Key Reading

The list of references that are included below are the ones most relevant to restoring coastal habitats

Andrews, J. & Ward, D. 1991. The management and creation of reedbeds - especially for rare birds. British Wildlife, 3/2., 81-91.

Atkinson, P.W., Crooks, S., Grant, A. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2001. The Success of Creation and Restoration Schemes in Producing Intertidal Habitat for Waterbirds. English Nature Research Report, 425 English Nature.

Bamber, R.N., Gilliland, P.M. & Shardlow, E.A. 2001. Saline Lagoons: a Guide to their Management and Creation (Interim Version). Saline Lagoon Working Group.

Bardsley, L., Giles, N. & Crofts, A. 2001. Wetland Restoration Manual. Wildlife Trusts.

Benstead, P., Drake, M., Jose, P.V., Mountford, O., Newbold, C. & Treweek, J. 1997. The Wet Grassland Guide: Managing floodplain and Coastal Wet Grasslands for Wildlife. RSPB, Sandy.

Benstead, P., Jose, P.V., Joyce, C.B. & Wade, P.M. 1999. European Wet Grassland: Guidelines for Management and Restoration. RSPB, Sandy.

Brooks, A. & Agate, E. 1997. Sand Dunes: A Practical Handbook, Third Addition. British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, Wallingford.

CIRIA 1996. Beach Management Manual. CIRIA Reports, 153 Construction Industry Research and Information Association.

Carey, A.E. & Oliver, F.W. 1918. Tidal Lands: a Study in Shoreline Problems. Blackie and Son Limited, London, 284 pp.

DEFRA 2001. Shoreline Management Plans: a Guide for Coastal Defence Authorities. . Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London.

DEFRA 2002. Managed Realignment Review - Project Report. Department of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs, London.

Doody, J.P. 2001. Coastal Conservation and Management: an Ecological Perspective. Kluwer, Academic Publishers, Boston, USA, 306 pp. Conservation Biology Series, 13

Gray, A.J. 2002. Coastal Realignment - an Overview of Tollesbury. CHaMPs.

Hawke, C.J. & José, P.V. 1996. Reedbed Management for Commercial and Wildlife Interests. RSPB, Sandy.

Lee, E.M. The Implications of Future Shoreline Management on Protected Habitats in England and Wales.. Environment Agency R&D Technical Report, W150 Environment Agency, Bristol.

Lee, E.M., Brunsden, D., Roberts, H., Jewell, S. & McInnes, R. 2001. Restoring biodiversity to soft cliffs. English Nature Research Report, 398 English Nature.

Mountford, J.O., Cooper, J.M., Roy, D.B. & Warman, E.A. 1999. Targeting areas for the restoration and re-creation of coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.. English Nature Research Report, 332

Niedowski, N.L. 2000. New York State Salt Marsh Restoration and Monitoring Guidelines. New York State, Division of Coastal Resources & Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources.

Pethick, J.S. 1996. Geomorphological Trends in the Blackwater Estuary, 1978 to 1994. National Rivers Authority and English Nature.

Pethick, J.S. 1998. Tollesbury Managed Set-back: Sedimentary Processes. Environment Agency Salt Marsh Steering Group.

Posford Duvivier Environment 1991. Environmental Opportunities in Low Lying Areas Under a Scenario of Climate Change. National Rivers Authority, Department of the Environment, Nature Conservancy Council & Countryside Commission.

RSPB 1 Manageing Water Levels on Wetlands. Reserve Management Information sheets Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

RSPB 2 Re-establishing Wet Grassland. Reserve Management Information sheets Roal Society for the Protection of Birds.

RSPB 3 Management of Wet Grassland for Breeding Waders. Reserve Management Information sheets Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

RSPB 4 Establishing and Managing Reedbeds. Reserve Management Information sheets Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Ranwell, D.S. 1972a. Ecology of Salt Marshes and Sand Dunes. Chapman and Hall, London, 258 pp.

Scottish Natural Heritage 2000. A Guide to Managing Coastal Erosion in Beach/Dune Systems. Scottish Natural Heritage.

Simpson, D.E. & Gee, M. 2001. Towards best practice in the sustainable management of sand dune habitats: 1. The restoration of open dunes communities at Ainsdale sand dunes National Nature Reserve. In: Coastal Dune Management: Shared Experience of European Conservation Practice, eds.Houston, J.A., Edmondson, S.E. & Rooney, P.J.Liverpool University Press, 255.

Toft, A.R. & Maddrell, R.J. 1995. A Guide to the Understanding and Management of Salt Marshes . National Rivers Authority R&D Note, 324

Treweek, J. 1991. Wetland Restoration: Techniques for an Integrated Approach. ITE/MAFF.

Turner, R.E. & Streever, W.J. 2002. Approaches to Coastal Wetland Restoration: Northern Gulf of Mexico. SPB Academic Publishing bv, 147 pp.