Beach nourishment—the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of the beach—
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …

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 …

Marine plastic debris is well characterized in terms of its ability to negatively impact
terrestrial and marine environments, endanger coastal wildlife, and interfere with navigation …

Rapidly growing populations and expanding development are intensifying pressures on
coastal ecosystems. Sea-level rise and other predicted effects of climate change are …

Escalating pressures caused by the combined effects of population growth, demographic
shifts, economic development and global climate change pose unprecedented threats to …

8.1 Background Resilience, in the broadest sense, is the capacity of a system to absorb
disturbance and reorganise so as to retain essentially the same structure, function, identity …

Marine turtles are generally viewed as vulnerable to climate change because of the role that
temperature plays in the sex determination of embryos, their long life history, long age-to …

Use of coastal armoring is expected to escalate in response to the combination of expanding
human populations, beach erosion, and sea level rise along the coasts. To provide a …

Urbanization is provoking habitat loss and fragmentation, driving rapid landscape
transformation worldwide. Remnant habitats in urban areas can be especially prone to …

Coastal erosion, besides its various environmental impacts, poses a significant threat to
coastal economies where the market for tourism services is a key factor for economic growth …