The Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (JBNERR) includes the largest bay on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The reserve includes diverse habitats ranging from mangrove forests, shallow lagoons, seagrass beds, cays and coral reefs, with...
The northeastern Red Sea (Saudi Arabia) is currently being transformed to become a global hub of economic activity and tourism. This transformation requires the development of pristine coastal areas into populated and dynamic settlements. At the same...
Coastal ecosystems are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities associated with tourism development and maritime traffic. This study evaluates the environmental quality of a coastal sector using an integrated approach combining sediment ch...
Coastal environments are exposed to numerous pressures that potentially affect marine soft bottom faunas. Among these pressures, organic matter enrichment is very frequent. Several indices based on living (Rose Bengal-stained) foraminiferal communiti...
Corsican marine aquaculture is one of the highest contributors of fish production in France, which may result in environmental perturbations caused by organic matter (OM) accumulation under fish farms and impacting natural communities. This study aim...