Coastal Wetlands, Second Edition: An Integrated and Ecosystem Approach provides an understanding of the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the ecological services that they provide. As coastal wetlands are under a great deal of pressure from the dual forces of rising sea levels and the intervention of human populations, both along the estuary and in the river catchment, this book covers important issues, such as the destruction or degradation of wetlands from land reclamation and infrastructures, impacts from the discharge of pollutants, changes in river flows and sediment supplies, land clearing, and dam operations.

1. Coastal Wetlands: A Synthesis2. The Morphology and Development of Coastal Wetlands in the Tropics3. Temperate Coastal Wetlands: Morphology, Sediment Processes, and Plant Communities4. Northern Polar Coastal Wetlands: Development, Structure and Land Use5. Salt-Marsh Eco-Geomorphological Dynamics and Hydrodynamic Circulation6. Geomorphology of Tidal Courses and Depressions7. Methods to Estimate Heat Balance in Coastal Wetlands8. Hydrodynamics and Modeling of Water Flow in Coastal Wetlands9. Mathematical Modeling of Tidal Flow over Saltmarshes and Tidal Flats with Applications to the Venice Lagoon10. Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Tidal Flats11. Intertidal Flats: Form and Function12. Biogeochemical Dynamics of Coastal Tidal Flats13. Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycling in Seagrass Ecosystems14. Tidal Salt marshes: Sedimentology and Geomorphology15. Ecosystem Structure of Tidal Saline Marshes16. Salt Marsh Biogeochemistry - An Overview17. The role of freshwater flows on salt marsh growth and development18. Tidal Freshwater Wetlands19. Biogeochemistry of Tidal Freshwater Wetlands20. Biogeomorphology of mangroves21. Biogeochemistry of mangroves22. Ecogeomorphic Models of Nutrient Biogeochemistry for Mangrove Wetlands23. Tidal Marsh Creation24. Salt Marsh Restoration25. Managed Realignment: Re-Creating Intertidal Habitats on Formerly Reclaimed Land26. Methods and Criteria for Successful Mangrove Forest Rehabilitation27. Evaluating Restored Tidal Freshwater Wetlands28. The Shifting Salt Marsh-Mangrove Ecotone in Australasia and the Americas29. The Value of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Services30. Blue Carbon31. Towards a Salt Marsh Management Plan for New York City: Recommendations for Strategic Restoration and Protection32. Living Shorelines for Coastal Resilience33. Mangrove Management: Challenges and Guidelines