This volume introduces concepts and processes used in coastal and marine ecosystems management. As an excellent resource for finding basic knowledge on coastal erosion and shoreline change, and natural disasters, this new edition discusses sea level rise, renewable energy, fishery resource economics, costal remote sensing, and more.

Section I: Terrestrial Coastal Environment 1. Aquaculture 2. Aquaforests and Aquaforestry: Africa 3. Coastal and Estuarine Waters: Light Behavior 4. Coastal and Estuarine Waters: Optical Sensors and Remote Sensing 5. Coastal Environments 6. Coastal Erosion and Shoreline Change 7. Coastal Natural Disasters: Tsunamis on the Sanriku Coast 8. Coral Reef: Biology and History 9. Coral Reef: Ecology and Conservation 10. Fisheries: Conservation and Management 11. Mangrove Forests 12. Tourism Management: Marine and Coastal Recreation 13. Science Communication for Natural Resource Managers: Techniques and Examples in Marine Systems 14. Quantifying Reef Ecosystem Services Section II: Marine Environment 15. Archaeological Oceanography 16. Arctic Hydrology 17. Bathymetry: Assessment 18. Bathymetry: Features and Hypsography 19. Bathymetry: Seafloor Mapping History 20. Marine Benthic Productivity 21. Marine Mammals 22. Marine Protected Areas 23. Marine Resource Management 24. Maritime Transportation and Ports 25. Markets, Trade, and Seafood 26. Water Cycle: Ocean's Role 27. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation for Coastal Transportation Infrastructure: A Sustainable Development Challenge for SIDS in the Caribbean and Beyond Section III: Coastal Change and Monitoring 28. Coastal Environments: Remote Sensing 29. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation: Seagrasses 30. Wetlands: Coastal, InSAR Mapping 31. A Hybrid Approach for Mapping Salt Marsh Vegetation 32. Remote Sensing of Coastal Wetlands of the Yellow River Delta Region 33. Coastal Change: Remote Sensing of Wetlands in Yangtze River Estuary 34. Remote Sensing of Mangrove Forests in an Environment of Global Change 35. Salt Marsh Mapping and Change Analysis: Remote Sensing 36. Tidal Effects in Salt Marsh Mapping: Remote Sensing