Addressing/Mitigating Anthropogenic Impacts in Coastal Marine Environments: Interdisciplinary Approaches

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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 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 helps predict risks and mitigate consequences for both ecosystems and the human populations that rely on them. In recent years, human impacts on the coastal environment have been investigated through numerous studies, often focused on specific sites or issues. Today, the main priority is to develop regional conservation measures based on collaboration among researchers, institutions, industries, and local communities. Effective management aimed at reducing anthropogenic pressures, promoting the sustainable use of marine resources, and protecting key habitats and species requires a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approach providing collaboration between experts like biologists, chemists, geologists, economists, and social scientists to address issues such as pollution, climate change, and sustainable resource use through a holistic view.

In this Topic, we aim to ideally continue the path undertaken in previous years with the Topic "Anthropogenic Impacts in Marine Coastal Waters: Assessment, Case Studies and Solutions". We kindly invite authors to submit manuscripts focused on any of the following topics: assessing how anthropogenic and climate stressors interact, determining their impact on marine organisms and their habitats, and proposing possible solutions and management measures. Submissions should be case studies (original papers) or reviews. Papers with multi-/interdisciplinary approaches are especially welcome.

Dr. Alberta Mandich
Dr. João Pedro Barreiros
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Participating Journals

Journal Name	Impact Factor	CiteScore	Launched Year	First Decision (median)	APC
Animals animals	2.7	5.2	2011	17.1 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Diversity diversity	2.1	4.0	2009	16.6 Days	CHF 2100	Submit
Environments environments	3.7	5.7	2014	19.2 Days	CHF 1800	Submit
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering jmse	2.8	5.0	2013	16.5 Days	CHF 2600	Submit
Sustainability sustainability	3.3	7.7	2009	17.9 Days	CHF 2400	Submit
Oceans oceans	1.6	3.5	2020	35 Days	CHF 1600	Submit

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