The lower shoreface provides the connection between the continental shelf and the
shoreline via its onshore transition called the upper shoreface. Lower shorefaces are …

Extreme storm events in the coastal zone are one of the main forcing agents of short-term
coastal system behavior. As such, storms represent a major threat to human activities …

The designation “coastal barrier”, related terms and their varied interpretations, and critical
concepts in coastal plain and nearshore geology, underwent numerous reincarnations over …

The projected warming trend in the 21st century is likely to alter the global distribution of
mangroves. However, the migratory pattern of different mangrove species is still unclear …

Clastic, depositional strandplain systems have the potential to record changes in the primary
drivers of coastal evolution: climate, sea‐level, and the frequency of major meteorological …

The relative sea-level variation curve, obtained by dating and leveling vermetid shells from
northern Santa Catarina State (26.3° S), presents fall trend during all the last 4.0 cal ka BP …

The Brazilian coastline extends from 8500 km from Northern Hemisphere 4° to the 34° in
South Latitude, covering different natural landscapes. By landscapes, we understand the …

In this paper, the vulnerability of two dune fields located in southern Brazil (São Francisco do
Sul Island) and western Italy (Tuscany) has been defined through the implementation of a …

Thick bay‐fill sequences that often culminate in strandplain development serve as important
sedimentary archives of land–ocean interaction, although distinguishing between internal …

Anthropogenic impacts on tropical and subtropical coastal environments are increasing at
an alarming rate, compromising ecosystem functions, structures and services …