Seagrasses are important marine ecosystems situated throughout the world's coastlines.
They are facing declines around the world due to global and local threats such as rising …

Sandy beaches are iconic interfaces that functionally link the ocean with the land via the flow
of organic matter from the sea. These cross‐ecosystem fluxes often comprise uprooted …

Cleaning is a fundamental concern of beach managers in many destinations as well as an
important requirement in beach quality awards. However, it has been largely neglected in …

This new edition-now with Nancy Jackson as a co-author-continues the themes of the first
edition: the need to restore the biodiversity, ecosystem health, and ecosystem services …

Marine beach litter (MBL) represents a serious issue for marine life, coastal ecosystems,
human health and several economical activities. The Mediterranean Sea is a semi enclosed …

This study analyzes the occurrence and distribution of plastic litter and the entrapment of
plastic by wrack beached on a natural reserve. Large microplastics (2.5-5 mm) were the …

Abstract Nature-Based Solutions (NbS), a concept introduced in the late 2000s, has
developed rapidly during the last years and is now frequently appearing in a broad spectrum …

Despite providing important ecological functions, seagrass accumulation causes
environmental and economic issues, including eutrophication and tourism reduction …

For development of embryo dunes on the highly dynamic land–sea boundary, summer
growth and the absence of winter erosion are essential. Other than that, however, we know …

Coastal ecotones can disrupt natural conditions, yielding intricate ecological contexts where
salinity plays a variable role. The aim of this study was to assess the salinity effect on three …