The Role of Pulsing Events in the Functioning of Coastal Barriers and Wetlands: Implications for Human Impact, Management and the Response to Sea Level Rise

摘要: Coastal wetland and barrier systems exist in a dynamic equilibrium, both horizontal vertical planes, between forces which lead to their establishment maintenance deterioration. Rising sea level will affect of these systems. The functioning coastal barriers wetlands is affected by energetic forcings serve enhance productivity, increase materials fluxes, the morphology evolution These occur over hierarchy different spatial temporal scales include waves daily tides, frontal passages other frequent storms, normal river floods, strong great switching channels. Human impact past century has diminished at all scales. Sustainable management should re-integration into management.