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Coastal Dunes M. L. Martinez

Coastal Dunes By M. L. Martinez

Coastal Dunes by M. L. Martinez


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In this book, coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes cover a wide set of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, biotic interactions and environmental problems and conservation.

Coastal Dunes Summary

Coastal Dunes: Ecology and Conservation by M. L. Martinez

In this book, coastal dune specialists from tropical and temperate latitudes cover a wide set of topics, including: geomorphology, community dynamics, ecophysiology, biotic interactions and environmental problems and conservation. The book offers recommendations for future research, identifying relevant topics where detailed knowledge is still lacking. It also identifies management tools that will promote and maintain the rich diversity of the dune environments in the context of continuing coastal development.

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This book had its origin in a session at the International Botanical Congress in Missouri (1999), when it was agreed to produce a peer-reviewed book on coastal sand dunes ... . There is a great deal of good information in this book, with each of the chapters having an extensive list of references. Gaps in knowledge are identified and recommendations made for future research. ... The book has good taxonomic and general indexes ... . Diagrams, graphs and tables are well reproduced ... . (Janet Sprent, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society, 2005)

Table of Contents

I What are Sand Dunes? 1. A perspective on coastal dunes. By Martinez ML, Psuty NP and Lubke RA 2. The coastal foredune: a morphological basis for regional coastal dune development. By Psuty NP 3. Coastal dunes in the tropics and temperate regions: location, formation, morphology and vegetation processes. By Hesp PA II The Flora and Fauna of Sanddunes 4. Temperate zone coastal dunes. By Wiedemann AM and Pickart AJ 5. Vegetation dynamics and succession in sand dunes of the eastern coasts of Africa. By Lubke RA 6. Coastal dune slacks. By Grootjans AP, Adema EB, Bekker RM and Lammerts EJ 7. Coastal dune forest rehabilitation: a case study on rodent and bird assemblages in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. By van Aarde RJ, Wassenaar TD, Niemand L, Knowles T and Ferreira S III Living in a Stressful Environment 8. Burial of plants as a selective force in sand dunes. By Maun MA 9. Physiological characteristics of coastal dune pioneer species from the Eastern Cape, South Africa, in relation to stress and disturbance. By Ripley BS and Pammenter NW10. Plant functional types in coastal dune habitats. By Garcia Novo F, Diaz Barradas MC, Zunzunegui M, Garcia Mora R and Gallego Fernandez JB IV Biotic Interactions 11. Arbuscular mycorrhizas in coastal sand dunes. By Koske RE, Gemma JN, Corkidi L, Siguenza C and Rincon E 12. The role of algal mats on community succession in dunes and dune slacks. By Vazquez G 13. Plant-plant interactions in coastal sand dunes. By Martinez ML and Garcia-Franco JG 14. Ant-Plant interactions: their seasonal variation and effects on plant fitness. By Rico-Gray V, Oliveira PS, Parra-Tabla V, Cuautle M and Diaz-Castelazo C V Environmental Problems and Conservation 15. Environmental problems and restoration measures in coastal sand dunes inthe Netherlands. By Kooijman AM 16. The costs of our coasts: examples of dynamic dune management from western Europe. By van der Meulen F, Bakker TWM and Houston JA 17. Animal life in sand dunes: from exploitation and prosecution to protection and monitoring. By Baeyens G and Martinez ML 18. Coastal vegetation as indicators for conservation. By Espejel I, Ahumada B, Cruz Y and Heredia A 19. A case study of conservation and management of tropical sand dune systems: La Mancha-El Llano. By Moreno-Casasola P 20. European coastal dunes: ecological values, threats, opportunities and policy development. By Heslenfeld P, Jungerius PD and Klijn JA VI The Coastal Dune Paradox: Conservation vs. Exploitation? 21. The fragility and conservation of the worlds coastal dunes: geomorphological, ecological and socioeconomic perspectives. By Martinez ML, Maun MA and Psuty NP

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NPB9783540740018
9783540740018
3540740015
Coastal Dunes: Ecology and Conservation by M. L. Martinez
New
Paperback
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
2007-10-09
388
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