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Water renewal and stratification modelling in small estuaries Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jill H. Slinger
Water renewal and flushing in small, intermittently open or closed estuaries is receiving increasing attention particularly in light of the climate change induced alterations in run-off, wave and sediment transport conditions along coasts. The challenges of predicting the stratification-circulation state and the balance between tidal or freshwater flushing in response to the mouth dynamics of small
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Impact of reclamation projects on water quality in jinmeng bay, China Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Cuiping Kuang, Dan Wang, Gang Wang, Jiantao Liu, Xuejian Han, Yan Li
Since 2015, green tides have recurred annually in Jinmeng Bay (JMB), China. Reclamation projects have been considered an important anthropogenic perturbation in JMB for green tides. A coupled hydrodynamic and water quality model was used to simulate hydrodynamic and transport processes for different artificial structure scenarios. Numerical results prove that reclamation projects exert a significant
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Impact of channel deepening on the saltwater intrusion process in the Qinjiang River estuary, Southeast China Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Xiao Yi, Liu Jie, Yang Shengfa, Li Wenjie
Understanding saltwater intrusion processes is crucial for both ecosystem health and water resource management in river estuaries. With the development of the global coastal economy, many estuaries worldwide have undergone shipping engineering constructions. Channel deepening in coastal areas adversely impacts the quality of freshwater required for ecological purposes, human consumption, and agricultural
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Compound marine cold spells and hypoxic events in a nearshore upwelling system Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Ryan K. Walter, Michael Dalsin, Piero L.F. Mazzini, Cassia Pianca
Prolonged periods of extreme warm and cold seawater temperature anomalies, known as marine heatwaves (MHWs) and marine cold spells (MCSs), respectively, can have significant impacts on coastal marine ecosystems. Prior research has examined the co-occurrence of multiple extremes [low dissolved oxygen (DO) and/or low pH] during MHWs, with the impact of these compound events potentially exceeding that
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Impacts of large-scale suspended mussel farm on seston depletion Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Wei Zhong, Jun Lin, Qingping Zou, Hidekatsu Yamazaki, Wei Yang, Guanlin Yang
The productivity of a suspended mussel farm depends on the abundance of naturally available food. This study constructs a tracer decay model that incorporates mussel filtration and integrates it with a well-established 3D ocean circulation model to examine the spatiotemporal variation of seston depletion at a large-scale suspended mussel farm on Gouqi Island, located offshore in the East China Sea
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Abnormally large radiational S2 tides in the gulf of tonkin and implications for other diurnal resonant seas Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Haidong Pan, Tengfei Xu, Zexun Wei
Radiational tides derived from solar radiation are important components of ocean tides. Understanding dynamical features of radiational tides can be beneficial for further promoting the accuracy of water level prediction. Generally, radiational S amplitudes are only 10%–30% of gravitational S amplitudes, which has been verified by numerous studies. However, a previous study indicated that radidational
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Performance of fishery carbon sink of oyster aquaculture (mainly Crassostrea hongkongensis) in Guangxi, China: A long-term (2003–2022) analysis Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Karsoon Tan, Xiaoxia Liu, Xueyu Yan, Leiheng Huang, Cong Luo, Kianann Tan, Kit Yue Kwan
Fishery carbon sink (FCS) is a concept of promoting the absorption of carbon dioxide (CO) by ocean through enhancing the biological process in fishery resources, and then removing carbon from water body through harvesting aquatic fishery resources. Among marine organisms, bivalves are one of the seafood with high potential in developing FCS. Although the FCS of China bivalve aquaculture has been estimated
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Niche appropriation by a widespread nereidid polychaete within estuarine-like modern coastal stromatolite pools Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Gavin M. Rishworth, Tris H. Wooldridge, Torkild Bakken, Nelson A.F. Miranda, Renzo Perissinotto, Carol A. Simon
Determining how organisms respond to environmental gradients or variability is a central theme in ecology which is used to predict niche occupation. In this study we assessed the natural population variability of a locally widespread nereidid () to determine whether its broad distribution can be used to infer a generalist autecological niche. This was examined in the recently discovered estuarine-like
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An efficient metamodel to downscale total water level in open beaches Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Manuel Zornoza-Aguado, Beatriz Pérez-Díaz, Laura Cagigal, Sonia Castanedo, Fernando J. Méndez
