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Deep Learning–Based Bathymetry Map** from Multispectral Satellite Data Around Europa Island
Bathymetry studies are important to monitor the changes occurring in coastal topographies, to update navigation charts, and to understand the...
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Changes in Benthic Habitat Under Climate Pressure in Western Papua, Indonesia: Remote Sensing-Based Approach
This study looks at how the benthic habitat on Ayau Island; one of Indonesia's most significant coral reef habitats has changed from 2015 to 2019 and...
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Effective coastal adaptation needs accurate hazard assessment: a case study in Port Resolution, Tanna Island Vanuatu
Develo** countries face risks from coastal hazards that are being amplified by climate change. The selection of effective adaptation interventions...
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Coral records of Mid-Holocene sea-level highstands and climate responses in the northern South China Sea
High-resolution sea-level data and high-precision dating of corals in the northern South China Sea (SCS) during the Holocene provide a reference and...
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Evidence of freshened groundwater below a tropical fringing reef
Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is widely acknowledged as a key driver of environmental change in tropical island coral reefs. Previous work...
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Distribution Characteristics and Controlling Factors of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments from the Bay-Island-Estuary System (BIES): A Case Study in Coastal Waters of Fujian Province, China
Based on the contents of six heavy metal elements in surface sediments from coastal areas of Fujian Province, the distribution characteristics and...
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Five new records of Xanthidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) from Hainan Island, China
Five new records of the family Xanthidae are reported from China: Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909, Neoliomera variolosa (A. Milne-Edwards, 1873), Lepto...
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Numerical modelling approach for the feasibility of shore protection measures along the coast of Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep archipelago
AbstractErosion along Kavaratti Island has intensified in recent times due to infrastructure development and natural phenomenon. Numerical models...
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Geostatistical analysis of natural oil seepage using radar imagery—a case study in Qaruh Island, the State of Kuwait
The issue of natural oil seepage is one of the challenges in the Kuwaiti marine environment. Many observations have been made about the existence of...
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Detection of Coral Reefs Degradation using Geospatial Techniques around Saint Martin’s Island, Bay of Bengal
Saint Martin’s is a unique island located in the Bay of Bengal where coral species are abundant due to its favorable and unique environmental...
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Impact of sea level rise and shoreline changes in the tropical island ecosystem of Andaman and Nicobar region, India
We report here a four decades of shoreline changes and possible sea level rise (SLR) impact on land use/land cover (LULC) in Little Andaman Island by...
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Geological history of the land area between Okinawa Jima and Miyako Jima of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and its phylogeographical significance for the terrestrial organisms of these and adjacent islands
The modern and Late Pleistocene terrestrial fauna of Miyako Jima and adjacent islands (the Miyako Islands) in the southern Ryukyu Islands,...
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A review on the parasitic isopod genus Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883 (Crustacea: Isopoda), and first report of Notophryxus globularis G. O. Sars, 1885 from Lakshadweep Sea (Amini Island)
Isopod crustaceans of the family Dajidae are exclusively marine ectoparasites. The genus Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 1883 currently includes nine nominal...
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The role of biocrusts in nitrogen cycling on the tropical reef islands, South China Sea
Harboring polyextremotolerant microbial topsoil communities, biological soil crusts (biocrusts) occur across various climatic zones, and have been...
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Checklist of Sand Perches (**uipedidae) in Indian Waters with a New Record of Parapercis millepunctata (Günther 1860) from Lakshadweep, India
The genus Parapercis Bleeker (
1863 ) is widely reported, with three recent new records from Indian waters. During the biodiversity assessment surveys,...
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Particle breakage behavior of a foundation filling material on island-reefs in the South China Sea under impact loading
Calcareous sand (CS) is a special geomaterial that is susceptible to particle breakage. In order to clarify the effects of coarse-particle content ( CC ...
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Boring bivalve traces in modern reef and deeper-water macroid and rhodolith beds
Macroids and rhodoliths, made by encrusting acervulinid foraminifera and coralline algae, are widely recognized as bioengineers providing relatively...
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First Record of Australian Sawcheek Scorpionfish, Brachypterois curvispina, (Actinopterygii: Scorpaeniformes: Scorpaenidae) From the St. Martin Island, Bangladesh
The composition and ichthyofaunal diversity of the Bay of Bengal and its adjacent coast have been being explored with time. Australian sawcheek...
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Characterization of the interface between concrete pile and coral reef calcarenite using constant normal stiffness direct shear test
This research aims to study the bearing capacity of pre-bored rock-socketed concrete pile on coral reef calcarenite. Constant normal stiffness direct...
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Millennial paleotsunami history at Minna Island, southern Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Huge tsunami waves have repeatedly bombarded the southern end of the Ryukyu Islands (Miyako and Yaeyama Islands, southwestern Japan) at...
