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Evolution of rural multifunction and its natural and socioeconomic factors in coastal China
Rural decline has become a global problem. To address this issue, the division of rural functions and identification of driving factors are important...
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Forecasting methods in Greek coastal ship**: The case of Southwest Crete
The aim of this paper is to exact the most effective model at capturing the seasonal and short-term components of passenger traffic in Southwest...
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Fighting drift sands with pine trees: Reforestation of coastal areas of NW Portugal at the end of eighteenth century
From the late Middle Ages until the end of the nineteenth century, the northwest coast of Portugal was severely affected by drift sands, which led to...
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Assessing metal(loid)s-Induced long-term spatiotemporal health risks in Coastal Regions, Bay of Bengal: A chemometric study
Despite sporadic and irregular studies on heavy metal(loid)s health risks in water, fish, and soil in the coastal areas of the Bay of Bengal, no...
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What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol
BackgroundAnthropogenic pressures and climate change threaten the capacity of ecosystems to deliver a variety of services, including protecting...
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The coastal conservation narrative is shifting from crisis to ecosystem services
Conservation biology emerged as a crisis discipline in the twentieth century amongst an increasing awareness of pollution and habitat loss. Since the...
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DNA barcoding of fishes from Zhoushan coastal waters using mitochondrial COI and 12S rRNA genes
Accurate species identification is a key component of biodiversity research. DNA barcoding is an effective molecular method used for fish species...
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Kuroshio Intrusion Combined with Coastal Currents Affects Phytoplankton in the Northern South China Sea Revealed by Lipid Biomarkers
The northern South China Sea (NSCS) is significantly influenced by the Kuroshio intrusion and the coastal currents. Our knowledge on the roles of...
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Monitoring temporal changes in coastal mangroves to understand the impacts of climate change: Red Sea, Egypt
This paper focuses on the current state of mangroves in Egypt, analyses how climate change is affecting mangrove forests and suggests a conservation...
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Comparison between different spatial interpolation methods for the development of sediment distribution maps in coastal areas
Sediment grain size and its spatial distribution is a very important aspect for many applications and processes that occur in the coastal zone. One...
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Coastal groundwater quality prediction using objective-weighted WQI and machine learning approach
The water quality index (WQI) is a globally accepted guideline to indicate the water quality standard of any groundwater resource. Water levels in...
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Experimental climate change impacts on Baltic coastal wetland plant communities
Coastal wetlands provide a range of important ecosystem services, yet they are under threat from a range of stressors including climate change. This...
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Assessing vulnerability to cyclones in coastal Odisha using fuzzy logic integrated AHP: towards effective risk management
The frequency of tropical cyclones has increased across the globe due to climate change in recent years. The eastern coastal plains of India have...
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Storm Liquefaction Deposits: A Possibility of Time Reversal in Sedimentary Strata of an Estuarial Coastal Area
In the sedimentary strata dating of estuarial coastal areas, it is often found that there is phenomenon of time-reversal in strata. The seabed...
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Variations in wind wave parameters measured in the coastal waters of north-eastern Bay of Bengal
Characteristics of the wind waves measured in the coastal waters of the northeastern Bay of Bengal are examined for 4 years. A comparison of the...
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Evaluation of hydrogeochemical processes and saltwater intrusion in the coastal aquifers in the southern part of Puri District, Odisha, India
Groundwater is widely regarded as being among the freshwater natural resources with the lowest levels of contamination. Nevertheless, the saltwater...
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Southern Baltic Coastal Systems Analysis: Questions, Conceptions, and Red Threads
This chapter sets the frame for the book by introducing the reader into the motivation for coastal ecosystem research at the Southern Baltic Sea, a...
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Combined effect of subsurface dam and layered heterogeneity on groundwater flow and salinity distribution in stratified coastal aquifers
In this paper, for the first time, we investigated the combined effect of subsurface dams and a typical stratified aquifer (two high-permeability...
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A global assessment of the mixed layer in coastal sediments and implications for carbon storage
The sediment-water interface in the coastal ocean is a highly dynamic zone controlling biogeochemical fluxes of greenhouse gases, nutrients, and...
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The “harmful algae and algal toxins in coastal waters of China: investigation and database” project
The “harmful algae and algal toxins in coastal waters of China: investigation and database” project (HAATC) is funded (US$2.3 million) by the...