A hybrid methodology is described to obtain the wave set-up and infragravity wave level components for estimating total water level (TWL) in coastal areas, taking into account the surf zone hydrodynamics involved. By combining statistical tools and numerical methods, high-resolution spatial distributions of wave height and water level components are calculated efficiently and seamlessly. The proposed
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Diel vertical migration and tidal influences on plankton densities in dynamic coastal systems Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Anouk Ollevier, Jonas Mortelmans, Klaas Deneudt, Pascal I. Hablützel, Marleen De Troch
Recent increased application of optical imaging devices have facilitated efficient capture of plankton abundance and community composition, enabling the study of plankton distribution and at a high spatio-temporal resolution. In this study, we aim to investigate how the abundances and distribution patterns of plankton taxa relate over 24-h periods, covering tidal and diel cycles, in the southern North
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Meteotsunamis in the Tamsui River estuary, Taiwan Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Li-Ching Lin, Wen-Cheng Liu, Chin H. Wu
This study presents meteotsunami evolution and statistics in the Tamsui River estuarine system from 12 years observations. In the tide-dominated estuary, a strong correlation is observed between high tidal levels and the upstream propagation of meteotsunami waves. Such long waves travel the Tamsui River at an average speed of 6 m/s, while their speed slightly decreases to 4 m/s in the upstream rivers
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Corrigendum to “A random forest model to predict soil organic carbon storage in mangroves from Southern Colombian Pacific coast” [Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 299 (April 2024), 108674] Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Angélica Sofía Moreno Muñoz, Ángela Inés Guzmán Alvis, Iván Felipe Benavides Martínez
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Micro-scale distribution of Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791 is driven by the mineralogical properties of the substrate Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Martina Canessa, Andrea Costa, Laura Gaggero, Alessandra Moreni, Federica Passarelli, Giorgio Bavestrello
Biotic and abiotic factors and their interactions can shape the structure of marine benthic communities in several ways, acting at different spatial, temporal, and biological scales. Among them, the role of the mineral composition and surface texture of the substrate in driving recruitment, settlement, and survival phases of sessile marine species has been recently investigated in different contexts
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Mediterranean biogeography, colonization, expansion, phenology, and life cycle of the invasive jellyfish Phyllorhiza punctata von Lendenfeld, 1884 Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Alfredo Fernández-Alías, Jhoni Ismael Quispe-Becerra, Manuel Rosendo Conde-Caño, Concepción Marcos, Angel Pérez-Ruzafa
There is a widespread belief concerning the increase in the number and intensity of jellyfish blooms, which is partly attributed to the expansion of species that form these blooms. However, the mechanisms of spread for these invasive species beyond human-mediated transportation are still not well understood. In this study, we have compiled a comprehensive dataset of Mediterranean Sea records (1965–2022)
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Assessing fishing capacity of two tuna fish species using different time-series data in Pakistan, Northern Arabian Sea Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Muhsan Ali Kalhoro, Qun Liu, Lixin Zhu, Zhaoyang Jiang, Zhenlin Liang
Assessing fishing capacity and biological reference points are basic parameters for the conservation of fishery resources. The catch-based Monte Carlo maximum sustainable yield (CMSY) and Bayesian state-space Schaefer production model (BSM) were applied to assess the fishing capacity of Yellowfin tuna (YFT) () and Longtail tuna (LTT) () fishery from Pakistan. Long-term and short-term data series was
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How trophic impasses structure coastal food webs? Insights from ECOPATH modelling Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 N. Solsona, A. Sturbois, N. Desroy, A. Ponsero, G. Schaal, O. Le Pape
Fluxes of organic matter are the foundation of the functioning of ecosystems and the understanding of their origin, production and their uses by biological and ecological processes is therefore essential. In anthropized systems, such as coastal ecosystems, disruptions caused by human activities at different scales can mobilize a significant part of the organic matter, which is no longer available locally
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The ecological consequences of nutrient enrichment in mangroves Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 M.R. Mack, J. Adam Langley, I.C. Feller, S.K. Chapman
Mangrove forests are among the most productive ecosystems on earth, despite featuring trees that can grow in nutrient poor, highly saline environments with anoxic soils. Anthropogenic inputs of both nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have increased due to agricultural, aquacultural, and urban runoff into coastal mangrove ecosystems. Further, mangrove ecosystems are increasingly impacted by changing global
