Sandy Beaches As Endangered Ecosystems

Author : Sílvia C. Gonçalves,Susana M.F. Ferreira
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780429624513

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Sandy Beaches as Endangered Ecosystems by Sílvia C. Gonçalves,Susana M.F. Ferreira Pdf

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.

Author : A. McLachlan,T. Erasmus
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401729383

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Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems by A. McLachlan,T. Erasmus Pdf

What sight is more beautiful than a high-energy beach facing lines of rolling white breakers? What battleground is more ferocious than where waves and sand meet? What environment could be more exciting to study than this sandy interface between sea and land? And yet how much do we know about sandy beaches? Open sandy beaches are amongst the most neglected fields of scientific study in the coastal environment. This situation exists despite their great extent along most temperate and tropical coastlines and their value as recreational areas and buffer zones against the sea. The traditional oceanographer does not venture into the surf zone while the terrestrial ecologist stops short at the high water mark. Only a few coastal engineers have grappled with the problem of sand and sediment movement as it influences their construction of harbours and pipelines. The marine biologist on the other hand has regarded estuaries, coral reefs and rocky shores, obviously teeming with life, as more fruitful areas for study than the apparently poor animal life on sandy beaches. Sandy beaches have therefore tended to become a scientific no man's land. Over the last decade this situation has begun to improve. Recent work on high-energy beaches has revealed that they may in fact be rich and productive and fertile areas for study. It has even been suggested that beaches and their adjacent surf zones may constitute viable marine ecosystems.

Author : Sílvia C. Gonçalves,Susana M.F. Ferreira
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429624957

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Sandy Beaches as Endangered Ecosystems by Sílvia C. Gonçalves,Susana M.F. Ferreira Pdf

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.

Author : Anton McLachlan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Seashore ecology
ISBN : 9061937515

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Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems by Anton McLachlan Pdf

Author : Anton McLachlan,A C Brown
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-10-10
Category : Beaches
ISBN : 1493300970

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The Ecology of Sandy Shores by Anton McLachlan,A C Brown Pdf

The Ecology of Sandy Shores provides the students and researchers with a one-volume resource for understanding the conservation and management of the sandy shore ecosystem. Covering all beach types, and addressing issues from the behavioral and physiological adaptations of the biota to exploring the effects of pollution and the impact of man's activities, this book should become the standard reference for those interested in Sandy Shore study, management and preservation. * More than 25% expanded from the previous edition * Three entirely new chapters: Energetics and Nutrient Cycling, Turtles and Terrestrial Vertebrates, and Benthic Macrofauna Populations * New sections on the interstitial environment, seagrasses, human impacts and coastal zone management * Examples drawn from virtually all parts of the world, considering all beach types from the most exposed to the most sheltered

Author : A.C. Brown,Anton McLachlan
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080465099

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The Ecology of Sandy Shores by A.C. Brown,Anton McLachlan Pdf

The Ecology of Sandy Shores provides the students and researchers with a one-volume resource for understanding the conservation and management of the sandy shore ecosystem. Covering all beach types, and addressing issues from the behavioral and physiological adaptations of the biota to exploring the effects of pollution and the impact of man's activities, this book should become the standard reference for those interested in Sandy Shore study, management and preservation. More than 25% expanded from the previous edition Three entirely new chapters: Energetics and Nutrient Cycling, Turtles and Terrestrial Vertebrates, and Benthic Macrofauna Populations New sections on the interstitial environment, seagrasses, human impacts and coastal zone management Examples drawn from virtually all parts of the world, considering all beach types from the most exposed to the most sheltered

Author : Harold Mooney,Erika Zavaleta
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520962170

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Ecosystems of California by Harold Mooney,Erika Zavaleta Pdf

This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for California’s remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem type—its distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of California’s ecological patterns and the history of the state’s various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the state’s ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of California’s environment and curious naturalists.

Author : Karen L.M. Martin
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482208009

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Beach-Spawning Fishes by Karen L.M. Martin Pdf

Beach-spawning fishes from exotic locations on most continents of the world provide spectacular examples of extreme adaptations during the most vulnerable life cycle stages. The beauty, intriguing biology, and importance of these charismatic fishes at the interface of marine and terrestrial ecosystems have inspired numerous scientific studies. Adap

Author : Juan J. Munoz-Perez,Luis Moreno
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783036516066

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Beach Nourishment by Juan J. Munoz-Perez,Luis Moreno Pdf

Erosion is experienced by most coastlines worldwide, and it is usually attributed not only to sea level rise but also to the retention of sand in dams, the occupation of dry beaches by urbanized areas, the mining of sand as a building material for construction, and so on. Beach nourishment has evolved as the favored erosion-mitigation strategy in many areas of the world. The increasing number of people living on the coast, the safety of those people, and the high values of coastal properties are all factors that have made beach nourishment a cost-effective strategy for managing erosion in many locations. However, a new scenario of sand scarcity and environmental care has arisen in recent decades. There have been many different and interesting cases of various aspects of beach nourishment in recent years. The purpose of this invited Special Issue is to publish the most exciting experience and research with respect to this topic. Thus, novel techniques for designing, executing, and controlling these kinds of works as well as different case studies and their monitoring results and conclusions have been included, in order to present an updated state of the art for marine scientists, researchers, and engineers.

