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Vegetation controls on the maximum size of coastal dunes. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2013
Durán O, Moore LJ.
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Anthropogenic Disturbance Threatens the Endangered Tufted Ghost Crab, Ocypode cursor

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT The tufted ghost crab, Ocypode cursor, native to the southeastern Mediterranean and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, is a key bioindicator species, providing valuable insights into the health and stability of sandy beach ecosystems through its population dynamics, behaviour and interactions with the environment. Sandy shores along the Mediterranean
Bella S. Galil, Omri Bronstein, Kfir Gayer, Menachem Goren   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sediment‐stressed reefs over the past 420 Myr

The Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
In order to fully elucidate the relationship between siliciclastic sedimentation and reef development, there needs to be a significant step change in how we record ancient and recent reefs. Only through the collection of constrained quantitative data, we can progress beyond the largely conjectural associations postulated for many ancient reefal systems.
Tanja Unger, Stephen W. Lokier, Markus Aretz, Matthieu Saillol, Adrian Immenhauser   +4 more
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Investigating sand dunes flora conservation based on remote sensing and predictive modeling in the Mediterranean coastal region, Egypt. [PDF]

Sci Rep
El-Khalafy MM, Mostafa W, Al-Sodany YM, Shaltout KH, Toto SM.   +4 more
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Domed‐rim microbial polygons and their preservation potential

The Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) derive through interactions between minerals and microorganisms. We define a domed‐rim MISS, morphologically distinct from abiotic mud cracks and demonstrate its potential for long‐term preservation. These structures represent promising biosignatures in ancient environments on Earth and potentially Mars.
Franziska R. Blattmann, Timothy I. Eglinton, Negar Haghipour, Simon E. Rouwendaal, Stefano M. Bernasconi, John M. Rivers, Maria Dittrich, Zulfa Al Disi, Kenneth H. Williford, Fadhil Sadooni, Hamad A. Al‐Saad Al‐Kuwari, Tomaso R. R. Bontognali   +11 more
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Detection and Monitoring of Topography Changes at the Tottori Sand Dune Using UAV-LiDAR. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Liu J, Wu J, Okida S, Kimura R, Du M, Li Y.   +5 more
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Diverse morphologies found in living microbial mats and associated microbialites—A field report from the alkaline and hypersaline Nuoertu Lake, Badain Jaran Desert, N‐China

The Depositional Record, Volume 12, Issue 1, February 2026.
Diverse living microbial communities showing stacked mats and finger‐like branching examples that grow with the support of reed grass (phytomicrobialites) as well as aragonitic stromatolitic tufa have been rediscovered in the alkaline and hypersaline Lake Nuoertu in the Badain Jaran Desert N. China.
S. V. Hohl, M. Steiner, X.‐Y. Hu, H.‐Y. Liu   +3 more
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Functionally Rich Fish Assemblages Support Greater Rates of Multiple Ecological Functions in Seagrass Meadows

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
We show that the functional diversity of fishes promotes multifunctionality in seagrass meadows. We found that there was consistency in the seascape context and connectivity variables that structured the rate and distribution of different components of functioning and the functional diversity of fish in seagrass meadows.
Amarina L. James, Ben L. Gilby, Andrew D. Olds, Jesse D. Mosman, Joshua T. Hill, Christopher J. Henderson   +5 more
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Extreme environments in a world of new extremes

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Extreme environments, whether defined by climate, soils, or disturbance, at landscape or micro‐scales, are prevalent across Earth's surface and have long served as crucibles for ecological and evolutionary insights. Many foundational theories were developed in deserts, cliffs, ultramafic soils, and other harsh systems.
Catherine M. Hulshof, Pablo Tejero Ibarra, Nishanta Rajakaruna, Sara Palacio   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity and Ecology of Thrips (Thysanoptera, Insecta) Assemblages in Słowiński National Park-A Biosphere Reserve on the Baltic Coast (Northern Poland). [PDF]

Insects
Kucharczyk H, Kucharczyk M, Zawirska I.
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