Heavy metals originating from industrial runoff, agricultural practices, urbanization, and
natural geological processes persist in coastal sediments due to their low degradation rates …

Many different indices have been developed to evaluate habitat quality status (EcoQs) in
marine ecosystems; however, few studies have concurrently considered both abiotic and …

With increasing impacts of climate change and human activities on marine ecosystems,
accurate assessment of benthic ecological quality status (EcoQs) has become increasingly …

Understanding the influence of terrestrial inputs on heavy metals in bays is crucial for the
environmental protection of regional estuaries and coastal systems. In this study, the …

Abstract In West African tropical estuaries, such as the Saloum Delta (Senegal), mangroves
provide specific socio-economic functions including various natural food resources for local …

We analyzed total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), and heavy metals in 58
sediment samples from the Laoshan Bay, China. TOC and TN results identified marine …

The use of functional information of taxa is a promising approach to uncover the underlying
mechanism of ecosystem functioning. We used biological trait analysis (BTA) to assess the …

Functional diversity of macrofaunal assemblages can reflect the composition and differences
of functional traits, indicating their response to various contaminants, especially heavy metal …

Data on the macrobenthos, bottom seawater, and sediment from 26 sampling stations in the
Huanghe River estuary and adjacent seas in China, were collected in June 2020 …

Introduction The construction of coastal industrial zones has significantly impacted the
marine environment, with the extent of these effects varying based on the type of industrial …