Sandy Beaches As Endangered Ecosystems Environmental Problems And Possible Assessment And Management Solutions 1st Edition Sílvia Correia, Gonçalves Fernandes 9780429624513 0429624514

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ISBN 10: 0429624514
ISBN 13: 9780429624513
Author: Sílvia Correia Gonçalves Fernandes

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal environments worldwide, which have an undeniable and unique ecological value. Presently, they are amongst the most endangered ecosystems in the biosphere, mainly due to the influence of several human activities. In this book, renowned scientists from around the world describe key attributes of sandy beaches and highlight the problems which impact them. Specific tools encompassing the physical environment and the biota are pointed out, at different levels of ecological organization. The book also covers suitable management, conservation programmes and respective actions, where ecologic, economic and social dimensions are comprehensively integrated.

Sandy Beaches As Endangered Ecosystems Environmental Problems And Possible Assessment And Management Solutions 1st Table of contents:

1. Sandy Beach Heterogeneity: Intertidal and Supralittoral Communities

2. The Biology and Ecology of Sandy Beach Surf Zones

3. Human Impacts over Sandy Beaches

4. Urbanization of Coastal Areas: Loss of Coastal Dune Ecosystems in Japan

5. Strategies to Mitigate Coastal Erosion

6. Exploring the Sun and the Sea—Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Tools Regarding Touristic and Recreational Activities on Coastal and Beach Systems

7. Validation and Use of Biological Metrics for the Diagnosis of Sandy Beach Health

8. Conservation Shortcuts: A Promisor Approach for Impact Assessments and Management of Sandy Beaches

9. Towards a New Integrated Ecosystem-Based Model for Beach Management: The Case of S’Abanell Beach (Catalonia-Spain: North-Western Mediterranean)

10. The Beach Ecology Coalition: Enhancing Ecosystem Conservation and Beach Management to Balance Natural Resource Protection and Recreational Use

11. Sandy Beach Management and Conservation: The Integration of Economic, Social and Ecological V

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