Coastal Ecosystems: Environmental importance, current challenges and conservation measures

This volume incorporates theoretical and practical knowledge through  case studies and reviews to serve as a baseline of information for  coastal ecosystem research, and discusses the impacts of pollution,  industrialisation, agriculture and climate change on coastal ecosystem  biogeochemistry and biodiversity. The case studies address the role of  coastal ecosystems as a carbon sink which is getting impacted by  anthropogenic disturbances. Through this analysis, the book covers  various strategies for the conservation and management of coastal  ecosystems, considering their unique ecological and biogeochemical  attributes and region-specific threats and impacts. The book will be of  interest to a wide range of readers including students, researchers and  professionals in coastal ecosystem science, coastal pollution, climate  change adaptation, biodiversity conservation and environmental  management