Coastal wetland loss, consequences, and challenges for restoration

被引：147
作者：
Li X. [1 ]
Bellerby R. [1 ,2 ]
Craft C. [3 ]
Widney S.E. [3 ]
机构：
[1] State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai
[2] Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Bergen
[3] School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, 47405, IN
来源：
Anthropocene Coasts | 2018年 / 1卷 / 1期
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Coastal wetlands; Consequence; Functionalities; Loss; Restoration;
D O I：
10.1139/anc-2017-0001
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摘要：
Coastal wetlands mainly include ecosystems of mangroves, coral reefs, salt marsh, and sea grass beds. As the buffer zone between land and sea, they are frequently threatened from both sides. The world coastal wetland lost more than 50% of its area in the 20th century, largely before their great value, such as wave attenuation, erosion control, biodiversity support, and carbon sequestration, was fully recognized. World wetland loss and degradation was accelerated in the last three decades, caused by both anthropogenic and natural factors, such as land reclamation, aquaculture, urbanization, harbor and navigation channel construction, decreased sediment input from the catchments, sea level rise, and erosion. Aquaculture is one of the key destinations of coastal wetland transformation. Profound consequences have been caused by coastal wetland loss, such as habitat loss for wild species, CO2 and N2 O emission from land reclamation and aquaculture, and flooding. Great efforts have been made to restore coastal wetlands, but challenges remain due to lack of knowledge about interactions between vegetation and morphological dynamics. Compromise among the different functionalities remains a challenge during restoration of coastal wetlands, especially when faced with highly profitable coastal land use. To solve the problem, multi-disciplinary efforts are needed from physio-chemical–biological monitoring to modelling, designing, and restoring practices with site-specific knowledge. © 2018, Canadian Science Publishing. All rights reserved.
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