Anthropogenic, direct pressures on coastal wetlands

A Newton, J Icely, S Cristina, GME Perillo… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coastal wetlands, such as saltmarshes and mangroves that fringe transitional waters,
deliver important ecosystem services that support human development. Coastal wetlands …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the threat of oil exploitation to mangrove ecosystem: Insights from Niger Delta, Nigeria

AP Onyena, K Sam - Global ecology and conservation, 2020 - Elsevier
Mangroves supply various goods and provide invaluable ecological services to humanity.
They serve as habitat to different species of fishes, provide a variety of plant products …

Direct ocean capture: the emergence of electrochemical processes for oceanic carbon removal

P Aleta, A Refaie, M Afshari, A Hassan… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The urgent need for effective climate change mitigation has spurred the exploration of
various negative emission technologies (NETs). Here, we investigate recent advancements …

The expected impacts of climate change on the ocean economy

S Gaines, R Cabral, CM Free, Y Golbuu… - The Blue Compendium …, 2023 - Springer
The ocean is critically important to our global economy. Collectively, it is estimated that
ocean-based industries and activities contribute hundreds of millions of jobs and …

Progress in hydrothermal liquefaction of algal biomass and hydrothermal upgrading of the subsequent crude bio-oil: a mini review

OS Djandja, Z Wang, L Chen, L Qin, F Wang… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Algae biomass has recently attracted the attention of the green energy industry as a raw
material for biofuels production. Their high-water content has led to the choice of …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in coastal wetlands: A review of their occurrences, toxic effects, and biogeochemical cycling

L Girones, AL Oliva, VL Negrin, JE Marcovecchio… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal wetlands, such as mangroves, seagrass beds, and salt marshes, are highly
threatened by increasing anthropic pressures, including chemical pollution. Persistent …

Impacts of land management practices on blue carbon stocks and greenhouse gas fluxes in coastal ecosystems—A meta‐analysis

JJ O'Connor, BJ Fest, M Sievers… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Global recognition of climate change and its predicted consequences has created the need
for practical management strategies for increasing the ability of natural ecosystems to …

Blue carbon sinks in South Africa and the need for restoration to enhance carbon sequestration

JL Raw, L Van Niekerk, O Chauke, H Mbatha… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Blue carbon ecosystems (mangroves, salt marshes, and seagrasses) contribute towards
climate change mitigation because they are efficient at sequestering atmospheric CO 2 into …

Ultra-High-Resolution Mapping of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile Meadows through Acoustic, Optical Data and Object-based Image Classification

SF Rende, A Bosman, R Di Mento, F Bruno… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, we present a framework for seagrass habitat mapping in shallow (5–50 m) and
very shallow water (0–5 m) by combining acoustic, optical data and Object-based Image …

Marine heatwaves, sewage and eutrophication combine to trigger deoxygenation and biodiversity loss: A SW Atlantic case study

KM Brauko, A Cabral, NV Costa, J Hayden… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are a major concern worldwide due to their increasing impacts in
recent years, and these extreme events may trigger deoxygenation of coastal waters …