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Impact of land-use change on salt marsh accretion Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Molly C. Bost, Antonio B. Rodriguez, Brent A. McKee
Salt marsh vertical accretion that keeps pace with relative sea-level rise (RSLR) promotes habitat resilience and a continuously growing carbon stock. Vertical accretion, however, hinges on various salt marsh biogeomorphic feedback loops that respond to changing sediment supply, storms events, accelerating RSLR, elevation, and vegetation density. During the latter half of the 20th century, a large
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Effects of contamination and warming on ragworms Hediste diversicolor: A laboratory experiment with Oder estuary sediments Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Duy Nghia Pham, Anja Ruhl, Kathrin Fisch, Safia El Toum, Susanne Heise, Inna M. Sokolova
Knowledge about the effects of sediment contamination on estuarine benthos has come mainly from observational studies and spiking experiments. There is a lack of experimental studies with field-contaminated sediments, especially those assessing the combined effects of contamination and other environmental stressors. Here we investigated the biomarker responses of ragworms to contaminated sediments
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Environmental drivers of odontocete occurrence in a nearshore temperate habitat Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Matt Sharpe, Per Berggren
Nearshore coastal waters off Northumberland, UK, are important habitats for marine megafauna including marine mammals and seabirds. The area also features extensive anthropogenic activities including shipping, marine renewables development, fisheries, and tourism. Meanwhile there is lack of baseline data on odontocete occurrence to allow assessment of the potential impact from human disturbance. A
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Effect of mesh size in monofilament and multifilament gillnets on catch efficiency in the Black Sea whiting (Merlangius merlangus) fishery Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Cemil Altuntaş, Adnan Tokaç, Bent Herrmann, Devrim Selim Mısır, Murat Dağtekin, Kristine Cerbule
Gillnets are widely used fishing gear for targeting various fish species. Gillnet fisheries use different gear configurations such as different mesh sizes and number of netting twines (mono- or multifilament) depending on the species targeted. Gillnet fishery targeting whiting () is one of the economically important year-round fisheries in the Black Sea. However, large bycatch of whiting below minimum
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Filling the gap: The unique isotopic niche of medium-sized and large sharks in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-26 Ignasi Nuez, Manel Gazo, Asunción Borrell, Alex Aguilar, Claudio Barría, Joan Navarro, Luis Cardona
The Mediterranean Sea is considered a biodiversity hotspot and hosts a broad diversity of shark species. Unfortunately, many shark populations have suffered a long story of overexploitation and their abundance has strongly declined over the last decades. A few studies have addressed the trophic role of sharks in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, yet little is known about their isotopic niches. In
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Salmon farming, overfishing and southern sea lion: Not so opportunistic responses of a top predator to human perturbations in the Patagonian Fjords Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 H. Heredia-Azuaje, E. Niklitschek, M. Sepúlveda, C. Harrod, A. Guerrero, G. Peña, B. Pacheco, D. Gomez-Uchida, C.B. Canales-Aguirre, P. Toledo
Pinnipeds are considered generalist predators that prey opportunistically on more abundant prey. Thus, their diet could be affected by natural and anthropogenic stressors, such as declines in native prey and increases in exotic prey such as escaped salmon. Using stable isotopes, we evaluated temporal and spatial variability in the diet of southern sea lion (), and assessed its response to seasonal
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Stock identification of the Mediterranean horse mackerel (Carangidae: Trachurus mediterraneus) in the Marmara and Black Seas using body and otolith shape analyses Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Ömerhan Dürrani, Kadir Seyhan
The Mediterranean horse mackerel () has been managed as a single stock in the Black Sea and adjacent regions, and its genetic structure has been under debate for decades, emphasising the necessity for additional research to validate the stock structure. This study used geometric morphometrics for body shape, shape indices, and elliptical Fourier analysis for otolith shape to explore their morphological
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Particle exchange between coast and fjords and its biological implications Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Shuang Gao, Ingrid A. Johnsen, Tone Falkenhaug, Guldborg Søvik, Morten D. Skogen
The exchange of water and particles between coastal and fjord areas is crucial for the overall health of fjord ecosystems. In this study, we use a Lagrangian ocean particle tracking model combined with zooplankton field data in the Hardangerfjord region of western Norway, to investigate advective exchange of particles between the coast and fjord and to provide insights on its biological implications
