LEADER 04938nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910785092703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-30731-9 010 $a9786611307318 010 $a0-08-055035-5 035 $a(CKB)1000000000411077 035 $a(EBL)343615 035 $a(OCoLC)476158853 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000149710 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11137408 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149710 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10238371 035 $a(PQKB)11122396 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL343615 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10225007 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC343615 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000411077 100 $a20081106d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEstuarine ecohydrology$b[electronic resource] /$fEric Wolanski 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam $cElsevier$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (169 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-444-53066-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Estuarine Ecohydrology; Copyright Page; About the Author; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1. What is an estuary?; 1.2. Humanity and estuaries; 1.2.1. Sedimentation from sediment eroded from cleared land in the hinterland; 1.2.2. Overfishing and trawling; 1.2.3. Destruction of wetlands; 1.2.4. Eutrophication; 1.2.5. Pollution; 1.2.6. Dams; 1.2.7. Dykes for flood protection; 1.2.8. Human health risks; 1.3. The future of estuaries and the quality of life of the human population living on its shores; 1.4. The solution 327 $a1.5. Ecohydrology science: the structure of this bookChapter 2 Estuarine water circulation; 2.1. The average residence time; 2.2. The age of water; 2.3. Exposure time vs. residence time; 2.4. Vertical mixing and stratification; 2.5. Lateral stratification, trapping, and shear; 2.6. The importance of the bathymetry on flushing; 2.7. The importance of flows near the river mouth on flushing; 2.8. The special case of lagoons; Chapter 3 Estuarine sediment dynamics; 3.1. Geomorphological time scales; 3.2. Sediment dynamics; 3.2.1. The distinction between mud, silt and sand; 3.2.2. Sand dynamics 327 $a3.2.3. Mud dynamics3.2.4. Engineering implications; 3.2.5. Biological implications; 3.3. Net sediment budgets; 3.3.1. The age of estuaries; 3.3.2. Net erosion or progradation; 3.3.3. Formation of mudflats; 3.3.4. Formation of tidal wetlands by the vegetation colonizing bare intertidal areas; 3.4. The size of the mouth; Chapter 4 Tidal wetlands; 4.1. Description; 4.2. Hydrodynamics; 4.3. Wave attenuation by wetland vegetation; 4.4. Ecological processes within a tidal wetland; 4.4.1. Mangroves; 4.4.2. Saltmarshes; 4.4.3. Supratidal mudflats 327 $a4.5. Enhancement of estuarine fisheries productivity by outwelling from tidal wetlands4.6. Groundwater flow; 4.6.1. Mangroves; 4.6.2. Saltmarshes; 4.7. Physics-biology links; Chapter 5 Estuarine food webs; 5.1. Simple food webs; 5.1.1. Definitions; 5.1.2. Clear waters; 5.2. The key role of detritus; 5.3. The role of groundwater; 5.4. Link to pelagic food web (fisheries); 5.5. Estuarine ecology; 5.6. Over-stressed ecosystems; 5.7. Seagrass and coral reefs; Chapter 6 Ecohydrology models; 6.1. Engineering models; 6.2. Ecosystem models; 6.2.1. Predator-prey relationship 327 $a6.2.2. Estuarine ecosystem models6.2.3. An estuarine ecohydrology model; 6.3. Coral reef ecohydrology model; Chapter 7 Ecohydrology solutions; 7.1. Freshwater; 7.2. Estuaries; 7.3. Coastal waters; 7.4. Managing human health threats; 7.5. Habitat creation; 7.5.1. Saltmarshes; 7.5.2. Mangroves; 7.5.3. Seagrass; 7.5.4. Coral reefs; 7.5.5. Sediment capping; 7.6. Protection against natural hazards; 7.7. A future for estuaries and coastal waters?; References; Index 330 $aThis book focuses on the principal components of an estuary. Although each chapter contains rigorous specialist knowledge, it is presented in an accessible way that encourages multidisciplinary collaboration among such fields as hydrology, ecology and mathematical modeling. Estuarine Ecohydrology demonstrates how one can quantify an estuarine ecosystem's ability to cope with human stresses. The theories, models, and real-world solutions presented will serve as a toolkit for designing a management plan for the ecologically sustainable development of an estuary.* Appropriate for 606 $aEcohydrology 606 $aEstuarine ecology 615 0$aEcohydrology. 615 0$aEstuarine ecology. 676 $a577.786 686 $a42.92$2bcl 700 $aWolanski$b Eric$01521837 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785092703321 996 $aEstuarine ecohydrology$93761257 997 $aUNINA