The effects of urbanisation on coastal habitats and the potential for ecological engineering: A Singapore case study

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-85

  Lai, Samantha ^a   Loke, Lynette H L ^a   Hilton, Michael J ^b   Bouma, Tjeerd J ^c   Todd, Peter A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coastal change; Coastal management; Ecological engineering; Intertidal habitats; Land reclamation; Seawalls; Singapore

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE; REEFS; RETAINING WALLS;

COASTAL CHANGE; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; INTERTIDAL HABITATS; SINGAPORE;

RECLAMATION;

BIODIVERSITY; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CORAL REEF; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; HABITAT LOSS; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MANGROVE; MITIGATION; SHORELINE;

ECOLOGY; ENGINEERING; SINGAPORE;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 84911369786     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.006     Document Type: Article

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