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Mediterranean Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Changes and Dynamics
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Mediterranean Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Changes and Dynamics

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 November 2023) | Viewed by 6145

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Maria Carla de Francesco

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Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Via Duca degli Abruzzi, I-86039 Termoli, CB, Italy
Interests: coastal habitats; marine habitats; management of coastal-marine N2K; beach litter
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Dr. Michele Innangi

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Dep. Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Via Duca degli Abruzzi, I-86039 Termoli (CB), Italy
Interests: remote sensing; vegetation; plant biodiversity; soil ecology
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Dr. Tommaso Pagliani

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Mediterranean Consortium, Rome, Italy
Interests: marine habitats and species; management of coastal-marine N2K

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The size and the morphology of coastal-marine dunes is dependent on the complex interaction between winds, sediment supply, marine currents and the geomorphology of the nearshore and beach environment. The conservation of coastal environments and marine and underwater dune habitats is increasingly important to mitigate the effect of coastal erosion which is modifying coastlines worldwide with habitat loss. The human pressure on the coasts due to urbanization, infrastructure construction and ports is increasingly changing the shape of the coasts by modifying the marine-coastal ecosystems. Furthermore, climate change causes further problems for the conservation of coasts, dynamic but very fragile environments. Deepening integrated studies of marine and coastal habitats recovery represent the guideline for the mitigation of these effects, reducing the loss of coastal and marine habitats essential for the maintenance of the coastline.

The goal of this Special Issue is to collect papers (original research articles and review papers) to give insights about to give insights on the relationship between the conservation of the dune profile both on land and at sea and coastal dynamics, so as to direct the conservation actions of the coast towards greater naturalness.

This Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that link the following themes:

  • Modification of dune habitats due to anthropic pressures;
  • Coastal erosion and loss of marine and coastal habitats;
  •  Importance of seagrass meadows;
  • Coastal dynamics and climate change;
  • Dune biodiversity and restoration;
  • Sandbanks and seagrass meadows biodiversity and restoration;
  • Management and conservation of marine/coastal habitats and species.

We look forward to receiving your original research articles and reviews.

Dr. Maria Carla de Francesco
Dr. Michele Innangi
Dr. Tommaso Pagliani
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • dune habitats
  • sandbanks and marine habitats
  • coastal erosion
  • seagrasses
  • loss of biodiversity
  • coastal sediments

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Coastal Sceneries of Albania, An Emerging 3S Destination: Analysis of Physical Characteristics and Human Activity Impacts
by Alfredo Fernández Enríquez, Alexis Mooser, Giorgio Anfuso and Javier García-Onetti
Land 2025, 14(1), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/land14010073 - 2 Jan 2025
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The increase in tourism economic benefits is the most common purpose along the Mediterranean coastal regions but, very often, conflicts of interest arise between short-term benefits and long-term conservation goals. This is particularly the case of Albania, a very popular emerging “Sun, Sea [...] Read more.
The increase in tourism economic benefits is the most common purpose along the Mediterranean coastal regions but, very often, conflicts of interest arise between short-term benefits and long-term conservation goals. This is particularly the case of Albania, a very popular emerging “Sun, Sea and Sand” (3S) destination characterized by massive fluxes of national/international visitors during the summer period. Among beach users’ preferences, global studies show that five parameters of greater importance stand out from the rest, i.e., safety, facilities, water quality, no litter, and scenery, and the latter is the main concern of this study. Albania is well known for its outstanding natural coastal beauty which was assessed at 40 sites by using the Coastal Scenic Evaluation System (CSES) method. Based on the evaluation of 26 physical/human parameters and using weighting matrix parameters and fuzzy logic mathematics, the technique enables one to obtain an Evaluation Index (D) that allows one to classify each investigated site into five scenic classes, from Class I (extremely attractive natural sites; D ≥ 0.85) to Class V (very unattractive developed urban/industrial sites; D < 0.00). Pragmatically, the higher the “D” value is, the better the site scenery is. After a long process of field testing along the whole Albanian coastline (ca. 523 km in length), selected sites were chosen in rural/remote environments (22), villages (6), and urban (4) and resort areas (8) to reflect the Albanian coastal typicity and characterize the scenic impact of human activities. Most sites belonged to Class III (14), Class IV (13), Class II (8), and Class I (1). Several sites could be upgraded to Class I or Class II with slight management efforts, e.g., by carrying out cleaning operations or by reducing intrusive beach facilities. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mediterranean Marine-Coastal Ecosystems: Changes and Dynamics)
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Coastal Dune Restoration: A Checklist Approach to Site Selection
by Andrea Della Bella, Silvia Del Vecchio, Edy Fantinato and Gabriella Buffa
Land 2024, 13(2), 135; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020135 - 25 Jan 2024
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Coastal dune systems around the world have been severely degraded by human activities, especially in the last century. This has resulted in severe structural and functional damage to these dynamic yet fragile transitional ecosystems and a net loss of important ecosystem services, especially [...] Read more.
Coastal dune systems around the world have been severely degraded by human activities, especially in the last century. This has resulted in severe structural and functional damage to these dynamic yet fragile transitional ecosystems and a net loss of important ecosystem services, especially in the face of climate change threats. The implementation of measures for sustainable coastal management and the restoration of degraded ecosystems are urgently needed. In this context, we revised and used several indicators and indices on the geomorphology, biology, and ecology of the dune systems along the Venetian coast to define the current conservation status and assess the feasibility of dune restoration measures. The application of the indices provided important information about the sites and the measures needed to improve the functionality of the coastal dune systems. In addition, the indices provided useful insights for the implementation of management strategies aimed at ensuring the current and future provision of ecosystem services by coastal dune systems and promoting their sustainable use by translating scientific knowledge into management and restoration practices, which has been a bottleneck in ecosystem conservation and restoration so far. Full article
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Analysis of Topographic Surveys with RPAS in Steep Coastal Dunes
by Francisco Contreras-de-Villar, Francisco J. García, Juan J. Muñoz-Perez, Antonio Contreras-de-Villar, Verónica Ruiz-Ortiz, Patricia López-García and Bismark Jigena-Antelo
Land 2023, 12(9), 1729; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12091729 - 5 Sep 2023
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The current use of photogrammetric systems with RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) for the acquisition of topographic data in every type of coastal area has the benefit of a low risk for the personnel involved, good precision, increased productivity, and lower costs. However, [...] Read more.
The current use of photogrammetric systems with RPAS (remotely piloted aircraft systems) for the acquisition of topographic data in every type of coastal area has the benefit of a low risk for the personnel involved, good precision, increased productivity, and lower costs. However, their accuracy has not yet been researched in areas with steep terrain. In this paper, we study dune areas with slopes between 20 and 30%. The objective of this work is to examine the influence of the inclination of both the flight and the camera and to compare the results with those obtained using constant-height flights. With the data collected during three field campaigns, a total of 18 cases were studied. Among the results obtained, in the case of the horizontal flights, a vertical error of 0.048 m was detected for a 0° inclination of the camera versus an error of 0.086 m for a 10° inclination, thus an increase in the camera inclination decreased the accuracy by 44%. Moreover, the flight inclination did not lead to a significant reduction in the error. Therefore, as a main conclusion, the planning of horizontal flights as well as the non-tilt of the camera are recommended. Full article
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