Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Editors-in-Chief

Volume Editors

Preface

Permission Acknowledgments

VOLUME 1. Classification of Estuarine and Nearshore Coastal Ecosystems

1.01. Introduction to Classification of Estuarine and Nearshore Coastal Ecosystems

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Volume Editors: Biographies

1.02. Global Variability in Estuaries and Coastal Settings

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1.03. Tectonic and Geomorphic Evolution of Estuaries and Coasts

1.04. Classes of Nearshore Coasts

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1.05. Classification of Estuarine Circulation

1.06. Variation among Estuarine Geochemistry and Productivity

1.07. Ecosystem and Biotic Classifications of Estuaries and Coasts

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1.08. Classifying Ecological Quality and Integrity of Estuaries

1.09. Application of Estuarine and Coastal Classifications in Marine Spatial Management

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1.10. Resource Base

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VOLUME 2. Water and Fine Sediment Circulation

2.01. Water and Fine-Sediment Circulation

Volume Editors: Biographies

2.02. Turbulence and Stratification in Estuaries and Coastal Seas

Glossary

2.03. The Dynamics of Strongly Stratified Estuaries

Glossary

2.04. Small-Scale Surface Fronts in Estuaries

2.05. Residual Circulation, Mixing, and Dispersion

2.06. Free Surface Motions

Glossary

2.07. Large Estuaries (Effects of Rotation)

2.08. Dynamics of Hypersaline Estuaries

2.09. Wind Stresses on Estuaries

2.10. Waves in Coastal and Estuarine Waters

Further Reading

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2.11. Interactions between Estuaries and Coasts

2.12. Coastal Circulation

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2.13. Flow Over and Through Biota

2.14. Biological Influences on Sediment Behavior and Transport

2.15. The Physical Analyses of Muddy Sedimentation Processes

2.16. Measurement Technologies

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2.17. Modeling of Estuarine and Coastal Waters

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VOLUME 3. Estuarine and Coastal Geology and Geomorphology

3.01. Estuarine and Coastal Geology and Geomorphology – A Synthesis

Volume Editors: Biographies

3.02. Geology, Morphology, and Sedimentology of Estuaries and Coasts

3.03. Sea-Level Change and Coastal Geomorphic Response

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3.04. Wave-Dominated Coasts

3.05. River-Dominated Coasts

3.06. Tidal Flat Morphodynamics

3.07. Cliffs and Rock Coasts

3.08. Dune Coasts

Glossary

3.09. Glaciated Coasts

3.10. Polar Coasts

3.11. Coastal Erosion Processes and Impacts

VOLUME 4. Geochemistry of Estuaries and Coasts

4.01. Introduction to the Geochemistry of Estuaries and Coasts

Volume Editors: Biographies

4.02. Sediment Record and Storage of Organic Carbon and the Nutrient Elements (N, P, and Si) in Estuaries and Near-Coastal Seas

4.03. Tracer Studies of Benthic Communities and Biogeochemical Processes in Coastal and Estuarine Marine Environments

4.04. The Role of Suspended Particles in Estuarine and Coastal Biogeochemistry

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4.05. Redox Metal Processes and Controls in Estuaries

4.06. Aggregation of Colloids in Estuaries

4.07. Modeling Organic Compounds in the Estuarine and Coastal Environment

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Volume Editors: Biographies

4.08. Submarine Groundwater Discharge

4.09. Indicators of Anthropogenic Change and Biological Risk in Coastal Aquatic Environments

4.10. The Production of Trace Gases in the Estuarine and Coastal Environment

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4.11. Integrated Risk Assessments for the Management of Contaminated Sediments in Estuaries and Coastal Systems

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4.12. The Use of Biomarkers as Simple, Rapid Cost-Effective Techniques to Aid in an Integrated Approach to Environmental Management and Risk Assessment with Particular Emphasis on Radionuclides

VOLUME 5. Biogeochemistry

5.01. Biogeochemistry, An Introduction

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5.02. Dissolved Organic Carbon Cycling and Transformation

5.03. Particulate Organic Carbon Cycling and Transformation

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5.04. Carbon Dioxide and Methane Dynamics in Estuaries

5.05. Oxygen – Dynamics and Biogeochemical Consequences

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5.06. Phosphorus Cycling in the Estuarine and Coastal Zones

5.07. Internal Cycling of Nitrogen and Nitrogen Transformations

5.08. Nitrogen Cycle – External Cycling

5.09. Estuarine and Coastal Sediments – Coupled Biogeochemical Cycling

5.10. Coupled C, N, P, and O Biogeochemical Cycling at the Land–Ocean Interface

5.11. Biogeochemical Budgeting in Estuaries

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VOLUME 6. Trophic Relationships of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems

6.01. Introduction to Food Webs in Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems

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Volume Editors: Biographies

6.02. Particulate Organic Detritus and Detritus Feeders in Coastal Food Webs

6.03. Primary Producers

6.04. Trophic Interactions in Coastal and Estuarine Mangrove Forest Ecosystems

6.05. Plankton Consumer Groups

6.06. Gelatinous Zooplankton and Their Trophic Roles

6.07. Meiofauna as Consumers in Coastal Food Webs

6.08. High-Trophic-Level Consumers

6.09. High-Trophic-Level Consumers

6.10. Ecosystem Studies

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6.11. Trophic Relationships in Salt Marshes of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems

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6.12. Whole Food-Web Studies

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6.13. Food Web of Intertidal Mussel and Oyster Beds

