When data are not normally distributed, researchers are often uncertain whether it is
legitimate to use tests that assume Gaussian errors, or whether one has to either model a …

Climate change is an existential threat to the environmental and socioeconomic
sustainability of the coastal zone and impacts will be complex and widespread. Evidence …

Offspring desertion is often a plastic behavioral strategy that requires precise timing as the
termination of parental care may have profound consequences for the fitness of parents and …

This article presents the design of a control strategy for the Calais canal, a navigation canal
located in a lowland area in northern France that is affected by tides. Moreover, the available …

Social monogamy has evolved multiple times and is particularly common in birds. However,
it is not well understood why some species live in long‐lasting monogamous partnerships …

Climate change is expected to raise sea-levels and increase sea-level variation, which can
have negative effects on the biodiversity of low-lying coastal areas. Using long-term …

Bird nests of coastal or inland breeding birds can temporarily flood during high tides or
storms. However, respiratory physiological disruption of such water submersion and …

Many habitat-specialist organisms occur in distinct, patchy habitat, yet do not occupy all
patches, and an important question is why apparently suitable habitat remains unoccupied …

Camouflage represents an important component of self-protection when animals cannot
easily evade predators and is often altered by behavioural responses to a predation threat …

Artificial wetlands such as coastal saltpans have replaced a number of coastal natural
habitats worldwide and may have accommodated specific waterbird populations in the East …