Ecosystem services and disservices of mangrove forests and salt marshes

DA Friess, ES Yando, JB Alemu, LW Wong… - … and marine biology, 2020‏ - library.oapen.org
Coastal wetlands such as mangrove forests and saltmarshes provide a range of important
benefits to people, broadly defined as ecosystem services. These include provisioning …

Effectiveness of ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation: review of the evidence-base

N Doswald, R Munroe, D Roe, A Giuliani… - Climate and …, 2014‏ - Taylor & Francis
Ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation (EbA) integrate the use of biodiversity and
ecosystem services into an overall strategy for hel** people adapt to climate change. To …

The effectiveness, costs and coastal protection benefits of natural and nature-based defences

S Narayan, MW Beck, BG Reguero, IJ Losada… - PloS one, 2016‏ - journals.plos.org
There is great interest in the restoration and conservation of coastal habitats for protection
from flooding and erosion. This is evidenced by the growing number of analyses and …

Quantifying saltmarsh vegetation and its effect on wave height dissipation: Results from a UK East coast saltmarsh

I Möller - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The degree to which incident wind waves are attenuated over intertidal surfaces is critical to
the development of coastal wetlands, which are, amongst other processes, affected by the …

Does managed coastal realignment create saltmarshes with 'equivalent biological characteristics' to natural reference sites?

HL Mossman, AJ Davy, A Grant - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Coastal saltmarshes provide distinctive biodiversity and important ecosystem services,
including coastal defence, supporting fisheries and nutrient cycling. However, c. 50% of the …

Tidal marsh sedimentation and resilience to environmental change: exploratory modelling of tidal, sea-level and sediment supply forcing in predominantly …

J French - Marine Geology, 2006‏ - Elsevier
The existence and function of tidally dominated and predominantly allochthonous marshes
are ultimately contingent upon the operation of hydrodynamic and sedimentary processes …

[PDF][PDF] 7.04—Physical ecosystem engineers and the functioning of estuaries and coasts

JL Gutiérrez, CG Jones, JE Byers… - Treatise on estuarine …, 2011‏ - researchgate.net
A great diversity of organisms modify the physical structure of estuarine and coastal
environments. These physical ecosystem engineers–particularly, dune and marsh plants …

[ספר][B] Valuing ecosystem services: the case of multi-functional wetlands

S Georgiou, RK Turner - 2012‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Ecosystem services can be broadly defined as the aspects of ecosystems that provide
benefits to people. This book provides guidance on the valuation of ecosystem services …

Estimation of bed shear stress using the turbulent kinetic energy approach—A comparison of annular flume and field data

ND Pope, J Widdows, MD Brinsley - Continental Shelf Research, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Annular flumes are often used to quantify the interactions between hydrodynamics,
biological activity and sediment dynamics. Therefore it is essential that experimental …

[PDF][PDF] Saltmarsh review

LA Boorman - An overview of coastal saltmarshes, their dynamic and …, 2003‏ - versicolor.ca
This report provides information on the structure and functions of saltmarsh, a habitat
previously regarded as wasteland but which is now valued for its wide range of functions in …