Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Urban and periurban ocean developments impact 1.5% of the global exclusive economic
zones, and the demand for ocean space and resources is increasing. As we strive for a more …

Rapid urbanization and the global loss of biodiversity necessitate the development of a
research agenda that addresses knowledge gaps in urban ecology that will inform policy …

Anthropogenic toxins are discharged into the environment and distributed through a variety
of environmental matrices. Trace contaminant detection and analysis has advanced …

Coastal urbanisation, energy extraction, food production, shipping and transportation have
led to the global proliferation of artificial structures within the coastal and marine …

Increasing evidence suggests that coral reefs exposed to elevated turbidity may be more
resilient to climate change impacts and serve as an important conservation hotspot …

Study region The downstream part of the Essaouira basin, Morocco, Northwestern Africa.
Study focus This study combines multivariate statistical analyses, stable isotopes …

Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse and economically important ecosystems in the
world, but they are rapidly degrading due to the effects of global climate change and local …

A lightweight underwater image enhancement network is of great significance for resource-
constrained platforms, but balancing model size, computational efficiency, and …

Microeukaryotic plankton, with its extremely diverse taxa, is a key component in both the
marine food web and biogeochemical cycling. Coastal seas, which are home to the …