Wetlands have generally been viewed in the past as areas of little value, and have even been considered as a threat to human health. This idea, which persists in a large part of the population, has motivated the destruction of many wetland areas. Urban development, the installation of large industrial ports, and the construction of fish and shellfish farms are some of the causes of the disappearance of mangrove systems and salt marshes, argued to produce greater economic and social development. However, recent studies indicate the opposite. Coastal wetlands provide an important source of goods and services to society, the value of which exceeds US $25,000 billions per year. This book is a new contribution to our knowledge of mangrove and saltmarsh soils and sediments. © 2011 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Pedogenetic processes in mangrove soils
Pablo Vidal Torrado, Tiago Osório Ferreira, Xosé Luis Otero Pérez, V. S. Souza Jr., Fernando Perobelli Ferreira, Gabriel Ramatis Pugliese Andrade, Felipe Macías Vázquez
págs. 27-56
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Iron and trace metal geochemistry in mangrove soils
Xosé Luis Otero Pérez, MªLuiza de Souza, Felipe Macías Vázquez
págs. 169-198
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The role of salt marshes in reducing the concentration of nitrate and phosphorous in eutrophic water: The Mar Menor lagoon, a case study in semiarid Mediterranean areas of se Spain
Francisco José Jiménez Cárceles, José Álvarez Rogel, Consuelo Egea Nicolás, Mª Nazaret González Alcaraz, Antonio María Cervantes, Héctor Miguel Conesa Alcaraz
págs. 222-251
Heavy metal contamination caused by mining activities in the Mar Menor lagoon (SE Spain)
Héctor Miguel Conesa Alcaraz, Francisco José Jiménez Cárceles
págs. 252-269
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