Estuaries: A Lifeline of Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean [recurso electrónico] $c

This book provides recent environmental, ecological and hydrodynamic information for the major estuaries and the coastal marine systems of the Western Indian Ocean Region. It covers various functions and values of the region’s estuarine ecosystems and their respective habitats, including the land/ocean interactions that define and impact ecosystem services. The Western Indian Ocean region covered by this volume consists of the continental coastal states of Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania and the island states of Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and Comoros. Front Matter....Pages i-xx The Western Indian Ocean: A Wealth of Life-Supporting Ecosystem Goods and Services....Pages 1-23 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 Species Composition of Fisheries Resources of the Tana and Sabaki Estuaries in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya....Pages 27-38 Are Peri-Urban Mangroves Vulnerable? An Assessment Through Litter Fall Studies....Pages 39-51 The Importance of the Thukela River Estuary, East Coast of South Africa, for the Biology of the Near-Shore Environment and Associated Human Aspects: A Review....Pages 53-65 The Mangroves of Ambanja and Ambaro Bays, Northwest Madagascar: Historical Dynamics, Current Status and Deforestation Mitigation Strategy....Pages 67-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-88 Tana Delta and Sabaki Estuaries of Kenya: Freshwater and Sediment Input, Upstream Threats and Management Challenges....Pages 89-109 Integrated Water Resources Management in a Changing Climate: The Implication of Anthropogenic Activities on the Tana and Athi/Sabaki Rivers Water System for Sustainable Development....Pages 111-129 The Socioeconomic Causes and Impacts of Modification of Tana River Flow Regime....Pages 131-139 Hydrodynamic Modelling on Transport, Dispersion and Deposition of Suspended Particulate Matter in Pangani Estuary, Tanzania....Pages 141-160 Tanzanian Reef Building Corals May Succumb to Bleaching Events: Evidences from Coral-Symbiodinium Symbioses....Pages 161-168 Estuarine Environmental and Socio-Economic Impacts Associated with Upland Agricultural Irrigation and Hydropower Developments: The Case of Rufiji and Pangani Estuaries, Tanzania....Pages 169-182 The Rufiji Estuary: Climate Change, Anthropogenic Pressures, Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptive Management Strategies....Pages 183-207 Small Estuarine and Non-Estuarine Mangrove Ecosystems of Tanzania: Overlooked Coastal Habitats?....Pages 209-226 Limpopo Estuary Mangrove Transformation, Rehabilitation and Management....Pages 227-237 Front Matter....Pages 239-239 Re-thinking Estuarine Ecosystem Governance in the WIO Region....Pages 241-257 Mapping Factors That Contribute to Coral Reef Resilience Using In situ and Satellite Data in East Africa....Pages 259-276 Coral Recruitment and Coral Reef Resilience on Pemba Island, Tanzania....Pages 277-287 The Hydrodynamics of the Incomati Estuary – An Alternative Approach to Estimate the Minimum Environmental Flow....Pages 289-300 Estuary Management in South Africa – An Overview of the Challenges and Progress Made to Date....Pages 301-311 Future Outlook: The Importance of a Science and Ecosystem-Based Approach for the Sustainable Management of Estuaries and Their Life-Supporting Ecosystem Services in the Western Indian Ocean....Pages 313-316 Back Matter....Pages 317-322