Conservation and restoration of mangroves: Global status, perspectives, and prognosis

SS Romañach, DL DeAngelis, HL Koh, Y Li… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Mangrove forests provide critical services around the globe to both human populations and
the ecosystems they occupy. However, losses of mangrove habitat of more than 50% have …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of ocean sprawl on ecological connectivity: impacts and solutions

MJ Bishop, M Mayer-Pinto, L Airoldi, LB Firth… - Journal of Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

The role of seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes and reed beds as nursery areas and food sources for fishes in estuaries

AK Whitfield - Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 2017 - Springer
Each year millions of larval and 0+ juvenile fishes are recruited into estuarine fish
populations around the world. For several decades the roles of littoral aquatic and emergent …

The power of three: coral reefs, seagrasses and mangroves protect coastal regions and increase their resilience

G Guannel, K Arkema, P Ruggiero, G Verutes - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Natural habitats have the ability to protect coastal communities against the impacts of waves
and storms, yet it is unclear how different habitats complement each other to reduce those …

Are coastal habitats important nurseries? A meta‐analysis

JS Lefcheck, BB Hughes, AJ Johnson… - Conservation …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nearshore‐structured habitats—including underwater grasses, mangroves, coral, and other
biogenic reefs, marshes, and complex abiotic substrates—have long been postulated to …

True value of estuarine and coastal nurseries for fish: incorporating complexity and dynamics

M Sheaves, R Baker, I Nagelkerken, RM Connolly - Estuaries and Coasts, 2015 - Springer
Coastal ecosystems, such as estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows,
comprise some of the world's most productive and ecologically significant ecosystems …

A realistic fish-habitat dataset to evaluate algorithms for underwater visual analysis

A Saleh, IH Laradji, DA Konovalov, M Bradley… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Visual analysis of complex fish habitats is an important step towards sustainable fisheries for
human consumption and environmental protection. Deep Learning methods have shown …

The seascape nursery: a novel spatial approach to identify and manage nurseries for coastal marine fauna

I Nagelkerken, M Sheaves, R Baker… - Fish and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal marine and estuarine ecosystems are highly productive and serve a nursery
function for important fisheries species. They also suffer some of the highest rates of …

Applying the resilience principles for sustainable ecotourism development: A case study of the Nakdong Estuary, South Korea

YE Choi, CO Oh, J Chon - Tourism Management, 2021 - Elsevier
When studying sustainable ecotourism, the ecotourism system can be better understood as
a complex association of various elements that affects the local society and wildlife habitats …

Degradation and conservation of Brazilian mangroves, status and perspectives

AC Ferreira, LD Lacerda - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Mangroves are one of the most human-affected coastal ecosystems, despite their important
social and ecological roles, and after decades of devastation these forests continue facing …