Table of Contents

COASTAL WETLANDS: AN INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM APPROACHPrefaceChapter 1.- Eric Wolanski, Mark M. Brinson, Donald R. Cahoon, Gerardo M. E. Perillo Coastal wetlands: A synthesisSection I. Coastal Wetlands as EcosystemsChapter 2.- Colin D. Woodroffe, Gareth Davies The morphology and development of tropical coastal wetlandsChapter 3.- Paula Pratolongo, Jason Kirby, Andrew Plater, Mark M. Brinson Temperate coastal wetlands: morphology, sediment processes, and plant communitiesChapter 4.- I. Peter Martini, Robert L. Jefferies, R. I. Guy Morrison, Kenneth F. Abraham Polar coastal wetlands: development, structure and landuseSection II. Physical ProcessesChapter 5.- Andrea D'Alpaos, Stefano Lanzoni, Andrea Rinaldo, Marco Mariani Intertidal eco-geomorphological dynamics and hydrodynamic circulationChapter 6.- Gerardo M. E. Perillo Tidal courses: classification, origin and functionalityChapter 7.- M. Cintia Piccolo Heat energy balance in coastal wetlandsChapter 8.- Yoshihiro Mazda, Eric Wolanski Hydrodynamics and modeling of water flow in mangrove areas Chapter 9.- Luigi D'Alpaos, Luca Carniello, Andrea DefinaMathematical modeling of tidal flow over saltmarshes and tidal flats with applications to the Venice LagoonSection III. Tidal FlatsChapter 10.- Shu Gao Geomorphology and sedimentology of tidal flatsChapter 11.- David Paterson, Rebeca J. Aspden, Kevin S. BlackIntertidal flats: Ecosystem functioning of soft sediment systemsChapter 12.- Samantha B. Joye, Dirk de Beer, Perran L. M. Cook Biogeochemical dynamics of coastal tidal flatsSection IV. Marshes and SeagrassesChapter 13.- Marianne Holmer Productivity and biogeochemical cycling in seagrass ecosystemsChapter 14.- John R.L. Allen Tidal salt marshes: geomorphology and sedimentologyChapter 15.- Jenneke Visser, Donald M. Baltz Ecosystem structure of tidal saline marshesChapter 16.- Craig Tobias, Scott NeubauerSalt marsh biogeochemistry – an overviewChapter 17.- Laurence A. Boorman The role of freshwater flows on salt marsh growth and developmentChapter 18.- Dennis Whigham, Andrew H. Baldwin, Aat Barendregt Tidal freshwater wetlandsChapter 19.- J. Patrick Megonigal, Scott C. Neubauer Biogeochemistry of tidal freshwater wetlandsSection V. MangrovesChapter 20.- Joanna C. Ellison Geomorphology and sedimentology of mangrovesChapter 21.- Rubén, J. Lara, Claudio F. Szlafsztein, Marcelo C.L. Cohen, Julian Oxmann, Bettina B. Schmitt, Pedro.W.M. Souza FilhoGeomorphology and sedimentology of mangroves and salt marshes: the formation of geobotanical units Chapter 22.- Daniel M. Alongi Paradigm shifts in mangrove biologyChapter 23.- Robert R. Twilley, Victor Rivera-Monroy Nutrient biogeochemistry of mangrove wetlandsSection VI. Coastal Wetland Restoration and Management Chapter 24.- Eric I. Paling, Mark Fonseca, Marieke van Katwijk, Mike van Keulen Seagrass restorationChapter 25.- Stephen Broome, Christopher B. Craft Tidal marsh creationChapter 26.- Paul Adam Salt marsh restorationChapter 27.- Angus Garbutt, Laurence A. Boorman Managed realignment: recreating inter-tidal habitats on formerly reclaimed landChapter 28.- Roy R. Lewis IIIMethods and criteria for successful mangrove forest restorationChapter 29.- Andrew H. Baldwin, Richard S. Hammerschlag, Donald R. CahoonRestoration of tidal freshwater wetlands: Ecosystem characteristics and environmental constraintsSection VII. Coastal Wetland Sustainability and Landscape DynamicsChapter 30.- John Rybczyk, John Callaway Surface elevation models Chapter 31.-Neil Saintilan, Kerrylee Rogers, Karen McKee Salt marsh - mangrove interactionsChapter 32.- Enrique Reyes Spatially-explicit dynamic wetland modelingSubject IndexGeographic IndexTaxonomic Index

About the Author

Dr. Eric Wolanski, FTSE, FIE Aust, is a coastal oceanographer and ecohydrologist. His research interests include the oceanography and sediment dynamics of coral reefs, mangroves, and muddy estuaries. They also include the interaction between physical and biological processes determining the ecosystem health in tropical riverine, estuarine and waters. Eric lead the UNESCO-ROSTE estuarine ecohydrology modelling efforts to quantify the impact from farming, dams, irrigation and urbanisation on the ecological services that estuaries provide to humanity. The ecohydrology models that have resulted have been applied to assess the human impact on coral cover in the Great Barrier Reef, Darwin Harbour, coastal waters of Micronesia, and Tanzania savannah ecosystems. Eric has authored more than 330 scientific papers and seven books. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, the Institution of Engineers Australia, and l'Academie Royale des Sciences d'Outre-Mer. He was awarded an Australian Centenary medal for services in estuarine and coastal oceanography, a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Catholic University of Louvain, and a Queensland Information Technology and Telecommunication award for excellence. He is the chief editor of Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science and Wetlands Ecology and Management. He is a member of the editorial board of Journal of Coastal Research, Journal of Marine Systems, Continental Shelf Research, and Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology. He is a member of the Scientific and Policy Committee of IGBP's LOICZ (Land Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) and of EMECS (Japan's-based International Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas).