Regions with a Mediterranean climate are generally predicted to become warmer and drier
with climate change. Estuaries in these regions are influenced by a broad range of climate …

Categorizing the choices in coastal infrastructure that are available to policy makers will
allow for comparisons of their potential impacts on ecosystems and of their value in …

Plastic litter in nearshore waters is an environmental pollutant with increasing impact on
coastal environments. At present, knowledge on basic plastic particle dynamics and the …

Microestuaries have a crucial role in supporting biodiversity and human life quality in heavily
populated areas. They are also the last barrier controlling fluxes of pollutants from the land …

Evaluating the sources of nutrient inputs to coastal lagoons is required to understand the
functioning of these ecosystems and their vulnerability to eutrophication. Whereas terrestrial …

Restoration of salt marsh is urgent, as these ecosystems provide natural coastal protection
from sea-level rise impacts, contribute towards climate change mitigation, and provide …

Due to their role as primary producers, phytoplankton are essential to the productivity of
estuarine ecosystems. However, it is important to understand how these nearly passive …

More than 200 countries have a coastline, and this forms the basis for their claims to
territorial waters and exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Globally, about 40% of the world's …

Habitat diversity and heterogeneity play a fundamental role in structuring ecological
communities. Dam emplacement and removal can fundamentally alter habitat …

Coastal river deltas are densely populated areas and hotspots of vulnerability. The delta's
ecological, social, and economic components are vulnerable to a wide variety of natural and …