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The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and ch… Read more
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The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues.
Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Ten Volume Set examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science
Researchers, advanced undergraduate and graduate students, engineers, professionals and others whose work or study concerns rivers, estuaries, and coastal seas.
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
Relevant Websites
Volume Editors: Biographies
1.02. Global Variability in Estuaries and Coastal Settings
Relevant Websites
1.03. Tectonic and Geomorphic Evolution of Estuaries and Coasts
1.04. Classes of Nearshore Coasts
Relevant Websites
1.05. Classification of Estuarine Circulation
1.06. Variation among Estuarine Geochemistry and Productivity
1.07. Ecosystem and Biotic Classifications of Estuaries and Coasts
Volume Editors: Biographies
1.08. Classifying Ecological Quality and Integrity of Estuaries
1.09. Application of Estuarine and Coastal Classifications in Marine Spatial Management
Relevant Websites
1.10. Resource Base
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
2.11. Interactions between Estuaries and Coasts
2.12. Coastal Circulation
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
2.17. Modeling of Estuarine and Coastal Waters
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
4.11. Integrated Risk Assessments for the Management of Contaminated Sediments in Estuaries and Coastal Systems
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
5.02. Dissolved Organic Carbon Cycling and Transformation
5.03. Particulate Organic Carbon Cycling and Transformation
Relevant Websites
5.04. Carbon Dioxide and Methane Dynamics in Estuaries
5.05. Oxygen – Dynamics and Biogeochemical Consequences
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
VOLUME 6. Trophic Relationships of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems
6.01. Introduction to Food Webs in Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Website
6.11. Trophic Relationships in Salt Marshes of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystems
Relevant Websites
6.12. Whole Food-Web Studies
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
8.05. Chemical Introductions to the Systems
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
9.06. Ecopath Theory, Modeling, and Application to Coastal Ecosystems
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
9.09. Artificial Neural Network Modeling of Phytoplankton Blooms and its Application to Sampling Sites within the Same Estuary
Relevant Websites
9.10. Integration of Bayesian Inference Techniques with Mathematical Modeling
Relevant Websites
9.11. Hypoxia in Waters of the Coastal Zone
9.12. Forecasting and Modeling of Harmful Algal Blooms in the Coastal Zone
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
11.03. Management Case Study
11.04. Management Case Study
Relevant Websites
11.05. Management Case Study
Relevant Websites
11.06. Practitioner Reflections on Integrated Coastal Management Experience in Europe, South Africa, and Ecuador
11.07. ICZM and the Wadden Sea
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
11.11. Integrated Coastal and Estuarine Management in Arctic Coastal Systems
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
Volume Editors: Biographies
12.02. What Are Ecosystem Services?
Relevant Websites
12.03. Valuation of Coastal Ecosystem Services
12.04. Environmental Benefit Transfers of Ecosystem Service Valuation
Relevant Websites
12.05. Integrated Modeling of Coastal and Estuarine Ecosystem Services
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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
Relevant Websites
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