Intertidal mudflat and saltmarsh conservation and sustainable use in the UK: A review

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-104

  Foster, Natalie M ^a   Hudson, Malcolm D ^a   Bray, Simon ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal defence; Intertidal mudflat and saltmarsh reparation (IMSR); Mudflat; Nature conservation; Saltmarsh; UK

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COASTAL DEFENCE; CURRENT STATUS; INTERTIDAL MUDFLAT AND SALTMARSH REPARATION; INTERTIDAL MUDFLATS; MUDFLATS; SALT MARSHES; SUSTAINABLE USE; UK; UNCERTAINTY;

EROSION;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MUDFLAT; NATURE CONSERVATION; SALTMARSH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EROSION; INTERTIDAL MUDFLAT; REVIEW; SALTMARSH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84877799958     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.015     Document Type: Review

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