Screen LibraryCoastal 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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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Coastal Research Library,
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56179-0 |
| Summary: |
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 functiona |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(XX,874pages): illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9783319561790 |
| Index Number: | GB450 |
| CLC: | Q178 |
| 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 i |