Coastal Conservation and Management

1. INTRODUCTION. - 1. 1 Scope of the Book. - 1. 2. Early Human Occupation. - 1. 3Natural or Man-Made?. - 1. 4 Defining the Coastal Zone. - 1. 5 Coastal Landscapes. - 2. General Principles. - 2. 1 Origins of Coastal Conservation. - 2. 2 Coastal Management. - 3. Sea Cliffs & Sea Cliff Vegetation. - 3. 1 Introduction and Scope. - 3. 2 Habitat Distribution. - 3. 3 Nature Conservation Value. - 3. 4 Plant Communities & X204; Regional Variation in Europe. - 3. 5 Invertebrates. - 3. 6 Human Activities and Conservation. - 3. 7 Grazing. - 3. 8 Recreation. - 3. 9 Other Management Issues. - 3. 10 Conservation and Coast Protection. - 4. SEABIRDS SEA CLIFFS & ISLANDS. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 Seabird Locations and Habitat. - 4. 3 Seabird Conservation and Human Activities. - 4. 4 Cumulative Interactions. - 5. Saltmarsh. - 5. 1 Introduction and Scope. - 5. 2 Habitat Distribution. - 5. 3 Nature Conservation Value. - 5. 4 Human Activities and Conservation. - 5. 5 Historical Losses and Sea Level Change. - 5. 6 Grazing on Saltmarsh. - 5. 7 Other Management Issues. - 5. 8 Recreation And Access. - 5. 9 Pollution. - 5. 10 Complex Relationships. - 5. 11 Sea Defence Sea Level Rise and Saltmarshes. - 6. Spartina Anglica & X2014; A Case of Invasion. - 6. 1 Origins and Colonisation. - 6. 2 Nature Conservation Implications. - 6. 3 Spartina in the Usa. - 6. 4 Methods of Management. - 6. 5 Spartina Friend or Foe?. - 6. 6 Is There a Case for Control?. - 7. Sand Dune. - 7. 1 Introduction and Scope. - 7. 2 Sand Dune Distribution. - 7. 3 Nature Conservation Value. - 7. 4 Human Activities And Conservation. - 7. 5. The Importance Of Grazing. - 7. 6 Dune Hydrology. - 7. 7 Golf Courses. - 7. 8 Sand Dunes Climate Change And Sea Level Rise. - 8. Shingle Beaches & Structures. - 8. 1 Introduction And Scope. - 8. 2 Habitat Distribution. - 8. 3 Nature Conservation Value. - 8. 4 Human Activities and Conservation. - 8. 5 Options and Opportunities. - 9. Nature Conservation at Dungeness A Case History. - 9. 1 Introduction. - 9. 2 Evolution Of Dungeness. - 9. 3 Nature Conservation Importance. - 9. 4 Human Activity and Conservation. - 10. Coastal Wetlands Estuaries Deltas & Lagoons. - 10. 1 Introduction and Scope. - 10. 2 Habitat Distribution. - 10. 3 Nature Conservation Value. - 10. 4 Species Distribution within an Estuary. - 10. 4. 1 Human Activities and Conservation. - 10. 5 The Estuary Squeeze'. - 10. 6 Coastal Defence. - 10. 7 Pollution. - 10. 8 Time-Scales for Change. - 11. Grazing Marshes & Salinas. - 11. 1 Introduction and Scope. - 11. 2 Grazing Marsh (Coastal Wet Grassland). - 11. 3 Habitat Distribution. - 11. 4 Nature Conservation Value. - 11. 5 Human Activities And Conservation. - 11. 6 Management. - 11. 7 Sea Defence. - 11. 8 Salinas As Secondary Habitats?. - 11. 9 Management. - 11. 10 Fish-Farms And Rice Fields. - 12. Ecological Networks. - 12. 1 Introduction And Scope. - 12. 2 The Nature Of Coastal Networks. - 12. 3 Networks Some Examples. - 12. 4 Geographical Scales. - 12. 5 The Red Knot Land Claim and Sea Level Rise. - 12. 6 International Protection and Local Management. - 13. Integrated Coastal Management. - 13. 1 Introduction. - 13. 2 Defining the Coastal Zone. - 13. 3 Coastal Management. - 13. 4 International / National Policy. - 13. 5 The European Union Demonstration Programme. - 13. 6 European Governmental Approaches. - 13. 7 Other Institutional Methods. - 13. 8 Local Initiatives; Raising Awareness and Promoting Understanding The Role of Research. - 13. 9 Implementing Integrated Coastal Management. - 14. Habitat Protection Coastal Conservation & Management. - 14. 1 Introduction. - 14. 2 The Coastal & X2018;Squeeze' A New Paradigm?. - 14. 3 Sea Level Change. - 14. 4 Changing Attitudes Dynamic Conservation?. - 14. 5Integrating Management. - 14. 6 Participation And Consultation. - 14. 7 The Future. - 14. 8 Win Some Lose Some. - References. - English Names of Commoner Plants. Language: English