Search Results - "Estuarine, coastal and shelf science"

Microplastics as vector for heavy metal contamination from the marine environment by Brennecke, Dennis, Duarte, Bernardo, Paiva, Filipa, Caçador, Isabel, Canning-Clode, João

“…The permanent presence of microplastics in the marine environment is considered a global threat to several marine animals. Heavy metals and microplastics are…”
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Transport of microplastics in coastal seas by Zhang, Hua

“…Microplastic pollution of the marine environment has received increasing attention from scientists, the public, and policy makers over the last few years…”
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Microplastic pollution in commercial salt for human consumption: A review by Peixoto, Diogo, Pinheiro, Carlos, Amorim, João, Oliva-Teles, Luís, Guilhermino, Lúcia, Vieira, Maria Natividade

“…Microplastics (MPs) are plastic particles with less than 5 mm in size that are considered global environmental pollutants. The MPs present in the environment…”
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The renaissance of Odum's outwelling hypothesis in 'Blue Carbon' science by Santos, Isaac R., Burdige, David J., Jennerjahn, Tim C., Bouillon, Steven, Cabral, Alex, Serrano, Oscar, Wernberg, Thomas, Filbee-Dexter, Karen, Guimond, Julia A., Tamborski, Joseph J.

“…The term ‘Blue Carbon’ was coined about a decade ago to highlight the important carbon sequestration capacity of coastal vegetated ecosystems. The term has…”
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Microplastic particles in sediments of Lagoon of Venice, Italy: First observations on occurrence, spatial patterns and identification by Vianello, A., Boldrin, A., Guerriero, P., Moschino, V., Rella, R., Sturaro, A., Da Ros, L.

“…In order to improve knowledge of the identification, distribution and abundances of microplastic particles of 1 mm or less (S-MPPs) in the coastal area of the…”
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Microplastics in sediments from the littoral zone of the north Tunisian coast (Mediterranean Sea) by Abidli, Sami, Antunes, Joana C., Ferreira, Joana L., Lahbib, Youssef, Sobral, Paula, Trigui El Menif, Najoua

“…The distribution of microplastics (MPs) was investigated in the sediments of five sampling sites from the northern Tunisian coast during June 2017. MPs were…”
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Uncertainties and validation of alien species catalogues: The Mediterranean as an example by Zenetos, Argyro, Çinar, Melih Ertan, Crocetta, Fabio, Golani, Dani, Rosso, Antonietta, Servello, Gianna, Shenkar, Noa, Turon, Xavier, Verlaque, Marc

“…The meticulous revision by taxonomic experts of established alien species in the Mediterranean resulted in a major revision of the list proposed by Galil…”
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Drivers, trends, and potential impacts of long-term coastal reclamation in China from 1985 to 2010 by Tian, Bo, Wu, Wenting, Yang, Zhaoqing, Zhou, Yunxuan

“…The reclamation of coastal land for agricultural, industrial, and urban land use—a common worldwide practice—has occurred extensively in the coastal region of…”
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Variability in the organic carbon stocks, sources, and accumulation rates of Indonesian mangrove ecosystems by Kusumaningtyas, Mariska Astrid, Hutahaean, Andreas A., Fischer, Helmut W., Pérez-Mayo, Manuel, Ransby, Daniela, Jennerjahn, Tim C.

“…Mangrove ecosystems are an important natural carbon sink that accumulate and store large amounts of organic carbon (Corg), in particular in the sediment…”
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Coastal ocean acidification: The other eutrophication problem by Wallace, Ryan B., Baumann, Hannes, Grear, Jason S., Aller, Robert C., Gobler, Christopher J.

“…Increased nutrient loading into estuaries causes the accumulation of algal biomass, and microbial degradation of this organic matter decreases oxygen levels…”
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Mangrove mortality in a changing climate: An overview by Sippo, James Z., Lovelock, Catherine E., Santos, Isaac R., Sanders, Christian J., Maher, Damien T.

“…Mangroves provide vital ecosystem services at the dynamic interface between land and oceans. Recent reports of mangrove mortality suggest that mangroves may be…”
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Retrieval of nearshore bathymetry from Sentinel-2A and 2B satellites in South Florida coastal waters by Caballero, Isabel, Stumpf, Richard P.

“…This study examines the relatively high-resolution MultiSpectral Instrument (MSI) onboard Sentinel-2A and 2B for generating bathymetric maps through a ratio…”
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East is east and West is west? Management of marine bioinvasions in the Mediterranean Sea by Galil, Bella S., Marchini, Agnese, Occhipinti-Ambrogi, Anna

“…At 726 the number of recorded multicellular non indigenous species (NIS) in the Mediterranean Sea is far higher than in other European Seas. Of these, 614 have…”
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Salt marsh persistence is threatened by predicted sea-level rise by Crosby, Sarah C., Sax, Dov F., Palmer, Megan E., Booth, Harriet S., Deegan, Linda A., Bertness, Mark D., Leslie, Heather M.

“…Salt marshes buffer coastlines and provide critical ecosystem services from storm protection to food provision. Worldwide, these ecosystems are in danger of…”
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Losses of salt marsh in China: Trends, threats and management by Gu, Jiali, Luo, Min, Zhang, Xiujuan, Christakos, George, Agusti, Susana, Duarte, Carlos M., Wu, Jiaping

“…Coastal salt marsh, one of the blue carbon ecosystems that can adapt and mitigate climate change influence, is drawing global attention due to its high carbon…”
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Extraction, enumeration and identification methods for monitoring microplastics in the environment by Qiu, Qiongxuan, Tan, Zhi, Wang, Jundong, Peng, Jinping, Li, Meimin, Zhan, Zhiwei

“…There is much research on the occurrence, pollution characteristics and impacts of microplastics in the marine environment but this omits factors which play…”
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Modelling accumulation of marine plastics in the coastal zone; what are the dominant physical processes? by Critchell, Kay, Lambrechts, Jonathan

“…Anthropogenic marine debris, mainly of plastic origin, is accumulating in estuarine and coastal environments around the world causing damage to fauna, flora…”
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Transport of persistent organic pollutants by microplastics in estuarine conditions by Bakir, Adil, Rowland, Steven J., Thompson, Richard C.

“…Microplastics represent an increasing source of anthropogenic contamination in aquatic environments, where they may also act as scavengers and transporters of…”
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Mangroves in arid regions: Ecology, threats, and opportunities by Adame, M.F., Reef, R., Santini, N.S., Najera, E., Turschwell, M.P., Hayes, M.A., Masque, P., Lovelock, C.E.

“…Mangroves are one of the few woody ecosystems that grow in hot-arid climates. They can survive extreme conditions of low precipitation, high solar radiation,…”
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Mangroves of Vietnam: Historical development, current state of research and future threats by Veettil, Bijeesh Kozhikkodan, Ward, Raymond D., Quang, Ngo Xuan, Trang, Ngo Thi Thu, Giang, Tran Hoai

“…Vietnamese mangroves are among the most productive and biologically important ecosystems of the world; providing habitat/nursing grounds for commercial and…”
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