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Changes in Ecosystem Structure and Composition Influence Groundwater Chemistry in Herbaceous Wetlands
Along coasts, biologically diverse terrestrial wetlands and marine ecosystems maintain complex hydrological connections that influence groundwater...
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Morphodynamics of short-lived wetlands of coastal dune slacks, Manawatū, New Zealand
While coastal sand dunes are common in New Zealand, dune slack wetlands are one of the country's most rare and threatened ecosystems, containing a...
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Fires in coastal wetlands: a review of research trends and management opportunities
Coastal wetlands face the growing problem of altered fire regimes that compromise ecosystem structures and functions, as well as the ecosystem...
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Patterns of Invertebrate Community Composition and Functional Structure Across a Dune Succession Gradient
The world’s most extensive freshwater sand dunes lie along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, USA. These dunes follow a succession gradient from...
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Changing landscapes: habitat monitoring and land transformation in a long-time used Mediterranean coastal wetland
Zone Umide della Capitanata, located in the northeastern part of the Apulia Region, is one of the most extensive coastal wetlands of the Italian...
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Water retention and soil organic carbon storage in tropical karst wetlands in Quintana Roo, Mexico
Ecosystem services comprise all the benefits that humanity obtains from ecosystems. Within the regulation services, wetlands soils have an important...
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Socio-ecological Transformations in Coastal Wetlands: An Approach from the South-Central Zone of Chile
The increase in the world population has generated high pressures on the different ecosystems, mainly due to the expansion of urban areas and...
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Wetlands in the Campos Sulinos: Diversity, Functions, and Threats
Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on the earth, with enormous ecological and social importance. Here, we cover most of the recent...
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Coastal Lagoons (Khors) of the Emirates
Coastal lagoons represent one of the most productive and diverse ecosystems in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to their position at the dynamic...
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Identifying insect and arachnid indicator taxa for impacts and management in coastal landscapes
Insects and arachnids are abundant and diverse, respond to key human impacts and support a diversity of key ecological functions. They are therefore...
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Nitrogen addition and fungal symbiosis alter early dune plant succession
Anthropogenic nitrogen (N) enrichment can have complex effects on plant communities. In low-nutrient, primary successional systems such as sand...
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Wetlands distribution in the agricultural-livestock core of the South American temperate pampas landscape. Approach from soil cartography
Expansion and intensification of agriculture are among the main factors of degradation and systematic loss of wetlands throughout the twentieth...
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Sciomyzidae (Diptera) Assemblages in Constructed and Natural Wetlands: Implications for Constructed Wetland Design
Wetlands constructed primarily for the treatment of wastewaters have been shown to have a role in enhancing biodiversity. However, while most...
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Vegetation Dynamics on a Restored salt Marsh Mosaic: a Re-Visitation Study in a Coastal Wetland in Central Italy
Coastal wetlands are biodiversity hotspots, highly threatened, and for which restoration actions have been widely implemented. Systematic monitoring...
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Hydrogeochemical Influence on the Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentration and Stocks in Herbaceous Karst Wetlands
Nitrogen and phosphorus concentrations were quantified in interstitial water, soil, and the roots of Cladium jamaicense Crantz from four herbaceous...
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Testing effectiveness in nature reserve management using GIS-based tools: a 25 years monitoring of land use change in a Mediterranean coastal wetland
Land-cover change dynamics were investigated in a Mediterranean coastal wetland to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of nature reserve management....
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Influence of groundwater discharge on the hydrochemistry of coastal lagoons and marsh environments in Punta Rasa Natural Reserve area, Argentina
The Punta Rasa Natural Reserve encompasses a system of small coastal lagoons, which are developed in a sand spit that limits with the coast of the...
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The effects of land-based change on coastal ecosystems
The rapid increase in coastal urbanization profoundly impacts various environmental components and significantly transforms coastal ecosystems to the...
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Challenging a Hybrid Between Green and Gray Infrastructure: Coastal Sand-Covered Embankments
While coastal areas are one of the most highly developed areas in the world, they have always been exposed to the danger of disaster. In response to...
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General Aspects of Coastal Vegetation at the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
The habitats at the German seacoasts are mainly characterised by different types of beaches, dunes, cliffs, salt marshes, bogs, and water bodies....