Review
Environmental Sciences
Mustafa Omerspahic, Hareb Al-Jabri, Simil Amir Siddiqui, Imen Saadaoui
Summary: With worldwide water shortage increasing, seawater desalination is gaining popularity as an inexhaustible source of freshwater. However, the brine produced during the desalination process has negative effects on the marine environment. Efforts are being made to improve desalination technology and develop effective brine management methods to minimize these impacts.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Economics
Jaime Soza-Parra, Sebastian Raveau, Juan Carlos Munoz
Summary: This article explores the impact of reliability on travelers' public transport alternative choices, finding that headway irregularity significantly affects passengers' decisions. This confirms the importance of considering this attribute in public transport models when evaluating projects to improve system reliability.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART A-POLICY AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Ihsanullah Ihsanullah, Muataz A. Atieh, Muhammad Sajid, Mazen K. Nazal
Summary: Desalination of seawater is a viable process to meet the increasing demand for freshwater, but it may have potential environmental impacts. This study critically evaluates the impacts on marine environment, land, groundwater, and air quality, and proposes mitigation measures. The use of modern technologies to address challenges in desalination is also discussed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Louisa E. Wood, Mialy Z. Andriamahefazafy, James Guilder, Christian A. Kull, Ross T. Shackleton
Summary: A study in Lake Leman (Lake Geneva), Switzerland, found that the abundance of aquatic plants has increased over the last decade, largely due to climate change. These plants were perceived to benefit water quality, provide important habitat and food for fauna, but also brought some cultural or economic disadvantages. User perceptions of the associated ecosystem services and disservices affected support for management decisions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
John Roderick Madarcos, Lota A. Creencia, Bethany R. Roberts, Mathew P. White, Johana Nayoan, Karyn Morrissey, Lora E. Fleming
Summary: The Philippines, as a tropical archipelagic country, is particularly vulnerable to environmental changes affecting coastal and marine settings. A study conducted in 10 coastal communities in Palawan found that local populations are highly aware of the drivers and pressures threatening their livelihoods, health, and well-being, including factors such as urbanization and unsustainable fishing practices.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Angela Mallette, Timothy F. Smith, Carmen Elrick-Barr, Jessica Blythe, Ryan Plummer
Summary: Hard protection options are most preferred, while soft protection and retreat options are less preferred, with factors such as risk perception and place attachment frequently influencing preferences.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Heather Welch, Matthew S. Savoca, Stephanie Brodie, Michael G. Jacox, Barbara A. Muhling, Thomas A. Clay, Megan A. Cimino, Scott R. Benson, Barbara A. Block, Melinda G. Conners, Daniel P. Costa, Fredrick D. Jordan, Andrew W. Leising, Chloe S. Mikles, Daniel M. Palacios, Scott A. Shaffer, Lesley H. Thorne, Jordan T. Watson, Rachel R. Holser, Lynn Dewitt, Steven J. Bograd, Elliott L. Hazen
Summary: Marine heatwaves have significant impacts on the environment, biology, and socio-economy, making them a major challenge for management in the 21st century. However, the variability of heatwaves and their effects on marine species remain poorly understood, hindering proactive management. This study models the effects of four recent heatwaves in the Northeastern Pacific on the distributions of 14 top predator species, highlighting the need for novel management solutions to respond to extreme climate events.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Tara Hooper, Alona Armstrong, Brigitte Vlaswinkel
Summary: Deployment of floating solar photovoltaic installations in marine environments requires consideration of environmental and societal impacts, which must be researched alongside technical and economic feasibility.
