Vessel hull-fouling is increasingly recognised as one of the major vectors for the transfer of
marine non-indigenous species. For hundreds of years, copper (Cu) has been used as a …

Sydney Harbour is a hotspot for diversity. However, as with estuaries worldwide, its diversity
and functioning faces increasing threats from urbanisation. This is the first synthesis of …

An attempt is made to synthesize the geological properties, water quality attributes and
aspects of the ecology of south-east Australian estuaries so as to provide a framework for …

Research on the large array of tropical estuarine fishes has increased markedly in recent
years and hence scientific knowledge about most aspects of these important fishes' biology …

The impact of river-transported metal pollution and industrial wastes on the metal distribution
(Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb) in estuarine sediments was studied in the southwestern Spanish estuaries …

The Port Jackson estuary has a highly urbanised and industrialised catchment and is central
to Sydney, which with a population of approximately 4 million, comprises almost a quarter of …

Imam Khomeini Port (IKP) is the largest Iranian commercial port. Because of many
petrochemical industries and urban areas are located around this port and also having …

This work reveals the usefulness of the GIS (Geographic Information Systems) mapping
techniques to show the distribution of pollutants along an estuarine environment, as the final …

Sedimentation on the surface of tidal marshes is a process that is controlled by the
interactions of a complex set of variables. To adequately describe the patterns of sediment …

Mangrove forests are known to accomplish crucial ecosystem functions and services. They
are nursery areas for fish, prawns and crabs, which provide coastal communities with a …