Edited by
Gerardo Perillo, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografia, Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Eric Wolanski, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia
Donald Cahoon, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, US Geological Survey, Beltsville, MD, USA
Mark Brinson, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
Description
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.
Audience:
students, engineers, scientists, researchers on coastal environments, and resource managers with special interest in coastal wetland ecosystems.