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Hydro-morphological features and functional structure of fish assemblages mediate species isotopic niches in estuaries Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Nils Teichert, Anne Lizé, Mario Lepage, Henrique Cabral, Thomas Trancart, Anthony Acou, Marie Larregieu, Eric Feunteun, Alexandre Carpentier
Despite the popularity of stable isotope analysis (Carbon and Nitrogen), the drivers of species isotopic niches and their consequences on food web functioning remained poorly described, especially in estuaries. Here, we hypothesised that species niche characteristics are influenced by ecosystem hydro-morphological features and the functional structure of fish assemblages. The trophic niches of four
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Release capacity of Portunus trituberculatus enhancement in coastal waters: A case study in the marine ranching area of Haizhou bay Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Yongqi Yao, Shuo Zhang, Shike Gao, Jikun Lu, Guanghui Fu
In recent years, the community structure of fishery resources in offshore waters has undergone significant changes, and the resources of traditional commercial fish have gradually declined; as a result, crustaceans have become the main catch. To prevent the loss of resources, it is necessary to carry out ecological stock enhancement and scientifically prevent and control the ecological risks of released
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Thermohaline and current variability off the west Yucatan peninsula coast Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jorge A. Kurczyn, Emilio Beier, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson, Laura Carrillo, Heber J. Uc González
Thermohaline and current variability for a certain period in the first ∼40 km off the western Yucatan Peninsula were analyzed, from five hydrographic campaigns carried out between 2017 and 2018, and 2.5 years of two moored current meters and satellite wind observations. Three different coastal environments in the study region create local particularities important to the thermohaline variations: mangrove
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Responses of hydrodynamic circulation to the climatic change of wind forcing in a subtropical estuary Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Bo Hong, Wenhui Chao
Under the background of climate change, long-term trends in atmospheric-marine processes have been observed over the past decades. Being a subtropical estuary influenced by East Asian monsoon wind, the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is chosen as a prototype to investigate the response of estuarine hydrodynamics to the local climatic regime shift in wind forcing. Analyses from ERA5 wind data and local meteorological
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Trophic position and prey preferences of snappers (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) in a connected bay-to-reef Caribbean system Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-17 León F. Martínez-Juárez, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto, Norman Mercado-Silva, Nancy Cabanillas-Terán
The trophic position (TP) and proportional contribution of prey for six species of snappers were assessed at two interconnected coastal environments of the Mexican Caribbean: the mangroves of Río Huach Channel and Chetumal/Corozal Bay, and the seagrass beds of the adjacent Xcalak Reef Lagoon. This study provides a trophic scenario using stable isotopes, under the hypothesis that use of resources would
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Bioturbating megafauna limits the expansion of Cymodocea nodosa seagrass meadows Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Simona Laukaityte, Melanie Jane Bishop, José Carlos Hernández, Lena Lingenfelder, Andrés Rufino Navarro, Britas D.H. Klemens Eriksson
In seagrass systems, there is a realization that biotic interactions affecting sediment stability might be as important as abiotic stressors in shaping the growth and distribution patterns of seagrass vegetation. However, few studies have looked at the interaction between seagrass and large (mega) bioturbating species, although through sediment reworking activity they may have the capacity to cause
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Modeling investigation of wave-induced longshore current distribution patterns on barred beaches Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Chao Ji, Qinghe Zhang, Tongqing Chen, Dianguang Ma, Rui Huang
A three-dimensional coupled wave-current model was employed to investigate the wave-induced longshore currents on barred beaches. The modeling system was developed by coupling the finite-volume community ocean model (FVCOM) and the simulating waves nearshore (SWAN) model to fully describe wave-current interactions in the nearshore region. The three-dimensional radiation stress, surface rollers and
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Primary production and microbial heterotrophy in the Siberian arctic seas, Bering Strait, and Gulf of Anadyr, Bering Sea Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Igor I. Rusanov, Alexander S. Savvichev, Daria N. Zasko, Pavel A. Sigalevich, Irina I. Pipko, Svetlana P. Pugach, Nikolay V. Pimenov, Igor P. Semiletov
The data obtained during the recent decades indicate large-scale climatic changes in the Arctic Ocean, especially in the Siberian shelf seas. The impact of shrinking of the Arctic ice cover on marine net primary production (PP) was mostly studied using satellite-derived estimates of chlorophyll-a (Chl ), sea surface temperature, and sea ice concentrations, as well as various modeling approaches. However
