Coastal Wetlands: Alteration and Remediation

Charles W. Finkl, Christopher Makowski

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9783319561783
• eBook ISBN:
  9783319561790
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Ecology

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 among coastal scientists. These topics are introduced through case studies and pilot programs that are designed to better understand the best practices of trying to save what is left of these fragile ecosystems. Local approaches, as well as national and international efforts to restore the functionality of marsh systems are summarily approached and evaluated by their efficacy in producing resilient reclamations in terms of climate-smart habitat conservation. The outlook of this work is global in extent and local by intent. Included here in summarized form are professional opinions of experts in the field that investigate the crux of the matter, which proves to be human pressure on coastal wetland environments. Even though conservation and preservation of these delicate environmental systems may be coming at a later date, many multi-pronged approaches show promise through advances in education, litigation, and engineering to achieve sustainable coastal systems. The examples in this book are not only of interest to those working exclusively with coastal wetlands, but also to those working to protect the surrounding coastal areas of all types.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Contents
• Contributors
• Part I: Impacts of Urbanization, Agricultural Occupation, Pollution, Climate Change, and Coastal Marine Influences
• Part II: Impacts of Coastal Engineering and Environmental Degradation
• Part III: Restoration Techniques, Ecological Aesthetics, and Ecosystem Conservation (Sustainability and Biodiversity)
• Erratum to: Land Use and Occupation of Coastal Tropical Wetlands: Whale Coast, Bahia, Brazil
• Index