U. Thampanya

Mangroves and Sediment Dynamics Along the Coasts of Southern Thailand

PhD: UNESCO-IHE Institute, Delft

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents the quantification of mangrove responses to sedimentation and hydrodynamics, the assessment of coastal dynamics of Southern Thailand and the development of predictive mangrove colonization models. The assessment of coastal changes revealed substantial on-going coastal erosion along the coasts of Southern Thailand. The predictive models showed that water turbulence and seedling herbivory had the most important impacts on mangrove colonization success.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 271mm x 214mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 358g
• ISBN-13: 9780415384865
• ISBN-10: 0415384869
• Artikelnr.: 23393592

Autorenporträt

Udomluck Thampanya was born in 1962 in Northern Thailand. She graduated in Statistics from Chiang Mai University in 1985. She served in the Royal Thai Navy as an officer engaged in simulated war activities, leaving to study for an M.Sc. in computer science in Bangkok. Her current research interest is in the impact of sedimentation on coastal ecosystems.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Summary Chapter 1 Propagules, seeds and dispersal of mangroves and
their potential sensitivity to sedimentation, a general introduction
Chapter 2 Colonization success of common Thai mangrove species as a
function of shelter from water movement Chapter 3 The effect of increasing
sediment accretion on the seedlings of three common Thai mangrove species
Chapter 4 Diameter and height-age relationships for common SE Asian
mangrove taxa Chapter 5 Long-term mangrove progression and coastal
recession along the coasts of Southern Thailand Chapter 6 Predicting
mangrove colonization success: development of a simple, integrative,
demographic model Chapter 7 Conclusion and general discussion