Climate-related risks in Central and South America have received increased attention and
concern in science and policy, but an up-to-date comprehensive review and synthesis of …

The loss of functional and accreting coral reefs reduces coastal protection and resilience for
tropical coastlines. Coral restoration has potential for recovering healthy reefs that can …

The coastal zone is in a critical state worldwide, due to the loss and fragmentation of its
ecosystems. Much of this is caused by long-term anthropic local, regional, or global actions …

In a relatively short timescale (less than 50 years), urbanization has caused many
anthropogenic disturbances that have affected ecosystem health and, directly or indirectly …

Tsunami deposits provide evidence of historical and prehistorical events. However, their
preservation in tropical regions is generally poor. The reasons behind this poor preservation …

This study presents new experiments and analysis to evaluate the performance of
overtopping models for fringing reef fronted beaches. Physical experiments were conducted …

Distant-source swells are known to regularly inundate low-lying Pacific Island communities.
Here we examine extreme total water level (TWL) and inundation driven by a distant-source …

Coral reefs are increasingly recognized for their shoreline protection services. The
hydrodynamic performance of this ecosystem is comparable to artificial low-crested …

An extensive new set of laboratory measurements have been performed with random and
monochromatic waves to study runup on fringing reef-fronted beaches. The experiments …

Many coral reef-lined coasts are low-lying with elevations< 4 m above mean sea level.
Climate-change-driven sea-level rise, coral reef degradation, and changes in storm wave …