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Goliath is not the enemy: Fiddler crab species of similar size are stronger competitors than their larger adversaries in the climate change context Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Jaqueline Santos Borges, Jonathann Yukio Arakaki, Tânia Marcia Costa, Fernando Rafael De Grande
Many intertidal species are expanding their distribution limits towards the poles as a consequence of increased temperature due to climate change. At the same time, some intertidal habitats have been reduced due to rising sea levels. Fiddler crabs inhabit mangroves, and different species occupy well-established zones. Due to the restricted mangrove areas and consequent latitudinal expansion of the
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Intercomparison of surface velocimetry techniques for drone-based marine current characterization Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Iain Fairley, Nicholas King, Jason McIlvenny, Matthew Lewis, Simon Neill, Benjamin J. Williamson, Ian Masters, Dominic E. Reeve
Mapping tidal currents is important for a variety of coastal and marine applications. Deriving current maps from in-situ measurements is difficult due to spatio-temporal separation of measurement points. Therefore, low-cost remote sensing tools such as drone-based surface velocimetry are attractive. Previous application of particle image velocimetry to tidal current measurements demonstrated that accuracy
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Processes of stratification and vertical turbulent mixing in a choked lagoon system Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Bosheng Xue, Yongjun Lu, Huaiqian Xiao, Zhili Wang, Pan Wu, Mingjun Diao
This work concentrates on the processes of stratification and turbulent mixing in a choked shallow lagoon, Xiaohai Lagoon, by using a three-dimensional hydrodynamic model. The model results were processed to derive buoyancy frequency, shear production, gradient Richardson number, and buoyancy flux during the tidal cycles. The parameters regarding stratification and turbulent mixing exhibited significant
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A random forest model to predict soil organic carbon storage in mangroves from Southern Colombian Pacific coast Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Angélica Sofía Moreno Muñoz, Ángela Inés Guzmán Alvis, Ivan Felipe Benavides Martínez
Mangrove ecosystems serve as significant reservoirs of carbon stocks, particularly within the soil. However, these ecosystems face widespread degradation globally, underscoring the necessity for comprehensive technical insights to facilitate effective management. Enhancing the precision of soil organic carbon estimates within mangroves necessitates access to precise field data. Hence, this study aimed
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Future prediction of coastal recession using convolutional neural network Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Abdul Rehman Khan, Mohd Shahrizal Bin Ab Razak, Badronnisa Binti Yusuf, Helmi Zulhaidi Bin Mohd Shafri, Noorasiah Binti Mohamad
Coastal recession resulting from sea level rise and wave action is a significant environmental concern, posing challenges for accurate long-term predictions due to the intricate interplay of multiple factors. The study explores the potential of machine learning methods, specifically Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), for predicting long-term coastal changes caused by sea level rise and wave conditions
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Cryptic corals thriving in dynamic environments may hold key insights into future coral reef habitats Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Ashleigh M. Epps, Morgan N. Bruce, Maryssa Dailey, Keisha D. Bahr
The coastal waters of Texas have dynamic environmental conditions and are heavily influenced by anthropogenic stressors, which are not conducive for corals. However, an unidentified coral has been documented for the first time in this ecosystem, specifically in Packery Channel, Texas, which is an artificial channel on jetty rocks connecting the Gulf of Mexico and Corpus Christi Bay. This research explored
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The chemical characteristics and mixing behaviors of particulate organic matter from small subtropical rivers in coastal Gulf of Mexico Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 José Ernesto Sampedro-Avila, Kaijun Lu, Jianhong Xue, Zhanfei Liu, Helmut Maske
Rivers transport a substantial amount of dissolved and particulate organic matter (DOM and POM) to the oceans. In estuaries, the transition between DOM and POM due to dissolution or flocculation and their chemical compositions are key in determining their remineralization potential and thus influence the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen. While much effort has been focused on trace metals
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Silvering process of female European eel in the north Adriatic: Who is really ready to migrate? Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Antonio Casalini, Laura Gentile, Pietro Emmanuele, Alberto Elmi, Oliviero Mordenti
