McIvor, A.
L., Möller, I., Spencer, T., and Spalding, M. 2012. Natural Coastal
Protection Series: Report 1: The Nature Conservancy and Wetlands
International.
This
report begins by reviewing the capacity of mangroves to attenuate wind
and swell waves. It examines evidence for wave attenuation in mangroves,
and reviews the factors affecting the rate of attenuation with
distance. The authors then consider models that have been used to
predict wave attenuation, and report on what information is needed in
order to use these models. In addition, the report examines how these
models have been used to plan the use of mangroves in coastal defense
strategies.