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245			_aCoastal wetlands: _cedited by Gerardo M.E. Perillo _ban integrated ecosystem approach /
260			_bElsevier, _c2009. _aLondon:
300			_axxxi, 941 p. _e1 CD-ROM
500			_awith CD
505			_a1 Introduction -- 2 A Synthesis of Coastal Wetlands Science -- 2.1 Geography -- 2.2 Geomorphology evolution under climate change -- 2.3 The influence of vegetation on the geomorphology evolution with climate change -- 2.4 The stabilizing role of vegetation -- 2.5 State change and coastal evolution -- 2.6 The role of physical disturbances -- 2.7 The role of herbivores. 2.8 Observations across ecosystem types -- 2.9 The human impact -- 2.10 Modeling and predictions -- 2.11 Coastal wetland ecosystems as a component of estuaries -- 2.12 Coastal wetland socioeconomics -- 2.13 Coastal wetlands are essential for our quality of life -- 3 Lessons from the Chapters in this Book -- 3.1 Coastal wetlands as ecosystems -- 3.2 Physical processes -- 3.3 Tidal flats -- 3.4 Marshes and seagrasses -- 3.5 Mangroves -- 3.6 Coastal wetland restoration and management -- 3.7 Coastal wetland sustainability and landscape dynamics -- References -- Part I Coastal Wetlands as Ecosystems. Chapter 2 The Morphology and Development of Tropical Coastal Wetlands -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mangrove and Associated Wetlands -- 3 Sedimentation and the Development of Wetlands -- 4 Sea-Level Controls on Wetland Development -- 5 Sea-Level Change and the Diversification of West Indian Mangroves -- 6 Sea-Level Change and the Evolution of Mangrove Habitats in the IWP -- 7 Impact of Future Climate and Sea-Level Change -- 8 Summary and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 3 Temperate Coastal Wetlands: Morphology, Sediment Processes, and Plant Communities -- 1 Introduction. 2 Factors Controlling Sediment Dynamics -- 2.1 The "ramp" model of salt marsh accretion -- 2.2 The "creek" model of salt marsh accretion -- 2.3 Storms and salt marsh erosion -- 3 Factors Controlling Patterns of Vegetation -- 3.1 Zonation of vegetation -- 3.2 Ecological development -- 4 Geographic Variation -- 4.1 Northern Europe -- 4.2 Eastern North America -- 4.3 Western North America -- 4.4 Mediterranean -- 4.5 Eastern Asia -- 4.6 Australasia -- 4.7 South America -- 5 Human Impact and Climate Change -- 5.1 Human impact -- 5.2 Climate and sea-level change -- 6 Summary -- References. Chapter 4 Polar Coastal Wetlands: Development, Structure, and Land use -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geology/Geomorphology -- 3 Oceanography -- 4 Climate -- 5 Structure of Coastal Wetlands -- 6 Vegetation of Polar Coastal Wetlands -- 7 Fauna of Polar Coastal Wetlands -- 7.1 Invertebrate fauna -- 7.2 Vertebrate fauna using coastal wetlands -- 8 Environmental Hazards -- 9 Conclusions and Research Priorities -- References -- Part II Physical Processes -- Chapter 5 Intertidal Eco-Geomorphological Dynamics and Hydrodynamic Circulation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Intertidal Eco-Geomorphological Evolution. Abstract:
520			_a Coastal wetlands are under a great deal of pressure from the dual forces of rising sea level and the intervention of human populations both along the estuary and in the river catchment. Direct impacts include the destruction or degradation of wetlands from land reclamation and infrastructures. Indirect impacts derive from the discharge of pollutants, changes in river flows and sediment supplies, land clearing, and dam operations. As sea level rises, coastal wetlands in most areas of the world migrate landward to occupy former uplands. The competition of these lands from human development is intensifying, making the landward migration impossible in many cases. This book provides an understanding of the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the ecological services that they provide, and suggestions for their management. In this book a CD is included containing color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world.* Includes a CD containing color figures of wetlands and estuaries in different parts of the world.
650			_aEstuarine restoration _941484
690			_aEstuarine restoration _941484
700			_aPerillo, Gerardo M.E., ed. _941485
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