Abstract The Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) provides a major
impetus for the restoration and conservation of blue carbon ecosystems to address the …

Abstract The term Blue Carbon (BC) was first coined a decade ago to describe the
disproportionately large contribution of coastal vegetated ecosystems to global carbon …

Ocean oil slicks can be attributed to natural seepages or to anthropogenic discharges. To
date, the global picture of their distribution and relative natural and anthropogenic …

Abstract The Deepwater Horizon oil spill constituted an ecosystem-level injury in the
northern Gulf of Mexico. Much oil spread at 1100–1300 m depth, contaminating and …

Coastal populations and wetlands have been intertwined for centuries, whereby humans
both influence and depend on the extensive ecosystem services that wetlands provide …

Natural habitats have the ability to protect coastal communities against the impacts of waves
and storms, yet it is unclear how different habitats complement each other to reduce those …

As oil transportation worldwide continues to increase, many communities are at risk of oil
spill disasters and must anticipate and prepare for them. Factors that influence oil spill …

The oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico was documented by
shoreline assessment teams as stranding on 1,773 km of shoreline. Beaches comprised …

Over the last decades, population densities in coastal areas have strongly increased. At the
same time, many intertidal coastal ecosystems that provide valuable services in terms of …

Restoration has been elevated as an important strategy to reverse the decline of coastal
wetlands worldwide. Current practice in restoration science emphasizes minimizing …