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Remote Sensing With Machine Learning to Monitor Seagrass Meadows: Long‐Term Trends in Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 60, Issue 3, September 2026.
Seagrass meadows play critical roles in coastal ecosystems by stabilising sediments, supporting biodiversity and sequestering carbon, yet monitoring their recovery at scale is often constrained by the lack of scalable and repeatable approaches. This study applies an open‐source remote‐sensing framework to track long‐term changes in Zostera muelleri in ...
Zhanchao Shao, Karin R. Bryan, Sanne M. Vaassen, Conrad A. Pilditch, Brooke Ellis‐Smith, Josie A. Crawshaw   +5 more
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Speciation with gene flow

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1476-1499, September 2026.
Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long, Xu Zhang, Yue Yu, Gregory L. Owens, Diana J. Rennison, Clarisse Palma‐Silva, Daniel Ortiz‐Barrientos, Loren H. Rieseberg   +7 more
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An evaluation of coastal sand dune flora of Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India: perspectives for conservation and management

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes
Most of the sand dunes close to the Cuddalore coast of India have been destroyed due to human pressure. The remaining coastal sand dune (CSD) is under extreme threat due to unplanned development.
M. Anbarashan, N. Balachandran, R. Mathevet, N. Barathan, P. Uma Maheswari   +4 more
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River Sand and Gravel Mining: Global Drivers, Impacts, and Pathways for Sustainable Management

Reviews of Geophysics, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2026.
Abstract River sand and gravel are mined worldwide at volumes that now rival their natural replenishment, yet quantitative knowledge of this mining activity and its consequences lags far behind many other global environmental pressures. We synthesize 411 peer‐reviewed studies published since 1974 within a new Driver‐to‐Management Pathway for ...
Edward Park, Christopher R. Hackney, Dung Duc Tran, Mette Bendixen, Jim Best, Kai Wan Yuen, Hannah Runeckles, Md Sadiul Alam Chyon, Karl Kästner, Sonu Kumar, Halinishi Yusuf, Vanessa Lamb, Lars L. Iversen, Aelis Spiller, Rajiv Sinha, Eduardo Francisco da Silva, Enner Alcantara, Chengcheng Wu, Chengpeng Lu, Chu Jian, Jingyu Wang, Nguyen Duc Thien, Lian Feng, Priyank Pravin Patel, Jiachun Huang, Adam D. Switzer   +25 more
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Coastal sand dunes of southeast Sri Lanka

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 1990
Sand dunes are the most common landforms of the Sri .Lankan coasts even though little attention has been paid to them in the field of geomorphological studies in the island. In the first part of this study.the large-scale factors governing the sand dune formation are analysed, as an introduction to the aeolian environment of thc SE coast. In the second
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Riding the Storm: Microeukaryote Community Responses to Hurricane Disturbance

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 73, Issue 5, September/October 2026.
ABSTRACT Sandy beaches are dynamic ecosystems where terrestrial and marine organisms coexist, resulting in diverse communities where microeukaryotes (protists, microalgae, and meiofauna) are key drivers. Understanding their diversity patterns and responses to stressors is essential for elucidating ecological processes, yet information on this subject ...
Andrea Aurora Rivera‐Zizumbo, Patricia Velez, Yunuen Tapia‐Torres, Luis E. Servín‐Garcidueñas, Omar Lagunas‐Calvo, Jaime Gasca‐Pineda   +5 more
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Coal Mining as a Driver of Land Use and Land Cover Change and Degradation: A Case in Moatize City, Mozambique

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9126-9143, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Coal remains a major global energy source despite ongoing environmental controversies, particularly, regarding climate change and landscape transformation. This study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of land use and land cover (LULC) in the Moatize Coal Basin (MCB), Mozambique, between 1990 and 2024, with a specific focus on land ...
Ivan Latinho Naite, Basílio Fernandez Fernandez, Gilney Figueira Zebende   +2 more
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Foliar salt spray exclusion and tissue tolerance underlie local adaptation to oceanic salt spray

American Journal of Botany, Volume 113, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Premise Surviving the effects of oceanic salt spray is critical for plants in coastal ecosystems, yet the mechanisms of coastal plant resilience to salt spray are not well understood. We investigated mechanisms of salt spray adaptation by comparing five latitudinal pairs of yellow monkeyflower accessions locally adapted to coastal and inland ...
Madison L. Plunkert, P. Camilla Durant, Katherine Egeler, David B. Lowry   +3 more
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Use of Invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae Beach Wrack as Habitat and Food by Talitrus saltator

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 36, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT The introduction of non‐native algae into coastal waters has increased worldwide, causing a range of ecological and socio‐economic impacts. However, when stranded on beaches as wrack, these invasive algae can provide refuge and food for supralittoral organisms, potentially benefiting local fauna communities and beach functioning. In this study,
Leonardo Cruz da Rosa, María José Reyes‐Martínez, Triana Revanales, Iván Franco Rodil   +3 more
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Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes

Remote Sensing
In this paper, an innovative method consisting of the construction of an artificial dune reinforced with a composite made by combining sand and seagrass wrack is presented.
Vicente Gracia, Margaret M. Dietrich, Joan Pau Sierra, Ferran Valero, Antoni Espanya, César Mösso, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla   +6 more
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