Impacts of coastal land use and shoreline armoring on estuarine ecosystems: an introduction to a special issue
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 …
pressure from development in coastal regions throughout the world. Coastal waters and …
Urban development versus wetland loss in a coastal Latin American city: Lessons for sustainable land use planning
Urbanization is a primary cause of wetland loss in coastal metropolitan regions. Therefore, it
challenges the preservation of biodiversity and the provision of key ecosystem services for …
challenges the preservation of biodiversity and the provision of key ecosystem services for …
Standardized measures of coastal wetland condition: implementation at a Laurentian Great Lakes basin-wide scale
Since European settlement, over 50% of coastal wetlands have been lost in the Laurentian
Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring by government …
Great Lakes basin, causing growing concern and increased monitoring by government …
Effects of coastal development on nearshore estuarine nekton communities
DM Bilkovic, MM Roggero - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2008 - int-res.com
Coastal development affects estuarine resources by severing terrestrial–aquatic linkages,
reducing shallow water habitats, and degrading ecosystem services, which is predicted to …
reducing shallow water habitats, and degrading ecosystem services, which is predicted to …
Using NASA Earth observations and Google Earth Engine to map winter cover crop conservation performance in the Chesapeake Bay watershed
Winter cover crops such as barley, rye, and wheat help to improve soil structure by
increasing porosity, aggregate stability, and organic matter, while reducing the loss of …
increasing porosity, aggregate stability, and organic matter, while reducing the loss of …
Status review of Chesapeake Bay marsh lands and breeding marsh birds
Emergent tidal marshes are a dominant feature of the Chesapeake Bay's estuarine
environment and account for an approximate 123,100 ha of the 185,870 ha (66%) of …
environment and account for an approximate 123,100 ha of the 185,870 ha (66%) of …
Waterbird community composition, abundance, and diversity along an urban gradient
R Andrade, HL Bateman, J Franklin, D Allen - Landscape and Urban …, 2018 - Elsevier
Urban riparian corridors have the capacity to maintain high levels of bird abundance and
biodiversity. How riparian corridors in cities are used by waterbirds has received relatively …
biodiversity. How riparian corridors in cities are used by waterbirds has received relatively …
Threshold effects of coastal urbanization onPhragmites australis (common reed) abundance and foliar nitrogen in Chesapeake Bay
Abstract The invasion of North American tidal marshes by Phragmites australis, or common
reed, is a large-scale ecological problem that has been primarily studied at small spatial …
reed, is a large-scale ecological problem that has been primarily studied at small spatial …
Urban bat communities are affected by wetland size, quality, and pollution levels
Wetlands support unique biota and provide important ecosystem services. These services
are highly threatened due to the rate of loss and relative rarity of wetlands in most …
are highly threatened due to the rate of loss and relative rarity of wetlands in most …
Wetlands as habitat in urbanizing landscapes: patterns of bird abundance and occupancy
RA McKinney, KB Raposa, RM Cournoyer - Landscape and Urban …, 2011 - Elsevier
Wetlands in urban landscapes provide nesting opportunities for wetland breeding birds as
well as enhanced food resources that may be utilized by opportunistic species and those …
well as enhanced food resources that may be utilized by opportunistic species and those …