Cleaning is a fundamental concern of beach managers in many destinations as well as an
important requirement in beach quality awards. However, it has been largely neglected in …

Construction-sand is the most used solid material on Earth and is central in develo**
societies and economies. Recent years' increasing focus on scarcity of sand has focused on …

Crabs are an indispensable component of the benthic ecosystem and represent a type of
seafood that is easily obtained and frequently eaten by humans. However, little is known …

Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of
anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation and …

The sustainable livelihood approach is an analytical framework that helps identifying the
assets that local communities rely on, the risks they are subjected to, organisations and …

As the global population continues to grow, sandy beaches, one of the most valuable
ecosystems, have been widely impacted by human activities. Therefore, to develop policies …

Many studies have demonstrated human impacts on sandy beach macroinvertebrates.
However, little is known about causative drivers among multiple co-occurring stressors and …

The coastal system can be regarded as co-evolving socio-economic and ecological systems
undergoing intense environmental pressures owing to the mechanisms of change exerted …

In a time of accelerating sea level rise and increasingly intensifying storms, the world's
sandy beaches and dunes have never been more crucial to protecting coastal …

Most coastlines in the world are under the threat of erosion. As such many developed
nations have instituted long-term measures to control the rate of change. However, along …