In this article, we describe the use of diagnostic timescales as simple tools for illuminating
how aquatic ecosystems work, with a focus on coastal systems such as estuaries, lagoons …

For many years, estuarine science has been the 'poor relation'in aquatic research–
freshwater scientists ignored estuaries as they tended to get confused by salt and tides, and …

At the interface of the Great Lakes and their tributary rivers lies the rivermouths, a class of
aquatic ecosystem where lake and lotic processes mix and distinct features emerge. Many …

The process of coral larval dispersal is important for coral reef ecosystems, but remains
poorly understood and hard to gauge. Better knowledge of inter-reef connectivity patterns …

Phytoplankton community composition is important in establishing ecosystem structure and
function. Intuitively, we recognize that water movements must be important for modifying …

As an important indicator of pollutant transport and dispersion conditions in lakes, the water
exchange capacity of large shallow lakes has always been a focus in research on lake …

Assessing the coastal water export rate is important for better solving the coastal
environmental problems and developing environmental management strategies. To …

Abstract Using the Pearl River Estuary (PRE) as an example, the exposure time (θ‾) was
calculated to investigate the dominant processes of three-dimensional water exchanges in …

Within the framework of tidally flushed, semi-enclosed basins with negligible freshwater
inflow, and under steady periodic flow conditions, three frequently used local transport time …

The water quality in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China, has deteriorated
steadily in recent years and local governments have made efforts to manage the potential …