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Environmental Sciences
Piyali Chowdhury, Naresh Kumar Goud Lakku, Susana Lincoln, Jaya Kumar Seelam, Manasa Ranjan Behera
Summary: Climate change and human activities have intensified pressures on coastal environments, leading to modifications in coastal morphodynamics. Traditional remote sensing and numerical methods have been used for analyzing earth observation data and supporting coastal ecosystem monitoring, while artificial intelligence-based techniques offer promising results in filling data gaps, predicting data, and analyzing multidimensional datasets. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of traditional methods and emerging artificial intelligence-based approaches in studying coastal dynamics, shoreline change analysis, and coastal monitoring.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaoqing Yin, Dingtian Yang, Linhong Zhao, Rong Zhong, Ranran Du
Summary: In this study, the spatial distribution of fish in Yangjiang coastal waters was analyzed using acoustic survey data and remote sensing data. The results showed that fish were mainly small individuals, with a high density nearshore and a low density offshore. In the vertical direction, fish were distributed in the surface-middle layers in shallow waters and in the middle-bottom layers in deeper waters. The study provides scientific foundation and data support for the rational development and protection of fishery resources in Yangjiang coastal waters.
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Engineering, Marine
Sheng-Yuan Teng, Nan-Jay Su, Ming-An Lee, Kuo-Wei Lan, Yi Chang, Jinn-Shing Weng, Yi-Chen Wang, Riah Irawati Sihombing, Ali Haghi Vayghan
Summary: The study constructed a spatial habitat distribution of black sea bream using data from 2015 to 2018 and found that the species concentrated in coastal waters, showing synchronous trends with seasonal dynamics of the marine environment. Chlorophyll-a concentration and bathymetry were identified as significant factors influencing black sea bream's habitat selection.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Stuart H. Munsch, Correigh M. Greene, Nathan J. Mantua, William H. Satterthwaite
Summary: This article examines the decline of the salmon fishery in California's Central Valley due to climate change and human actions. It finds that the fishery has lost its climate resilience and emphasizes the importance of protecting complex, less-modified ecosystems for sustainable productivity and ecological services.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Yan Zhigang, Buddhi Dayananda, Igor Popovic, Wang Xueli, Kang Dongwei, Zhang Yubo, Sheng Guozhen
Summary: The disturbance of wildlife habitats by human activities is a significant factor in the ecological landscape evolution. A study was conducted to analyze the temporal and spatial dynamics of human disturbances affecting panda populations, using information entropy and statistical methods. The results showed that farming, tourism, logging, and road infrastructure were the key factors impacting panda habitats. The impact of logging and shoot gathering has decreased over time, with road infrastructure emerging as the leading disturbance factor. These findings will contribute to the preservation of threatened panda populations and future research on habitat disturbance.
ECOLOGICAL INFORMATICS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yasser A. El-Amier, Walid Soufan, Khalid F. Almutairi, Nouf S. Zaghloul, Ahmed M. Abd-ElGawad
Summary: The composition, nutritional value, and antioxidant activity of five wild halophytes naturally growing along the Nile Delta coast were assessed. The studied halophytes showed potential as a resource for fiber, food, fodder, and bioactive compounds.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ping Yang, Jiafang Huang, Lishan Tan, Chuan Tong, Baoshi Jin, Beibei Hu, Changjun Gao, Junji Yuan, Derrick Y. F. Lai, Hong Yang
Summary: Aquaculture ponds are significant anthropogenic sources of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. This study investigated the indirect N2O emissions from residual feeds in pond water and calculated the indirect N2O emission factor (EF5) using the N2O-N/NO3-N mass ratio methodology. Results showed spatial and temporal variations of N2O and NO3-N concentrations in aquaculture ponds, with EF5 values exhibiting a seasonal pattern and significant differences among ponds. Further analysis across five coastal regions in China revealed an average EF5 value of 0.0093 ± 0.0024, highlighting spatial variations related to water salinity.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yong-Deuk Lee, Hyungbeen Lee, Euna Yoon, Cheol Park, Eirik Svoren Osborg, Kristoffer Lovall
Summary: Acoustic-trawl surveys using the Deep Vision stereo camera system and mid-water trawl were conducted to identify and measure fish species. The results showed that this combined approach accurately identified fish species and estimated their lengths. Deep Vision was consistent with mid-water trawl in species identification, indicating the potential of this eco-friendly and effective method for studying the spatial distribution and size of fish species.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chuxuan Li, Guo Yu, Jiali Wang, Daniel E. Horton
Summary: This study improves the representation of hydrologic processes in the Weather Research and Forecasting Hydrological modeling system (WRF-Hydro) by using soil parameter estimates from the Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database and the probability mapping of SSURGO (POLARIS). The WRF-Hydro simulations with POLARIS-adjusted soil parameters show increased correlation coefficients (r), reduced biases, and increased Kling-Gupta Efficiencies (KGEs) for soil moisture at seven observing stations. The fidelity of WRF-Hydro streamflow also improves, with better capture of peak flow events, increased correlation coefficients (r) across nine stream gages, and an increase in mean KGE from 0.12 to 0.66 at seven out of nine gages. The pre-calibration parameter estimate approach used in this study can greatly enhance model performance and reduce calibration efforts and computational costs.
