Background The combination of rising sea levels and increased likelihood of extreme storm
events poses a major threat to our coastlines and as a result, many ecosystems recognized …

Tropical primary forests have been disappearing quickly to make use of the land for
commercial purposes. Land-use change has an impact on downstream aquatic processes …

Global aquaculture has grown at a rate of 8.7% per year since 1970. Particularly along the
coasts of tropical Asia, aquaculture ponds have expanded rapidly at the expense of natural …

Suspended particulate matter (SPM) is one of the dominant water constituents in inland and
coastal waters, and SPM concnetration (C SPM) is a key parameter describing water quality …

Mangrove forests suffer from large-scale conversion into pond aquaculture worldwide.
However, rarely can the detailed development of these changes and the consequences for …

Weather-related disturbances, such as wind-generated waves, major rainfall events and
large temperature shifts associated with frontal passages, are important drivers of ecological …

Rivers play an important role in global water and carbon cycling, but there are still large
uncertainties concerning evaporation and aquatic photosynthesis. Here we combined …

Climate change is likely to increase the frequency and intensity of tropical storms. However,
the impacts of major storms on nutrient cycling processes in the river-estuary-coast …

Abstract Background and Aims Coastal protection from erosion and flooding is a significant
ecosystem service provided by vegetated marine systems. Kelp beds are a dominant habitat …

Since 2002 there has been an increase in knowledge of many aspects of the biology and
ecology of tropical estuarine fishes, as well as significant changes to many estuarine …