The Everglades: An overview of alteration and restoration.- Environmental impacts on Mekong and Saigon mangrove.- The use of artificial habitat in wetland mitigation and restoration.- Alteration and Remediation of coastal wetland ecosystems in Danube Delta.- Tropical wetland coastal zones: The case of the Whale Coast region - Bahia – Brazil.- Impact of urbanization on the diversity and structure of mangrove ecosystem of the Wouri River Estuary (Douala Cameroon).- Initiatives of conservation coastal ecosystems in a fast degradation context of natural resources: A case study of mangroves in Cameroon.- Coastal wetland restoration - concept, methodology and application areas with respect to Indian Coast.- Assessment of oil contamination impact on mangroves: A chemical and biological approach.- Estimation of mangrove loss in the Sundarban Coast through the preparation of mangrove degradation checklists with field survey records and geo-spatial analysis for conservation and restoration.- Egyptian Nile delta coastal lagoons alteration and subsequent restoration.- Assessment of anthropogenic threads to bio-resources of Kaliveli Lake 'A Coastal Wetland'.- Restoration projects on the Fraser River estuary in British Columbia, Canada.- Long term impacts of jetty construction on estuary hydraulics and ecologies.- Coastal wetland environmental degradation and water resources management in Bangladesh.- Coastal land use changes and threats for mangrove wetlands at Sungai Mangsalut area in Brunei Darussalam.- Ecological aesthetics of coastal wetlands.- Recent agricultural occupation and environmental regeneration of salt marshes in a climate change scenario: sedimentary record from N. Spain (Bay of Biscay).- Living shorelines: The promise and challenge of protecting marsh habitat along estuarine shores.- Ecological services of coastal biodiversity of Midnapore (East) coast: Threats, conservation, and ecorestoration.
Charles W. Finkl has edited and/or contributed to more than eight
volumes in the Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. For the past
30 years he has been the Executive Director of the Coastal
Education & Research Foundation and Editor-in-Chief of the
international Journal of Coastal Research, In addition to these
duties, he is Professor Emeritus at Florida Atlantic University in
Boca Raton, Florida, USA. He is a graduate of the University of
Western Australia (Perth) and previously worked for a wholly owned
Australian subsidiary of the International Nickel Company of Canada
(INCO). During his career, he acquired field experience in
Australia; the Caribbean; South America; SW Pacific islands;
southern Africa; Western Europe; and the Pacific Northwest,
Midwest, and Southeast USA.
Christopher Makowski is the Assistant Director of the Coastal
Education and Research Foundation, Inc. (CERF) and the Deputy
Editor-in-Chief of the international Journal of Coastal Research
(JCR). He has published numerous peer reviewed papers, authored
several chapters, and co-edited and/or contributed to various
volumes in Springer's Coastal Research Library (CRL) Series. In
addition to these accomplishments, he is professionally recognized
by the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), served as
the Assistant Director of the Marine Science and Biological
Research Division at the coastal engineering firm, Coastal Planning
& Engineering (CPE), and held the position of Principle Marine
Scientist for the municipality of Collier County, Florida, U.S.A.
He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and has
earned degrees with an emphasis on remote sensing of
biogeomorphological resources (Ph.D.) and marine ecosystem
diversity and conservation (Master's of Science). In addition to
his academic and professional career, Dr. Makowski is also a
certified Master Scuba Diver Trainer through the Professional
Association of Diving Instructors (PADI). Other professional
registrationsand certifications include: Journal of Coastal
Research (JCR) Editorial Board Member, The International Society
for Reef Studies (ISRS) Member, The Florida Association of
Environmental Professionals (FAEP) Chapter Member, American Academy
of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Registered Diving Safety Officer,
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Member,
Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) Board of Directors
(Trustees), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Certified
Marine Mammal and Protected Species Observer, Professional
Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) Open Water Scuba Diver
Instructor, PADI Enriched Air Nitrox Specialty Instructor,
Emergency First Responder (CPR/FirstAid/AED) Instructor, PADI
Specialty Underwater Photographer Instructor, and Divers Alert
Network (DAN) Sustaining Member.
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