Coastal wetlands such as saltmarshes are valued as prominent buffering ecosystems to
global climate change and sea level rise (SLR), yet their long‐term persistence may also be …

Sediment‐stabilizing and‐destabilizing organisms, ie microphytobenthos (biofilms) and
macrozoobenthos (bioturbators), affect the erodibility of muddy sediments, potentially …

Pathogens and parasites of solitary bees have been studied for decades, but the
microbiome as a whole is poorly understood for most taxa. Comparative analyses of …

Short-term bed-level dynamics has been identified as one of the main factors affecting biota
establishment or retreat on tidal flats. However, due to a lack of proper instruments and …

Seagrasses are globally declining and multiple restoration efforts are undertaken to reverse
these losses. However, these efforts have proven to be challenging, facing a variety of …

Coastal wetlands such as salt marshes have been increasingly valued for their capacity to
buffer global climate change effects, yet their long-term persistence is threatened by …

VIII Preface the large literature on foraging-inspired optimisation algorithms. Parts III to V
introduce a range of algorithms whose inspiration is drawn from the foraging activities of …

Salt marshes, providing numerous ecosystem services, are degrading worldwide. To
effectively aid conservation and restoration efforts, increased knowledge on marsh …

Abundant research has shown that macrobenthic species are able to increase sediment
erodibility through bioturbation. So far, however, this has been at the level of individual …

Coastal vegetation is effective in dissipating incident wave energy during storm conditions,
which offers valuable protection to coastal communities. Determining vegetation drag …