In an era of rapid coastal population expansion and habitat degradation, restoration is
becoming an increasingly important strategy for combating coastal habitat loss and …

The nearshore land-water interface is an important ecological zone that faces anthropogenic
pressure from development in coastal regions throughout the world. Coastal waters and …

Interactions among global change stressors and their effects at large scales are often
proposed, but seldom evaluated. This situation is primarily due to lack of comprehensive …

The coastal area of João Pessoa city, Paraíba, Brazil, is densely populated and has a large
flow of trade and services. More recently, this region has been suffering from the advance of …

Despite its widespread use, the ecological effects of shoreline armoring are poorly
synthesized and difficult to generalize across soft sediment environments and structure …

Chesapeake Bay has undergone profound changes since European settlement. Increases
in human and livestock populations, associated changes in land use, increases in nutrient …

Global environmental factors (eg, extreme weather, climate action failure, natural disasters,
human environmental damage) increasingly threaten coastal communities. Shorelines are …

Coasts and estuaries contain among the most productive and ecologically important habitats
in the world and face intense pressure from current and projected human activities, including …

A living shoreline (LS) is defined as an estuarine shoreline stabilization approach that
primarily utilizes native shoreline habitats and preserves the natural land–water interface …

Sea level rise (SLR) and increasing storm frequency threaten coastal environments.
Engineering solutions such as breakwaters will become ineffective for wave attenuation and …