Author : Anton McLachlan,Omar Defeo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128096987

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The Ecology of Sandy Shores by Anton McLachlan,Omar Defeo Pdf

The Ecology of Sandy Shores, Third Edition, provides both a holistic and conceptual introduction for beginners, while also presenting an in-depth and cutting-edge analysis for researchers interested in sandy shores. This new edition focuses on resource use, and has also been updated to include recent findings, enhanced illustrations, and additional coverage on beach fisheries and global/climate change. In addition, this release presents insights on food webs, greater coverage on global biodiversity patterns in sandy beaches, and new insights on population patterns, behavior and threats. Research on beaches is difficult because of the dynamic nature of the environment. There is no other book covering the ecology of sandy beaches, despite the extent and economic importance of these systems. This book is designed to both provide the conceptual basis to introduce students to the basic principles of sandy shore ecology and to serve as a ready reference for doctoral students and researches working on these systems. It can also serve as a handbook for land and coastal managers. Fully updated edition of the preeminent book on sandy shores Covers sandy shores from the perspective that they are a socioecological system Represents the top resource on an enormous habitat that is important in every way—ecologically, environmentally, socially and economically

Author : Brooke Maslo,Julie L. Lockwood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107022799

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Coastal Conservation by Brooke Maslo,Julie L. Lockwood Pdf

An exploration of the biodiversity status of coastal habitats worldwide, emphasising their importance to society, major threats and conservation challenges.

Author : Margaret Cessa
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Beach erosion
ISBN : 1631172395

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Beaches by Margaret Cessa Pdf

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal systems world-wide, representing approximately 3⁄4 of the worlds' coastlines. In the last decades, these sensitive and dynamic ecosystems have been a target of an increasing human pressure, associated with an unbridled urbanisation of coastal areas, caused by high human population growth, but also associated with recreational activities and tourism. Together with global climatic changes and coastal erosion, these processes lead to detrimental impacts and an environmental quality decline of sandy beach ecosystems, imposing an increasing need for adequate assessment and management practices. This book discusses the El Niño-Southern oscillation and coastal response; macrofaunal key species as useful tools in management and assessment practices on sandy beaches; improving coastal knowledge transfer between researchers and managers; the influence of environmental aspects in the variation of natural radioactivity levels in selected Brazilian beach sand samples; nuisance algal blooms; and down-coast erosion triggered by exhaustion of sand supply from sea cliffs.

Author : South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9061937515

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Sandy Beaches as Ecosystems by South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Pdf

Author : Harold Mooney,Erika Zavaleta
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520278806

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Ecosystems of California by Harold Mooney,Erika Zavaleta Pdf

This long-anticipated reference and sourcebook for CaliforniaÕs remarkable ecological abundance provides an integrated assessment of each major ecosystem typeÑits distribution, structure, function, and management. A comprehensive synthesis of our knowledge about this biologically diverse state, Ecosystems of California covers the state from oceans to mountaintops using multiple lenses: past and present, flora and fauna, aquatic and terrestrial, natural and managed. Each chapter evaluates natural processes for a specific ecosystem, describes drivers of change, and discusses how that ecosystem may be altered in the future. This book also explores the drivers of CaliforniaÕs ecological patterns and the history of the stateÕs various ecosystems, outlining how the challenges of climate change and invasive species and opportunities for regulation and stewardship could potentially affect the stateÕs ecosystems. The text explicitly incorporates both human impacts and conservation and restoration efforts and shows how ecosystems support human well-being. Edited by two esteemed ecosystem ecologists and with overviews by leading experts on each ecosystem, this definitive work will be indispensable for natural resource management and conservation professionals as well as for undergraduate or graduate students of CaliforniaÕs environment and curious naturalists.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309103466

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Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Ocean Studies Board,Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts Pdf

Like ocean beaches, sheltered coastal areas experience land loss from erosion and sea level rise. In response, property owners often install hard structures such as bulkheads as a way to prevent further erosion, but these structures cause changes in the coastal environment that alter landscapes, reduce public access and recreational opportunities, diminish natural habitats, and harm species that depend on these habitats for shelter and food. Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts recommends coastal planning efforts and permitting policies to encourage landowners to use erosion control alternatives that help retain the natural features of coastal shorelines.