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Heard Island Two Centuries of Change, and More Coming
This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of...
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Twenty-Year Record of Salt Marsh Elevation Dynamics in Response to Sea-Level Rise and Storm-Driven Barrier Island Geomorphic Processes: Fire Island, NY, USA
Twenty years of surface elevation table and marker horizon monitoring at three sites along the Fire Island (New York, USA) barrier island indicates...
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Cyclone Ilsa in April 2023 led to significant seabird mortality on Bedout Island
On 13 April 2023, Cyclone Ilsa crossed Bedout Island in the Timor Sea off Western Australia’s remote north coast. Extensive damage was done to the...
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Is food self-sufficiency possible for Reunion Island?
In the context of political and economic instability, food self-sufficiency of countries and territories is becoming a burning issue. Reunion Island...
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Urban Heat Island From A 3d Modeling Perspective—A Review
The number of studies on the urban heat island has been increasing in recent years. Developments in geospatial analytics, especially in recent years,...
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Seagrass meadows are important sources of reef island-building sediment
The future vulnerability of low-lying atoll nations is inextricably linked to the production of carbonate sediments by organisms living in their...
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Car-borne survey and dose assessment from external radiation exposure in Bangka Island
With a history of more than 200 years of tin mining, Bangka Island has brought along a byproduct of heavy minerals containing radionuclide elements....
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Predicting low carbon pathways on the township level in China: a case study of an island
Carbon prediction on the township level is usually difficult due to a lack of necessary information. To fulfil the research gap, the study focused on...
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Marion Island: Birds, Cats, Mice and Men
Marion and Prince Edward Islands, 2 300 km off the southern tip of Africa, are home to several million breeding seabirds. But five domestic cats were...
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Drivers of shoreline change on Pacific coral reef islands: linking island change to processes
Reef islands are considered highly vulnerable to the impacts of anthropogenic climate change. While existing studies provide evidence of high...
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Recent irreversible retreat phase of Pine Island Glacier
Pine Island Glacier (PIG), a part of the West Antarctic marine ice sheet, has recently undergone substantial changes including speed up, retreat and...
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Diversity profiles of moths in relation to island characteristics in two archipelagos of the Mediterranean Sea
Diversity profiles of macromoth faunas in relation to island characteristics were studied at eight islets offshore Sardinia (one of the main...
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Culturable bacteria in clouds at Réunion, tropical island
The viable bacterial assemblages in clouds at Réunion Island (Indian Ocean) were examined through culture-based approach. A total of 176 isolates...
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Assessment and map** of soil salinity and groundwater quality in Nijhum Island, Hatiya Upazila, Noakhali
Crop yield is heavily influenced by soil salinity. The objective of the research is to assess the depth wise soil salinity distribution pattern and...
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Macroeconomic impact of an international fishery regulation on a small island country
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of regulating tuna fishing on a small island economy that relies heavily on tourism and fishing for its...
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Long-term reclamation of tidal flats of Chongming Island and ecological security of Yangtze estuary, China
The evolution of tidal flat wetland is closely related to the ecological security of the Yangtze estuary. Based on the method of multi-sourced data...
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Assessment of shallow groundwater contamination on Pari Island, Indonesia
Freshwater on small islands is generally limited and relies on rainwater and groundwater. This study aimed to assess changes in shallow groundwater...
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How can pacific island countries meet their nationally determined contributions?
Pacific Island Countries (PICs) advocate for greenhouse gas emissions reductions but face many barriers in transitioning from fossil fuels. Despite...
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Develo** mangrove ecotourism in Nusa Penida Sacred Island, Bali, Indonesia
One of the famous tourism sites in Bali Province Indonesia is Nusa Penida Island. Located in the eastern part of the Bali, the small island is very...
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Using the socio-ecological system approach to guide the management of sea cucumber fisheries at Barang Lompo Island, South Sulawesi, Indonesia
Several sea cucumber species in Indonesia have been indicated as over-exploited. Fishers are catching sea cucumbers in deeper water and far away to...