During the 1970s and 2010, the population of declined significantly, and the species is now classified as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Considering its social, economic, and ecological importance, it is necessary to understand the biological mechanism that controls population dynamics, in particular the passage from the resident phase
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Hydrodynamic influences on water exchange capacity of a coastal lagoon after phasic restoration projects Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Jiadong Fan, Cuiping Kuang, Xin Cong, Lixin Gong, Gang Wang, Rongrong Xing
Engineering solutions are widely conducted to restore coastal lagoons against environmental deterioration for climatic and anthropogenic impacts. To investigate hydrodynamic responses to phasic restoration projects, Qilihai Lagoon is set as a representative object for its typical riverine and marine hydrological regimes. The numerical modelling is based on three engineering stages under real-world
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Role of coastal downwelling on the intensification of post-monsoon tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Arun Kumar, Arkaprava Ray, Sourav Sil
The present study investigates the role of coastal downwelling in the intensification of tropical cyclones before landfall near the coastal Bay of Bengal (BoB) during the post monsoon season. Four major cyclones (Phailin, Hudhud, Titli, and Gaja), whose maximum intensity is equivalent to a very severe cyclonic storm or higher, with a wind speed of more than 64 knots, are considered in this study. It
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Abundance of respiring bacterial cells in the marine beaches as a potential bioindicator of the intensity of organic matter decomposition Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Piotr Perliński, Zbigniew Jan Mudryk, Marta Zdanowicz
The present study was carried out on the marine beaches located on the Polish part of the Baltic Sea coast which differed in the level of anthropopressure. This paper aimed to determine the abundance of respiring bacterial cells and total bacterial number to provide reliable information on the seasonal dynamics of these organisms and their spatial distribution in the studied beaches. The results of
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Hydrodynamic modeling study of nature-based hybrid coastal defense strategy applied in salt marsh restoration Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Zhipeng Chen, Feng Luo, Guanghuai Zhou, Fei Zhu, Hongbo Wu, Ruijie Li, Chi Zhang
In open coasts with high wave and tidal energy, the creation of salt marsh wetlands presents significant challenges. Combining artificial structures with salt marshes is a novel hybrid coastal protection strategy. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether this method will facilitate salt marsh restoration and if the integrated protection system will effectively dissipate waves. This study is based on
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Using simulated environmental variables to assess the seasonal estuarine habitat selection of a critically endangered anadromous species (Acipenser sturio) Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Marie Lamour, Romaric Le Barh, Marie-Line Merg, Florent Grasso, Eric Quinton, Eric Rochard, Céline Le Pichon, Marie-Laure Acolas
The European sturgeon ( is a critically endangered anadromous fish species with the last remaining population living in the Gironde estuary, thanks to restocking programs. Between 2010 and 2018, trawling surveys (1022 trawl tows) in the estuary caught 452 sturgeons (fork length (FL) from 25.5 cm to 154 cm). Based on previous knowledge about the species ecology, individuals have been categorized into
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Saltmarsh blue carbon accumulation rates and their relationship with sea-level rise on a multi-decadal timescale in northern England Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Catrina Gore, W. Roland Gehrels, Craig Smeaton, Luke Andrews, Lucy McMahon, Fiona Hibbert, William E.N. Austin, Stefanie Nolte, Ed Garrett
Saltmarshes are widely thought to sequester carbon at rates significantly exceeding those found in terrestrial environments. This ability arises from the in-situ production of plant biomass and the effective trapping and storage of both autochthonous and allochthonous organic carbon. The role saltmarshes play in climate change mitigation, through accumulating ‘blue’ carbon, depends on both the rate
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Regulatory role of sesarmid crabs in nutrient dynamics and implications for the productivity of mangroves Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Xueqin Gao, Juan Diego Gaitan-Espitia, Shing Yip Lee
The ecological role of brachyuran crabs in mangroves has been extensively studied, but their role as mediators of biogeochemical processes of essential nutrients remains unclear. We hypothesized that speciose sesarmid crabs in tropical mangroves can improve nutrient transfer rate (NTR) and enhance primary productivity by reducing nutrient recycling bottlenecks. Using stable isotope labels and tidal
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An enhanced monitoring method for spatio-temporal dynamics of salt marsh vegetation using google earth engine Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Wenbin Yi, Nan Wang, Huiying Yu, Yinghui Jiang, Dong Zhang, Xinyang Li, Lin Lv, Zhenglei Xie
