasts of oceanography and health.
Series:
Global perspectives on health geography, 2522-8005
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.