Saltmarsh Conservation, Management and Restoration Coastal Systems and Continental Margins /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Doody, J. Patrick (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Σειρά: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, 12
• Θέματα: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Physical geography.; Environmental management.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Human geography.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Environmental Management.; Nature Conservation.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Physical Geography.; Human Geography.

 Coastal habitats provide the link between the land and the sea. They are dynamic, combine to form ecosystems of great complexity and provide significant areas for wildlife. Their landscapes are treasured by visitors, painters and musicians. They also provide locations for significant economic activity and are intimately bound up with fisheries, providing food and shelter for some species of commercially exploited fish stocks. The habitats themselves provide a buffer to tides and wave action, which may be particularly important in areas where relative sea level is rising and during storm periods. Managing these assets in the face of continuing pressure from human populations on a sustainable basis is a major task. 

 Human Influences -- Nature Conservation -- States and Values -- The Physical States -- Physical States, Restoration Methods -- Vegetation States -- Grazing Management -- Spartina -- Conclusions.