VOLUME 7. Functioning of Ecosystems at the Land–Ocean Interface

7.01. Functioning of Ecosystems at the Land–Ocean Interface

Volume Editors: Biographies

7.02. Trends in Estuarine Phytoplankton Ecology

7.03. Functional Consequences of Invasive Species in Coastal and Estuarine Systems

7.04. Physical Ecosystem Engineers and the Functioning of Estuaries and Coasts

7.05. Metabolic Balance between Ecosystem Production and Consumption

7.06. Connectivity of Estuaries

7.07. Use of Stable Isotopes to Understand Food Webs and Ecosystem Functioning in Estuaries

7.08. Coastal Monitoring Programs

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VOLUME 8. Human-Induced Problems (Uses and Abuses)

8.01. Introduction – Overview

Volume Editors: Biographies

8.02. Estuarine and Coastal Structures

8.03. Chemical Introductions to Estuarine and Coastal Systems

8.04. Chemical Introductions to the Systems

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8.05. Chemical Introductions to the Systems

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8.06. Biological Introductions to the Systems

8.07. Removal of Physical Materials from Systems

8.08. Removals of the Physical Resources from the Systems

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8.09. Removals (Wild Harvesting) of the Biological Resources from Systems

8.10. The Culture of Aquatic Species

8.11. Climate Change: Effects, Causes, Consequences

VOLUME 9. Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystem Modelling

9.01. Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystem Modeling

Volume Editors: Biographies

9.02. Contemporary Concepts and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

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9.03. Ecological Modeling in Environmental Management

9.04. Quantitative Methods for Ecological Network Analysis and Its Application to Coastal Ecosystems

9.05. Spatial and Temporal Models of Energy and Material Dynamics in Flow Networks of Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

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9.06. Ecopath Theory, Modeling, and Application to Coastal Ecosystems

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9.07. Inverse Modeling in Modern Ecology and Application to Coastal Ecosystems

9.08. The LOICZ Biogeochemical Modeling Protocol and its Application to Estuarine Ecosystems

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9.09. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Phytoplankton Blooms and its Application to Sampling Sites within the Same Estuary

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9.10. Integration of Bayesian Inference Techniques with Mathematical Modeling

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9.11. Hypoxia in Waters of the Coastal Zone

9.12. Forecasting and Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Coastal Zone

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9.13. Ecosystem Modeling in Small Subtropical Estuaries and Embayments

9.14. Material Exchange Processes between Sediment and Water in Coastal Ecosystems and Their Modeling

9.15. Understanding the Nitrogen Cycle through Network Models in Coastal Ecosystems

9.16. Analytical Characterization of Selective Benthic Flux Components in Estuarine and Coastal Waters

9.17. Effects of Some Ecohydrological Thresholds on the Stability of Aquatic Fine-Sediment Beds

9.18. Linking Ecology, Modeling, and Management in Coastal Systems

9.18.14 Summary

VOLUME 10. Ecohydrology and Restoration

10.01. Introduction to Ecohydrology and Restoration of Estuaries and Coastal Ecosystems

Volume Editors: Biographies

10.02. Hydrology and Biota Interactions as Driving Forces for Ecosystem Functioning

10.03. Quantification of Coastal Ecosystem Resilience

Glossary

10.04. Integration of Social and Cultural Aspects in Designing Ecohydrology and Restoration Solutions

Editors in Chief: Biographies

10.05. River-Coast Connectivity, Estuarine Nursery Function and Coastal Fisheries

10.06. Interaction of River Basins and Coastal Waters – An Integrated Ecohydrological View

10.07. Restoration of Seagrass Community to Reverse Eutrophication in Estuaries

10.08. Restoring Coastal Ecosystems from Fisheries and Aquaculture Impacts

10.09. Restoration Strategies for Intertidal Salt Marshes

10.10. The Pressing Challenges of Mangrove Rehabilitation

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10.11. Restoration of Groundwater Quality to Sustain Coastal Ecosystems Productivity

10.12. Aquatic Ecosystems, Human Health, and Ecohydrology

10.13. Ecohydrology Modeling

Glossary

VOLUME 11. Management of Estuaries and Coasts

11.01. Integrated Management of Coasts in Times of Global Change – A Social–Ecological System Perspective – Introduction and Volume Synthesis

Volume Editors: Biographies

11.02. The Social Dimension of Social–Ecological Management

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11.03. Management Case Study

11.04. Management Case Study

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11.05. Management Case Study

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11.06. Practitioner Reflections on Integrated Coastal Management Experience in Europe, South Africa, and Ecuador

11.07. ICZM and the Wadden Sea

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11.08. Management of the Sustainable Development of Deltas

11.09. Integrated Management in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

11.10. Integrated Coastal and Estuarine Management in South and Southeast Asia

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11.11. Integrated Coastal and Estuarine Management in Arctic Coastal Systems

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11.12. Assessing Major Environmental Issues in the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts of Colombia, South America

Glossary

11.13. The Coastal and Marine Environment of Western and Eastern Africa

VOLUME 12. Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts

12.01. Ecological Economics of Estuaries and Coasts

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Volume Editors: Biographies

12.02. What Are Ecosystem Services?

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12.03. Valuation of Coastal Ecosystem Services

12.04. Environmental Benefit Transfers of Ecosystem Service Valuation

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12.05. Integrated Modeling of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystem Services

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12.06. Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems and Their Services

12.07. Ecosystem Services Provided by Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

12.08. The Forgotten Service

12.09. Nutrient Recycling and Waste Treatment as a Service from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

Appendix

12.10. Climate Regulation as a Service from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

Volume Editors: Biographies

12.11. Recreational, Cultural, and Aesthetic Services from Estuarine and Coastal Ecosystems

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12.12. New Sustainable Governance Institutions for Estuaries and Coasts

12.13. Enhancing the Resilience of Coastal Communities

12.14. Scenarios for Coastal Vulnerability Assessment

12.15. A Scenario Analysis of Climate Change and Ecosystem Services for the Great Barrier Reef

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