The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …

Abstract The Pontocaspian (Black Sea-Caspian Sea) region has a very dynamic history of
basin development and biotic evolution. The region is the remnant of a once vast Paratethys …

Waves are an important agent in the construction, sha** and destruction of river deltas.
Notwithstanding the commonality of waves in oceans and seas, wave influence on deltas …

Highlights•Humans have transformed many deltas globally to an Anthropocene
state.•Anthropocene deltas could reach new tip** points to unfavorable states.•Reliance …

Deltaic flood plains provide critically important ecosystem services, including food
production, fresh water, flood control, nutrient cycling, spiritual values and opportunities for …

The complex interplay of climate shifts over Eurasia and global sea level changes
modulates freshwater and saltwater inputs to the Black Sea. The dynamics of the hydrologic …

Coastal erosion outpaces land generation along many of the world's deltas and a significant
percentage of shorelines, and human-caused alterations to coastal sediment budgets can …

We present the first comprehensive taxonomic and environmental study of dinoflagellate
cysts in 185 surface sediment samples from the Black Sea Corridor (BSC) which is a series …

The study of ancient DNA (aDNA) from sediments (sed aDNA) offers great potential for
paleoclimate interpretation, and has recently been applied as a tool to characterise past …

The Danube Delta, the second-largest wetland in Europe, provides people with multiple
ecosystem services, consisting of drinking water, food, flood protection, nutrient recycling …