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Contemporary and future stresses on estuaries: examples from the Yellow River Delta, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, and the German Bight
Formed where the water from rivers meets the sea, processes in estuaries are driven by the mixing between freshwater and seawater. Being home to diverse plant and animal communities, which have adapted to this unique environment, estuaries are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Providing a multitude of ecosystem services, estuaries are also of high economic value and contribute to human well-being. Besides providing habitats to aquatic species, estuaries are a source of food and raw materials while also cycling nutrients and contributing to coastal protection by damping the damaging effects of extreme events (e.g., storm surges). In addition, estuaries ensure safe navigation to and from ports and are used for recreational activities. However, with many of the world’s largest cities located on estuaries, they are directly exposed to impacts from human activity, such as overexploitation of resources or pollution. Being located in low-lying coastal areas, estuaries are also vulnerable to sea-level rise while simultaneously being impacted by climate change-induced alterations in hydrology. The combination of human-driven and climate-induced changes may lead to the degradation or loss of estuarine ecosystems and the services they provide. In order to minimize negative impacts and to promote a sustainable management of estuaries, it is thus important to investigate how estuarine environments respond to drivers of contemporary and future changes. Since no two estuaries are alike, examples from the Yellow River Delta (China), the Mekong Delta (Vietnam), and the German Bight are presented in this thesis. Major drivers, which impact these focus regions, include: sand mining/dredging, damming, climate change-induced alterations in hydrology, and sea-level rise. The aim of this thesis is to improve the understanding of how the selected estuaries are impacted by predominant contemporary and projected future drivers. This is accomplished by addressing different research questions with a focus on: (i) ...
Contemporary and future stresses on estuaries: examples from the Yellow River Delta, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, and the German Bight
Formed where the water from rivers meets the sea, processes in estuaries are driven by the mixing between freshwater and seawater. Being home to diverse plant and animal communities, which have adapted to this unique environment, estuaries are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Providing a multitude of ecosystem services, estuaries are also of high economic value and contribute to human well-being. Besides providing habitats to aquatic species, estuaries are a source of food and raw materials while also cycling nutrients and contributing to coastal protection by damping the damaging effects of extreme events (e.g., storm surges). In addition, estuaries ensure safe navigation to and from ports and are used for recreational activities. However, with many of the world’s largest cities located on estuaries, they are directly exposed to impacts from human activity, such as overexploitation of resources or pollution. Being located in low-lying coastal areas, estuaries are also vulnerable to sea-level rise while simultaneously being impacted by climate change-induced alterations in hydrology. The combination of human-driven and climate-induced changes may lead to the degradation or loss of estuarine ecosystems and the services they provide. In order to minimize negative impacts and to promote a sustainable management of estuaries, it is thus important to investigate how estuarine environments respond to drivers of contemporary and future changes. Since no two estuaries are alike, examples from the Yellow River Delta (China), the Mekong Delta (Vietnam), and the German Bight are presented in this thesis. Major drivers, which impact these focus regions, include: sand mining/dredging, damming, climate change-induced alterations in hydrology, and sea-level rise. The aim of this thesis is to improve the understanding of how the selected estuaries are impacted by predominant contemporary and projected future drivers. This is accomplished by addressing different research questions with a focus on: (i) ...
Contemporary and future stresses on estuaries: examples from the Yellow River Delta, the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, and the German Bight
Jordan, Christian (Autor:in)
12.12.2022
Hochschulschrift
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Englisch
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