DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.08.012
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85027418354
论文题名: The protection of sandy shores - Can we afford to ignore the contribution of seagrass?
作者: Paul M.
刊名: Marine Pollution Bulletin
ISSN: 0025-326X
EISSN: 1879-3363
出版年: 2017
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Beach profile
; Ecosystem services
; Seagrass
; Sediment stabilisation
; Shore nourishment
; Soft coastal protection
Scopus关键词: Beaches
; Coastal engineering
; Ecology
; Ecosystems
; Erosion
; Flow velocity
; Plants (botany)
; Shear stress
; Wave energy conversion
; Beach profile
; Coastal protection
; Ecosystem services
; Seagrasses
; Shore nourishment
; Shore protection
; ecosystem
; flow rate
; hydrodynamics
; interdisciplinary research
; nonhuman
; seagrass
; seashore
; seasonal variation
; sediment
; shear stress
; species
Scopus学科分类: Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Aquatic Science
; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Oceanography
; Environmental Science: Pollution
英文摘要: Shore nourishment is considered an effective soft coastal protection measure for sandy shorelines. However, sand demand and costs are high, especially as nourishment has to be repeated regularly due to ongoing erosion. Seagrass meadows are able to trap and stabilise sediment by reducing bed shear stress. Moreover, they reduce flow velocity and wave energy in regions beyond their boundaries. Especially small species may not provide these ecosystem services sufficiently to protect shorelines from erosion, but they may stabilise beach profiles enough to increase nourishment intervals. This review discusses the potential benefits of integrating ecosystem services provided by seagrass meadows, both existing and newly planted, in nourishment plans, and also addresses potential limitations such as unsuitable hydrodynamic conditions and seasonality. Finally, it highlights knowledge gaps that should be addressed by interdisciplinary research to improve nourishment plans and use seagrass ecosystem services to their full potential. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/88095
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作者单位: Landscape Ecology and Environmental Systems Analysis, Institute of Geoecology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Langer Kamp 19c, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
Recommended Citation:
Paul M.. The protection of sandy shores - Can we afford to ignore the contribution of seagrass?[J]. Marine Pollution Bulletin,2017-01-01