Land/Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone of West and Central Africa

Although the main focus of this book is on the estuaries, its scope goes well beyond this particular coastal feature. Indeed, the estuary can only be considered as part of the life cycle of the entire river and the marine area it feeds into: an area particularly subject to human and natural pressures.
The main estuaries and deltas of West and Central Africa region provide a variety of goods and ser...