Quantifying submarine groundwater discharge in the coastal zone via multiple methods

WC Burnett, PK Aggarwal, A Aureli… - Science of the total …, 2006 - Elsevier
Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is now recognized as an important pathway
between land and sea. As such, this flow may contribute to the biogeochemical and other …

Radon-222 as a groundwater discharge tracer to surface waters

D Adyasari, NT Dimova, H Dulai, BS Gilfedder… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
The naturally occurring isotope radon-222 (222 Rn) is widely employed as a tracer for
groundwater discharge to lakes, lagoons, rivers, estuaries, and coastal oceans. Owing to the …

Groundwater and pore water inputs to the coastal zone

WC Burnett, H Bokuniewicz, M Huettel, WS Moore… - Biogeochemistry, 2003 - Springer
Both terrestrial and marine forces drive underground fluid flows in the coastal zone.
Hydraulic gradients on land result in groundwater seepage near shore and may contribute …

Nutrient inputs to the coastal ocean through submarine groundwater discharge: controls and potential impact

CP Slomp, P Van Cappellen - Journal of Hydrology, 2004 - Elsevier
Nutrient input through submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) rivals river inputs in certain
regions and may play a significant role in nutrient cycling and primary productivity in the …

Baselines and degradation of coral reefs in the Northern Line Islands

SA Sandin, JE Smith, EE DeMartini, EA Dinsdale… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Effective conservation requires rigorous baselines of pristine conditions to assess the
impacts of human activities and to evaluate the efficacy of management. Most coral reefs are …

Investigation of submarine groundwater discharge

M Taniguchi, WC Burnett, JE Cable… - Hydrological …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal hydrogeologists and oceanographers now recognize the potentially significant
contribution that submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) could make to the coastal ocean …

Microbial ecology of four coral atolls in the Northern Line Islands

EA Dinsdale, O Pantos, S Smriga, RA Edwards… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Microbes are key players in both healthy and degraded coral reefs. A combination of
metagenomics, microscopy, culturing, and water chemistry were used to characterize …

Key performance indicators for developing environmentally sustainable and energy efficient ports: Evidence from Italy

A Di Vaio, L Varriale, F Alvino - Energy policy, 2018 - Elsevier
In the last three decades, scholars and operators have paid increasing attention to the
environmental sustainability and energy efficiency of seaports. To achieve high …

Anthropogenic nutrient enrichment of seagrass and coral reef communities in the Lower Florida Keys: discrimination of local versus regional nitrogen sources

BE Lapointe, PJ Barile, WR Matzie - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2004 - Elsevier
Land-based nutrient pollution represents a significant human threat to coral reefs globally.
We examined this phenomenon in shallow seagrass and coral reef communities between …

Measurement and significance of the direct discharge of groundwater into the coastal zone

WC Burnett, M Taniguchi, J Oberdorfer - Journal of Sea Research, 2001 - Elsevier
While the major rivers of the world are reasonably well gauged and analysed, thus allowing
comparatively precise estimates of riverine inputs to the ocean, it remains very difficult to …