Sediment Dynamics of Chinese Muddy Coasts and Estuaries: Physics, Biology and their Interactions

Sediment Dynamics of Chinese Muddy Coasts and Estuaries: Physics, Biology and Their Interactions provides a forum for the latest research addressing the physics, sedimentary processes, biology, chemistry and ecological processes associated with these rapidly changing estuarine and coastal environments. It will explore the challenges and opportunities for future research in China’s estuaries and coastal waters around the world, and uses China as a case study to provide answers to the causes of and possible solutions to these problems, presenting methodologies on working with observation and modelling analysis.

China’s coastal zone is facing many urgent issues in the environmental degradation and sustainable use of its marine resources. Sediment Dynamics of Chinese Muddy Coasts and Estuaries reviews and synthesizes papers from the international research communities including those from China to exemplify and document their scientific approaches to manage and recover coastal ecological functions.

Presents spatio-temporal processes and multivariate dynamic modellingIncludes physical and biological feedback along with marine ecosystem observation and modelingFeatures multidisciplinary methodological approachesIncludes important information on the effects of climate change to the coasts and estuaries of China

1. Introduction
Xiao Hua Wang
2. Jiaozhou Bay
Lulu Qiao
3. Muddy Coast off Jiangsu, China: physical, ecological, and anthropogenic processes
Ya Ping Wang
4. Changjiang Estuary
Jianrong Zhu
5. Changes of hydrodynamics of Hangzhou Bay due to land reclamation  in the past 60 years
Li Li
6. Marine Environmental Status and Blue Bay Remediation in Xiamen
Keliang Chen
7. Coastal Dynamics and Sediment Resuspension in Laizhou Bay
Zai-Jin You
8. Remarks
Xiao Hua Wang