Intertidal soft-sediment ecosystems such as mangrove, saltmarsh, and tidal flats face
multiple stresses along the burgeoning East Asia coastline. In addition to direct habitat loss …

The present review provides a historical overview of the macrozoobenthos that supports
Korean marine biodiversity set against a regional introduction to the oceanography and …

Dissolved oxygen (DO) is one of the critical parameters representing water quality in coastal
environments. However, it is labor-and cost-intensive to maintain monitoring systems of DO …

Bays are extensively impacted by human activities, and an accurate assessment of
ecological quality is crucial for the environmental management and protection of bays. Most …

Coastal armouring and the reclamation of intertidal areas through the use of seawalls and
other artificial structures has been practiced for thousands of years, but its recent expansion …

To compare the impact of human activities and geographical environment on
macrozoobenthic communities in bays, four season surveys of macrozoobenthos and …

Intertidal wetlands undergo dynamic water and salinity variations, creating both promising
and challenging habitats for diverse organisms. Crabs respond strongly to these variations …

The present article presents a historical overview of the Saemangeum reclamation projects
and key findings from the ecological studies of the Saemangeum tidal flat, highlighting the …

The effects of diesel oil on benthic associations from unvegetated tidal flats in a subtropical
estuary were experimentally evaluated using a Multivariate Before and After/Control and …

The tidal flats of the Yellow Sea support benthic communities that are vitally important to
migratory birds, but baseline information on benthic community structure and variability is …