Coastal wetlands : alteration and remediation

This book delves into human-induced and natural impacts on coastal wetlands, intended or otherwise, through a series of vignettes that elucidate the environmental insults and efforts at amelioration and remediation. The alteration, and subsequent restoration, of wetland habitats remain key issues am...

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Other Authors Finkl, Charles W., 1941-, Makowski, Christopher
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
SeriesCoastal research library ; v. 21.
Subjects
Wetland ecology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319561790
9783319561783
ISSN2211-0577 ;
Physical Description1 online resource (874 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • The Everglades: An overview of alteration and restoration
  • Environmental impacts on Mekong and Saigon mangrove
  • The use of artificial habitat in wetland mitigation and restoration
  • Alteration and Remediation of coastal wetland ecosystems in Danube Delta
  • Tropical wetland coastal zones: The case of the Whale Coast region
  • Bahia
  • Brazil
  • Impact of urbanization on the diversity and structure of mangrove ecosystem of the Wouri River Estuary (Douala Cameroon)
  • Initiatives of conservation coastal ecosystems in a fast degradation context of natural resources: A case study of mangroves in Cameroon
  • Coastal wetland restoration
  • concept, methodology and application areas with respect to Indian Coast
  • Assessment of oil contamination impact on mangroves: A chemical and biological approach
  • Estimation of mangrove loss in the Sundarban Coast through the preparation of mangrove degradation checklists with field survey records and geo-spatial analysis for conservation and restoration
  • Egyptian Nile delta coastal lagoons alteration and subsequent restoration
  • Assessment of anthropogenic threads to bio-resources of Kaliveli Lake 'A Coastal Wetland'
  • Restoration projects on the Fraser River estuary in British Columbia, Canada
  • Long term impacts of jetty construction on estuary hydraulics and ecologies
  • Coastal wetland environmental degradation and water resources management in Bangladesh
  • Coastal land use changes and threats for mangrove wetlands at Sungai Mangsalut area in Brunei Darussalam
  • Ecological aesthetics of coastal wetlands
  • Recent agricultural occupation and environmental regeneration of salt marshes in a climate change scenario: sedimentary record from N. Spain (Bay of Biscay)
  • Living shorelines: The promise and challenge of protecting marsh habitat along estuarine shores
  • Ecological services of coastal biodiversity of Midnapore (East) coast: Threats, conservation, and ecorestoration.

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