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Oliver L. Pescott, Olaf Booy, Kevin J. Walker
Summary: Knowledge of the impacts of invasive species is crucial for their management and policy decisions. This study examined how British and Irish botanical experts assessed the impacts of invasive plants in their familiar areas. The findings revealed that Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, and Rhododendron ponticum were considered to have the highest impacts across all regions. Furthermore, four of the top 10 species with the highest impacts in Great Britain were also identified in this study. The study highlights the importance of local knowledge in identifying invasive species and their impacts on native species and habitats.
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Ana Clara Sampaio Franco, Francisco Gerson Araujo, Alejandra Filippo Gonzalez Neves dos Santos, Magda Fernandes de Andrade-Tubino, Luciano Neves dos Santos
Summary: This study examined the responses of fish communities in shallow coastal habitats to fluctuating environmental conditions using functional groups to address habitat use and trophic strategy. It was found that different environmental conditions have specific effects on fish groups, with salinity being the key factor structuring coastal lagoons. The characteristics and environmental conditions of different lagoons can lead to variations in fish diversity.
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Shuqin Chen, Yurui Huang, Jiamin Hu, Shichao Yang, Changqing Lin, Kai Mao, Zhiqin Rao, Yue Chen
Summary: This study proposes a bottom-up physical model with regional scenario assumptions to predict the energy consumption of existing, newly-built, and renovated urban residences in five thermal zones in China. The results show fluctuating trends in energy consumption for different scenarios, and the energy intensity for newly-built urban residences is relatively low under strict control scenarios.
SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Limnology
Chunlong Wen, Zhenyan Wang, Jing Wang, Hongchun Li, Xingyu Shi, Wei Gao, Haijun Huang
Summary: The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) has a greater influence on the interannual variability of upwelling intensity in the waters off South Java, while El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has a smaller impact. Normal upwelling benefits fishery resources, while anomalous upwelling leads to changes in annual catch.
JOURNAL OF OCEANOLOGY AND LIMNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ryan R. Reisinger, Ari S. Friedlaender, Alexandre N. Zerbini, Daniel M. Palacios, Virginia Andrews-Goff, Luciano Dalla Rosa, Mike Double, Ken Findlay, Claire Garrigue, Jason How, Curt Jenner, Micheline-Nicole Jenner, Bruce Mate, Howard C. Rosenbaum, S. Mduduzi Seakamela, Rochelle Constantine
Summary: A new method of combining regional models to fit predictive models of animal habitat selection across large ranges was proposed, resulting in higher predictive performance than a circumpolar naive model when tested on satellite telemetry data of humpback whales in the Southern Ocean's five geographic regions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Fanzhen Kong, Wanglai Cui, Henghui Xi
Summary: The study reveals that from 2010 to 2019, the marine fishery ecological footprint in 11 coastal provinces in China showed a fluctuating increase, with expanded differences in spatial distribution patterns and slightly better ecological capacities in southern provinces compared to northern provinces. The decoupling effects between the marine fishery ecological footprint and fishery economy in China predominantly exhibit weak decoupling, strong decoupling, and expansive negative decoupling statuses. Moreover, the marine fishery ecological footprint in China is projected to increase overall in the next five years.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)