Mangrove health: A review of functions, threats, and challenges associated with mangrove management practices

H Akram, S Hussain, P Mazumdar, KO Chua, TE Butt… - Forests, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mangroves stand out as one of the most diverse and biologically significant natural systems
in the world. Playing critical roles in maintaining the health and productivity of coastal …

Interaction of climate change and marine pollution in Southern India: Implications for coastal zone management practices and policies

S Lincoln, P Chowdhury, PE Posen, RS Robin… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change and marine litter are inextricably linked, and their interaction manifests
differently depending on the specific environmental and biological characteristics, and other …

Boosting beach clean-up participation through community resilience hypothetical scenarios

IWK Suryawan, S Suhardono, CH Lee - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Engaging coastal communities in beach clean-up initiatives is crucial for the sustainability of
marine ecosystems and the support of the blue economy. This study aims to examine the …

Mangroves in the “Plasticene”: High exposure of coastal mangroves to anthropogenic litter pollution along the Central-West coast of India

K De, S Sautya, GU Dora, S Gaikwad, D Katke… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic litter is a ubiquitous stressor in the global ocean, and poses ominous threats
to oceanic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. At the terrestrial-ocean interface, tropical …

[HTML][HTML] Marine litter education: From awareness to action

S Bettencourt, DN Freitas, C Lucas, S Costa… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marine litter is a global problem. Education has been acclaimed as a potential tool to tackle
this issue, yet, integrative, student-centered, and over weeks studies to raise awareness on …

Cigarette butt pollution in popular beaches of Morocco: Abundance, distribution, and mitigation measures

B Mghili, I Lamine, A Bouzekry, K Gunasekaran… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cigarette butts pose a significant challenge in managing solid litter, with an estimated 4.5
trillion of them being discarded into the environment annually. This study investigated the …

Plastic pollution on Moroccan beaches: Toward baselines for large-scale assessment

B Mghili, S Hasni, M Ben-Haddad… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract In Africa, Morocco is the 10th largest producer of plastic. The severity of this plastic
has attracted increasing amounts of attention in the Moroccan Atlantic and Mediterranean in …

Impact of marine chemical ecology research on the discovery and development of new pharmaceuticals

LT Tan - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Diverse ecologically important metabolites, such as allelochemicals, infochemicals and
volatile organic chemicals, are involved in marine organismal interactions. Chemically …

Microplastic pollution: threats and impacts on global marine ecosystems

RS Yu, S Singh - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the scope of global marine microplastic pollution and its implications
on marine ecosystems and human health. We first delve into how plastic enters the ocean …

Analysis of the cooperative development of multiple systems for urban Economy-Energy-Carbon: A case study of Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle

L Chen, X Li, X Kang, W Liu, M Wang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change profoundly impacts the transformation of social and economic systems. This
study utilized ridge regression, the TOPSIS method, and a coupling coordination model to …