Threats to sandy beach ecosystems: a review

O Defeo, A McLachlan, DS Schoeman… - Estuarine, coastal and …, 2009 - Elsevier
We provide a brief synopsis of the unique physical and ecological attributes of sandy beach
ecosystems and review the main anthropogenic pressures acting on the world's single …

Macroinvertebrates as indicators of human disturbances on sandy beaches: A global review

LL Costa, IR Zalmon, L Fanini, O Defeo - Ecological Indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Sandy beaches are ecosystems under increasing human pressure that require efficient
management and conservation strategies. Resident macroinvertebrates usually respond to …

Sandy beach ecosystems: key features, sampling issues, management challenges and climate change impacts

TA Schlacher, DS Schoeman, J Dugan… - Marine …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Escalating pressures caused by the combined effects of population growth, demographic
shifts, economic development and global climate change pose unprecedented threats to …

[图书][B] Beach and dune restoration

KF Nordstrom - 2021 - books.google.com
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 …

DNA metabarcoding unveils multiscale trophic variation in a widespread coastal opportunist

A Siegenthaler, OS Wangensteen… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A thorough understanding of ecological networks relies on comprehensive information on
trophic relationships among species. Since unpicking the diet of many organisms is …

Enhancing precision in coastal dunes vegetation mapping: ultra-high resolution hierarchical classification at the individual plant level

E Belcore, M Latella, M Piras… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The classification of ultra-high-resolution (UHR) imagery, characterized by spatial
resolutions exceeding 10 cm, presents opportunities and challenges distinct from lower …

Toward a multifunctional nature‐based coastal defense: a review of the interaction between beach nourishment and ecological restoration

T Kindeberg, B Almström, M Skoog… - Nordic Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal protection has evolved from focusing on hard solutions such as breakwaters and
groynes to include soft or nature‐based solutions (NbS). NbS have been proposed as cost …

Sensitivity of macroinvertebrates to human impacts on sandy beaches: a case study with tiger beetles (Insecta, Cicindelidae)

LL Costa, IR Zalmon - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2019 - Elsevier
As with most sandy beach invertebrates, tiger beetles respond negatively to anthropogenic
disturbances. However, impact assessments using these insects have never been …

Issues to be considered in counting burrows as a measure of Atlantic ghost crab populations, an important bioindicator of sandy beaches

M Pombo, A Turra - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The use of indirect estimates of ghost-crab populations to assess beach disturbance has
several advantages, including non-destructiveness, ease and low cost, although this …

Sandy beach macrofaunal assemblages as indicators of anthropogenic impacts on coastal dunes

F Bessa, D Cunha, SC Gonçalves, JC Marques - Ecological Indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
Ocean sandy beaches are iconic recreational assets to society and have undergone rapid
degradation caused by both natural and anthropogenic pressures. A major effect of …