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•What is Saltmarsh
	Morphology & Processes
		Estuary & Bay Morphology
		Mudflat & Saltmarsh Morphology
		Estuary & Bay Processes
		Mudflat & Saltmarsh Processes
		Wave Attenuation Over Saltmarsh Surface
		Important Information
	Saltmarsh Ecology
		Saltmarsh Development
		Saltmarsh Types
		Distribution of Saltmarsh
		Saltmarshes as Ecosystems
•Why Manage Saltmarsh
	Ecosystem Function & Value
		Flood & Coastal Defence
		Pollution Control & Water Quality
		Biodiversity & Conservation Importance
		Palaeoecology & Archaeology
		Designations & Conservation Management
	Economic Benefits
•Factors Leading to Change
	Processes
	Historical Change
		Land Claim
		Coastal Squeeze
	Human Influences
		Grazing
		Access & Amenity
		Pollution
		Coastal Defence Maintainance
		Dredging, Navigation & Revetment Construction
		Sediment Extraction
		Turf Cutting
		Hay Making
		Reed Cutting
		Samphire Gathering
		Spartina
•Saltmarsh Management
	Selection of Options
		Definition of Objectives
		Appraisal of Available Options
		Baseline Data Collection & Analysis
		Saltmarsh Classification
		Identify Causes of Change
		Management Option Selection
		Possible Management Solutions
	Management Techniques
		Grazing
		Vegetation Planting
		Sedimentation Fences
		Intertidal Recharge
		Breakwaters
		Other Management Techniques
		Other Hard Engineering Techniques
		Other Erosion Management Techniques
		Managed Realignment
		Regulated Tidal Exchange Systems
		Case Studies
	Financial Implications
		Putting a Value to Saltmarsh
		Economic Decision Making
•Surveying & Monitoring
	Habitat Survey
	Measuring Change
		Satellite Monitoring
		Other Remote Sensing Techniques
		Saltmarsh Morphology
		Vegetation
		Species Specific Studies
	Indicators for Action
		Common Standards Monitoring (CSM)
		Managed Realignment
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