Addressing/Mitigating Anthropogenic Impacts in Coastal Marine Environments: Interdisciplinary Approaches
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Environmental Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2026 | Viewed by 417
Special Issue Editors
2. MeRiS—Mediterraneo Ricerca e Sviluppo APS, 92026 Favara, Italy
Interests: environmental endocrinology; environmental pollution; endocrine disruption in marine species; fish physiology and reproduction; fish aquaculture; marine mammals; anthropogenic threats to wild cetacean welfare
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Interests: marine and freshwater megafauna; ichthyology; herpetology; ethology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coastal environments are complex systems where multiple anthropogenic and climate stressors interact. Chemical pollutants, heavy metals, and plastics accumulate in marine organisms, damaging the food web. Underwater noise and maritime traffic disturb wildlife and increase the risk of collisions with large vertebrates. Fishing activities interact at multiple levels, modifying the trophic chain and the flows of biomass across the ecosystem, while unsustainable mariculture activities alter marine habitats and communities almost all over the world. Furthermore, extreme weather events and chronic changes such as sea level rise and thermal stress further exacerbate the consequences of anthropogenic impacts. Understanding how stressors interact help with predicting risks and mitigating consequences for both ecosystems and the human populations that rely on them.
We invite you to submit manuscripts focused on any of the above topics, such as assessments of pollution levels and their impacts on marine organisms and their habitats or possible solutions and management measures, in the form of case studies (original papers) or reviews. Papers detailing multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome.
Dr. Alberta Mandich
Dr. João Pedro Barreiros
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- coastal environment
- anthropogenic impacts
- impact assessment
- habitat conservation
- marine protected areas
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