Coastal wetlands : an integrated ecosystem approach /: an integrated ecosystem approach. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gerardo M.E. Perillo [and three others].
• Other Names: Perillo, G. M. E (Gerardo M. E.)
• Contents: COASTAL WETLANDS: AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ; Preface; ; Chapter 1.- Eric Wolanski, Mark M. Brinson, Donald R. Cahoon, Gerardo M. E. Perillo; Coastal wetlands: A synthesis; ; Section I. Coastal Wetlands as Ecosystems; Chapter 2.- Colin D. Woodroffe, Gareth Davies; The morphology and development of tropical coastal wetlands; Chapter 3.- Paula Pratolongo, Jason Kirby, Andrew Plater, Mark M. Brinson; Temperate coastal wetlands: morphology, sediment processes, and plant communities; Chapter 4.- I. Peter Martini, Robert L. Jefferies, R. I. Guy Morrison, Kenneth F. Abraham; Polar coastal wetlands: development, structure and landuse; ; Section II. Physical Processes; Chapter 5.- Andrea D'Alpaos, Stefano Lanzoni, Andrea Rinaldo, Marco Mariani; Intertidal eco-geomorphological dynamics and hydrodynamic circulation; Chapter 6.- Gerardo M. E. Perillo; Tidal courses: classification, origin and functionality; Chapter 7.- M. Cintia Piccolo; Heat energy balance in coastal wetlands; Chapter 8.- Yoshihiro Mazda, Eric Wolanski; Hydrodynamics and modeling of water flow in mangrove areas; Chapter 9.- Luigi D'Alpaos, Luca Carniello, Andrea Defina; Mathematical modeling of tidal flow over saltmarshes and tidal flats with applications to the Venice Lagoon; ; Section III. Tidal Flats; Chapter 10.- Shu Gao; Geomorphology and sedimentology of tidal flats; Chapter 11.- David Paterson, Rebeca J. Aspden, Kevin S. Black; Intertidal flats: Ecosystem functioning of soft sediment systems; Chapter 12.- Samantha B. Joye, Dirk de Beer, Perran L. M. Cook; Biogeochemical dynamics of coastal tidal flats; ; Section IV. Marshes and Seagrasses; Chapter 13.- Marianne Holmer; Productivity and biogeochemical cycling in seagrass ecosystems; Chapter 14.- John R.L. Allen; Tidal salt marshes: geomorphology and sedimentology; Chapter 15.- Jenneke Visser, Donald M. Baltz; Ecosystem structure of tidal saline marshes; Chapter 16.- Craig Tobias, Scott Neubauer; ; Salt marsh biogeochemistry - an overview; Chapter 17.- Laurence A. Boorman; The role of freshwater flows on salt marsh growth and development; Chapter 18.- Dennis Whigham, Andrew H. Baldwin, Aat Barendregt; Tidal freshwater wetlands; Chapter 19.- J. Patrick Megonigal, Scott C. Neubauer; Biogeochemistry of tidal freshwater wetlands; ; Section V. Mangroves; Chapter 20.- Joanna C. Ellison; Geomorphology and sedimentology of mangroves; Chapter 21.- Rubén, J. Lara, Claudio F. Szlafsztein, Marcelo C.L. Cohen, Julian Oxmann, Bettina B. Schmitt, Pedro.W.M. Souza Filho; Geomorphology and sedimentology of mangroves and salt marshes: the formation of geobotanical units; Chapter 22.- Daniel M. Alongi; Paradigm shifts in mangrove biology; Chapter 23.- Robert R. Twilley, Victor Rivera-Monroy; Nutrient biogeochemistry of mangrove wetlands; ; Section VI. Coastal Wetland Restoration and Management; Chapter 24.- Eric I. Paling, Mark Fonseca, Marieke van Katwijk, Mike van Keulen; Seagrass restoration; Chapter 25.- Stephen Broome, Christopher B. Craft; Tidal marsh creation; Chapter 26.- Paul Adam; Salt marsh restoration; Chapter 27.- Angus Garbutt, Laurence A. Boorman; Managed realignment: recreating inter-tidal habitats on formerly reclaimed land; Chapter 28.- Roy R. Lewis III; Methods and criteria for successful mangrove forest restoration; Chapter 29.- Andrew H. Baldwin, Richard S. Hammerschlag, Donald R. Cahoon; Restoration of tidal freshwater wetlands: Ecosystem characteristics and environmental constraints; ; Section VII. Coastal Wetland Sustainability and Landscape Dynamics; Chapter 30.- John Rybczyk, John Callaway; Surface elevation models; Chapter 31.-Neil Saintilan, Kerrylee Rogers, Karen McKee; Salt marsh - mangrove interactions; Chapter 32.- Enrique Reyes; Spatially-explicit dynamic wetland modeling; ; Subject Index; Geographic Index; Taxonomic Index
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxi, 941 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 577.69; Estuarine restoration; Coastal zone management; Wetland ecology; Coasts; NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Coastal Regions & Shorelines; Coastal zone management; Coasts; Estuarine restoration; Wetland ecology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080932132; 0080932134
• Related ISBNs: 9780444531032; 0444531033
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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