Biogeomorphic wetlands cover 1% of Earth's surface but store 20% of ecosystem organic
carbon. This disproportional share is fueled by high carbon sequestration rates and effective …

Coastal erosion is occurring at a faster rate than in the past. The adverse impacts are not
negligible at environmental, economic, and socio-cultural levels. Hence, coastal protection …

Planting has been widely adopted to battle the loss of salt marshes and to establish living
shorelines. However, the drivers of success in salt marsh planting and their ecological …

Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are
experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools capable of …

Globally, there is growing interest in restoring previously widespread oyster reefs to reinstate
key ecosystem services such as shoreline protection, fisheries productivity and water …

Coastal restoration is often distrusted and, at best, implemented at small scales, which
hampers its potential for coastal adaptation. Present technical, economic and management …

Multiple human impacts on natural ecosystems cause ongoing widespread habitat loss, with
consequent decline of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Seas and oceans, the largest …

Anthropogenic activity has irreparably altered the ecological fabric of Earth. The emergence
of ecological novelty from diverse drivers of change is an increasingly challenging …

Coastal protection has evolved from focusing on hard solutions such as breakwaters and
groynes to include soft or nature‐based solutions (NbS). NbS have been proposed as cost …

In recent decades, the term “ecosystem” has garnered substantial attention in scholarly and
managerial discourse, featuring prominently in academic and applied contexts. While …