Keywords:
Coastal zone management.
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Ecosystem management.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Catchment2Coast was an interdisciplinary research and modelling project that aimed to improve understanding of the linkages between coastal ecosystems and the adjacent river catchments. The project involved nine partner organisations from three European and three southern African countries, including Mozambique, where the project was conducted. Catchment2Coast has tackled a problem which is at the interface of many different domains: between river and the sea, between bay and ocean, between water and soil, but also between ecology and economy. It used a variety of tools and methods, ranging from continuous hydrodynamic monitoring and biochemistry flux measurements toremote sensing and mathematical modelling techniques. But perhaps even more important was the integration of disciplines that took place during the project, which consisted of experts from different countries both from Europe and Southern Africa. The knowledge gained through this research provides a sound basis for the setting of environmental flow requirements for the Maputo, Incomati and similar river systems in sub-Saharan Africa. And what is more, it may serve as an example and stimulus for continued cooperation between experts from different disciplinary and cultural backgrounds.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (92 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781607504474
Series Statement:
Deltares Select Series ; v.2
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=476831
Language:
English
Note:
Title Page -- Note from the Editor-in-Chief -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The challenge -- Linking rivers and coasts -- The science base -- Catchment2Coast: the project -- What is a system? -- Chapter 2 Setting the stage -- Maputo Bay and its river catchments -- Geography and economy of Mozambique -- Maputo Bay -- Incomati River -- Maputo River -- Umbeluzi River -- The shrimp fishery of Maputo Bay -- The life cycle of shrimps -- Research hypotheses -- Researchset-up -- Chapter 3 The research outputs -- Catchment runoff and river flows -- Catchment modelling -- Incomati model set-up -- Calibration and verification results -- Maputo Bay hydrodynamics -- Introduction -- Hydrodynamic modelling -- Observational and model results -- Summary -- Maputo Bay Biogeochemistry: Boundary Fluxes -- Observational approach -- Observations and conclusions -- The biogeochemical hypotheses -- The Mangrove Ecosystem -- Mangrove distribution and health -- Mangrove biogeochemistry -- Maputo Bay Ecosystem Model -- Modelling platform -- Model set-up -- Shrimp Population Dynamics -- Larval transport surveys -- Shrimp IBM model -- Resource Economics: Prawn Fisheries -- Introduction and data -- Methodology -- Results -- Analysing catchment and industry policy changes -- Policy decision affecting effort exerted -- Hindcasting Ecosystem Production in Maputo Bay 1996-2004 -- Maputo Bay System Model -- Model Results -- Bay system production variability 1996-2004 -- Chapter 4 Decision support and management implications -- A Decision Support Tool for catchment to coast linkages -- Architecture of the Decision Support Tool -- Implications of C2C science for Integrated Water Resource Management -- Recommendations to Strengthen Ecosystem Resilience in the coupled Incomati and Maputo - Maputo Bay systems.
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Chapter 5 Conclusions, lessons learned and legacy -- Conclusions -- The Legacy -- References -- Annex A: Composition of the Catchment2Coast project team.
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