Environmental flow requirements of estuaries: providing resilience to current and future climate and direct anthropogenic changes
Estuaries host unique biodiversity and deliver a range of ecosystem services at the interface
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …
Ocean acidification in the Gulf of Mexico: Drivers, impacts, and unknowns
Ocean acidification (OA) has resulted in global-scale changes in ocean chemistry, which
can disturb marine organisms and ecosystems. Despite its extensively populated coastline …
can disturb marine organisms and ecosystems. Despite its extensively populated coastline …
Recent increases of rainfall and flooding from tropical cyclones (TCs) in North Carolina (USA): implications for organic matter and nutrient cycling in coastal …
Abstract Coastal North Carolina experienced 36 tropical cyclones (TCs), including three
floods of historical significance in the past two decades (Hurricanes Floyd-1999, Matthew …
floods of historical significance in the past two decades (Hurricanes Floyd-1999, Matthew …
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and putative PAH-degrading bacteria in Galveston Bay, TX (USA), following Hurricane Harvey (2017)
Hurricane Harvey was the wettest hurricane in US history bringing record rainfall and
widespread flooding in Houston, TX. The resulting storm-and floodwaters largely emptied …
widespread flooding in Houston, TX. The resulting storm-and floodwaters largely emptied …
Tropical cyclones: what are their impacts on phytoplankton ecology?
Following the passage of a tropical cyclone (TC) the changes in temperature, salinity,
nutrient concentration, water clarity, pigments and phytoplankton taxa were assessed at 42 …
nutrient concentration, water clarity, pigments and phytoplankton taxa were assessed at 42 …
Hydrodynamic responses of estuarine bays along the Texas-Louisiana coast during Hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey (2017) delivered an extraordinarily large amount of freshwater, sediment,
and pollutants to the Texas-Louisiana (TX-LA) coastal ocean. While the impact of extreme …
and pollutants to the Texas-Louisiana (TX-LA) coastal ocean. While the impact of extreme …
Functionally diverse microbial communities show resilience in response to a record-breaking rain event
Estuaries provide many ecosystem services and host a majority of the world's population.
Here, the response of microbial communities after a record-breaking flood event in a highly …
Here, the response of microbial communities after a record-breaking flood event in a highly …
Tropical cyclone-induced coastal acidification in Galveston Bay, Texas
Intense rainfall from tropical cyclones has the potential to induce coastal acidification, which
will become more common and severe as climate change continues. We collected …
will become more common and severe as climate change continues. We collected …
Connecting coastal wetland microbial community characteristics with soil physicochemical properties across an estuarine salinity and vegetation gradient in Mobile …
EA Weingarten, CM Jung, FH Crocker… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Coastal wetlands provide a variety of ecological functions that sustain biodiverse habitats,
serve as barriers to storm surge, regulate biogeochemical cycles, and yield ecosystem …
serve as barriers to storm surge, regulate biogeochemical cycles, and yield ecosystem …
[HTML][HTML] Dissolved organic carbon dynamics and fluxes in Mississippi-Atchafalaya deltaic system impacted by an extreme flood event and hurricanes: a multi-satellite …
Transport of riverine and wetland-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC) spanning tidal
wetlands, estuaries, and continental shelf waters functionally connects terrestrial and …
wetlands, estuaries, and continental shelf waters functionally connects terrestrial and …