Coastal salt marsh wetlands constitute one of the three blue carbon ecosystems, playing a pivotal ecological role in carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation. The spatio-temporal monitoring of coastal salt marsh facilitates the assessment of their resilience to climate change and aids decision-makers in formulating effective wetland policies. The Google Earth Engine (GEE), a remote sensing
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Seascape context and urbanisation modify fish assemblages around rocky headlands Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Jesse D. Mosman, Hayden P. Borland, Ashley J. Rummell, Ben L. Gilby, Andrew D. Olds, Bob Gorissen, Christopher J. Henderson
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Dynamics and drivers of carbon sequestration and storage capacity in Phragmites australis-dominated wetlands Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Giulia Silan, Alessandro Buosi, Camilla Bertolini, Adriano Sfriso
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Indicators of environmental pressure in artificial and natural habitats: Analysis of fluctuating asymmetry in otoliths from Cynoglossus joyneri Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Shike Gao, Dechen Yi, Shuo Zhang, Guanghui Fu, Jikun Lu
Since the 20th century, as research on the fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of otoliths in sedentary fish has deepened in a gradual way, many scholars have focused on exploring the ability of their otolith FA to indicate different environmental pressures. In this study, a typical benthic fish – Cynoglossus joyneri from three artificial habitats (artificial reef area (ARA), oyster reef area (ORA) and kelp
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Response of soil water, salt, carbon and bacteria community to terrain and plant in coastal salt marsh Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Meiying Dai, Jimin Yu, Mingzhen Zhao, Xinrong Peng, Xiaotong Wang, Min Xi
Terrain and plants play a crucial role in influencing or regulating the variations of water, salt, carbon, and bacteria community in the soil of coastal salt marshes. Investigating these variations and their interconnections under different conditions is essential to comprehensively understand the carbon sequestration function and reveal the underlying mechanisms of carbon sinks in coastal salt marshes
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Salt intrusion and effective longitudinal dispersion in man-made canals, a simplified model approach Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Bouke Biemond, Vincent Vuik, Paula Lambregts, Huib E. de Swart, Henk A. Dijkstra
Salinization threatens coastal freshwater bodies, but little is known about this phenomenon in man-made canals. Here, salt intrusion and effective longitudinal dispersion in such canals are investigated, where the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal in Belgium-the Netherlands is used as a prototype example. A calibrated, width-averaged model is employed to quantify the sensitivity of these quantities to forcing
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Kinetics release of heavy metal Cu from sediment affected by the mimic vegetation under unidirectional flows and regular waves Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Sha Lou, Yuwen Zou, Hao Wang, Feng Zhou, Shuguang Liu, Junbiao Tu, Larisa Dorzhievna Radnaeva, Elena Nikitina, Irina Viktorovna Fedorova
The process of heavy metal contamination in wetlands is becoming increasingly prevalent due to rapid urbanization. Heavy metals deposited in the sediment can be re-released into the water under disturbances, leading to significant impacts on the water environment and ecosystem. The release of heavy metals in wetlands is a complex phenomenon involving the intricate interplay of physicochemical and biological
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Dynamics of beach scarp formation behind detached breakwaters Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-21 Ryota Nakmaura, Kota Ohizumi, Kunihiko Ishibashi, Daichi Katayama, Yudai Aoki
Detached (offshore) breakwaters are widely used as beach stabilization measures. However, there is potential for erosion at the openings between detached breakwaters, which may result in the formation of beach scarps. This study evaluated the formation of beach scarps around breakwaters using field surveys and numerical simulations. The evaluation was conducted using a combination of a recent advanced
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Pleistocene sea level variation and changes in the São Francisco river drove the evolution of Atlantic sabretooth anchovy Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-14 Alany Itala Pontes, Marina Vianna Loeb, Ana Cecilia Giacometti Mai, Tami Mott, Henrique Batalha-Filho, Uedson Pereira Jacobina
During the Pleistocene, the world underwent cyclic climatic oscillations that had significant impacts on terrestrial and aquatic landscapes. These changes caused fragmentation, reduction, and/or expansion in species distribution, resulting in demographic and population variations. In the marine environment, historical climatic transformations influencing sea level fluctuations emerge as a crucial process
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Fine-tuning the isotopic niche of a marine mammal community through a multi-element approach and variable spatial scales Estuar. Coastal Shelf Sci. (IF 2.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Alessandra Cani, Luis Cardona, Álex Aguilar, Asunción Borrell, Massimiliano Drago