Article
Oceanography
Kostas Bithas, Dionysis Latinopoulos, Charalampos Mentis, Theodoros Chatzivasileiadis
Summary: This study evaluates the effects of a public information campaign on raising awareness and enhancing environmental preferences. The campaign focuses on plastic pollution in coastal and marine environments and is found to have a positive impact on preferences for ecosystem services and environmental goods. Although the effects decay over time, awareness remains significantly enhanced after the campaign. The study highlights the importance of combining information provision with economic signals and preference constraints for effective environmental policies.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Joana Soares, Isabel Miguel, Catia Venancio, Isabel Lopes, Miguel Oliveira
Summary: Plastic pollution is a global environmental issue caused by human industrial and domestic activities, and understanding public perceptions about it can help engage society in solutions. Research in Portugal showed that participants were aware of the degradation of plastics in the environment and perceived bio-ecological impacts as a greater threat than socioeconomic impacts. Socio-demographic variables and knowledge about plastic pollution impacts were found to predict pro-environmental behaviors. Awareness about the impacts of plastic pollution was highly associated with pro-environmental behavior, providing insights on how to enhance such behaviors and reduce the presence of micro(nano)plastics in the environment.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Review
Neurosciences
Vivian Chiu, Janni Leung, Wayne Hall, Daniel Stjepanovic, Louisa Degenhardt
Summary: The study examines the changing landscape of cannabis legalization and its effects in the U.S., finding a shift in public attitudes, market dynamics, and health consequences since legalization. It highlights the increase in cannabis use, changes in product potency and pricing, as well as the potential negative impacts such as traffic fatalities and health disorders associated with regular cannabis use. Further research is needed to determine the long-term implications of cannabis legalization.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Magdalena Wojcieszak, Andreu Casas, Xudong Yu, Jonathan Nagler, Joshua A. Tucker
Summary: We offer comprehensive evidence that people on social media have preferences for ideological congruity when engaging with politicians, pundits, and news organizations. Our study shows that the majority of users tend to follow and share information from in-group elites, while holding negative attitudes towards out-group information. Conservatives are also more likely than liberals to share content from in-group sources. These patterns exist across various issues and political elites, independent of the users' ideological extremity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Lavallee, Paul D. Hynds, R. Stephen Brown, Corinne Schuster-Wallace, Sarah Dickson-Anderson, Stephanie Di Pelino, Rylan Egan, Anna Majury
Summary: The study found that private well users have a low awareness of waterborne pathogens, with factors such as geographic location, gender, and well type being associated with attitudes and risk perceptions towards personal well water supply. Residential presence during well construction was linked to higher awareness levels and lower risk perception scores, while previous cases of acute gastrointestinal illness in the household were associated with negative attitudes towards well water and higher risk perception scores regarding the quantity of local groundwater sources.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Oceanography
Paul Manson, Max Nielsen-Pincus, Elise F. Granek, Thomas C. Swearingen
Summary: Research found that residents of Oregon have low familiarity with the state's marine reserve system, but this did not affect their support for it. Support for marine reserves was higher among those concerned with the ecological integrity of Oregon's ocean and supportive of limits to human uses, while opposition was linked to positive attitudes towards commercial fisheries.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Christopher M. Free, Olaf P. Jensen, Ray Hilborn
Summary: This study used population models to investigate the impact of forage fish abundance on 45 marine predator populations and found that only a small percentage of predator populations were positively influenced by increasing prey abundance. This suggests that further limitation of forage fish harvest to levels below sustainable yields would rarely result in detectable increases in marine predator populations.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadine Heck, Adina Paytan, Donald C. Potts, Brent Haddad
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadine Heck, Richard C. Stedman, Marc Gaden
JOURNAL OF GREAT LAKES RESEARCH
(2016)
Article
Fisheries
Nadine Heck, Richard C. Stedman, Marc Gaden
NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
(2016)
Article
Oceanography
Nadine Heck, T. Bruce Lauber, Richard C. Stedman
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2016)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jennifer K. O'Leary, James P. Barry, Paul W. Gabrielson, Laura Rogers-Bennett, Donald C. Potts, Stephen R. Palumbi, Fiorenza Micheli
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Jody M. Webster, Juan Carlos Braga, Marc Humblet, Donald C. Potts, Yasufumi Iryu, Yusuke Yokoyama, Kazuhiko Fujita, Raphael Bourillot, Tezer M. Esat, Stewart Fallon, William G. Thompson, Alexander L. Thomas, Hironobu Kan, Helen V. McGregor, Gustavo Hinestrosa, Stephen P. Obrochta, Bryan C. Lougheed
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nadine Heck, Karen Lykkebo Petersen, Donald C. Potts, Brent Haddad, Adina Paytan
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Karen Lykkebo Petersen, Nadine Heck, Borja G. Reguero, Donald Potts, Armen Hovagimian, Adina Paytan
Article
Environmental Sciences
Siddharth Narayan, Miguel Esteban, Simon Albert, Ma Laurice Jamero, Richarch Crichton, Nadine Heck, Gillian Goby, Stacy Jupiter
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2020)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Logan D. Brenner, Braddock K. Linsley, Jody M. Webster, Donald Potts, Thomas Felis, Michael K. Gagan, Mayuri Inoue, Helen McGregor, Atsushi Suzuki, Alexander Tudhope, Tezer Esat, Alex Thomas, William Thompson, Stewart Fallon, Marc Humblet, Manish Tiwari, Yusuke Yokoyama
PALEOCEANOGRAPHY AND PALEOCLIMATOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Studies
Nadine Heck, Adina Paytan, Donald C. Potts, Brent Haddad, Karen Lykkebo Petersen
Article
Environmental Studies
Nadine Heck, Adina Paytan, Donald C. Potts, Brent Haddad
Article
Oceanography
Ha-Kyung Kim, In-Hwan Cho, Eun-A Hwang, Young-Hyo Kim, Jeong-Suk Moon, Bae-Kyung Park, Baik-Ho Kim
Summary: This study investigated the distribution of diatoms in 324 estuaries on the Korean Peninsula from 2016 to 2018, with a focus on the ecological impact of artificial dams. The results highlighted the complex interactions between dams, land use, and diatom communities, providing important data for ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. Understanding the consequences of artificial dams on diatom distribution is crucial for preserving estuarine health.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Tianhang Gao, Jia Tian, Chuan Huang, Hongyu Wu, Xing Xu, Changjian Liu
Summary: This study explores the microcontainer transport service and route selection problem within the context of a new transportation corridor. A multiobjective planning model is established to minimize transportation cost, time, and carbon emissions. The findings demonstrate that the New Western Land and Sea Corridor is appealing for time-sensitive cargoes and can enhance economic benefits with supportive policies.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Jintao Ma, Zhengjie Wu, Mengqian Guo, Qiuguang Hu
Summary: With the deepening of economic globalization and regional economic integration, marine fisheries are becoming increasingly connected to national strategic interests and economic vitality. It is necessary to explore the synergistic evolution of marine fisheries economic development, environmental protection, and technological progress in order to promote sustainable and healthy development of marine fisheries.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Wenhan Ren, Yuhan Xu, Jing Ni
Summary: This paper focuses on the key role of human economic activities in the evolution of ecological security from the perspective of eco-industrial symbiosis and constructs a symbiotic system of indicators considering human economic activities and all subsystems. The research findings reveal that in China's coastal areas, the socio-economic development index shows a stable upward trend, the environmental capacity index remains stable, and the ecological impact index shows a fluctuating and undulating trend.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Xiao Zhou
Summary: This study develops a spatial risk assessment approach for maritime transportation in China using machine learning and geospatial big data. The study identifies wave height, rainfall, and sea surface temperature as the most influential factors affecting navigational safety. It also analyzes the matching relationship between coastal search and rescue resources and maritime transportation risks.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Review
Oceanography
X. Yang, Z. Y. Lin, W. J. Zhang, S. Xu, M. Y. Zhang, Z. D. Wu, B. Han
Summary: The study highlights the increasing importance of Arctic navigation safety and identifies gaps in the application of risk assessment methodologies. It calls for decision-oriented modelling techniques and bridging the gap between academic research and practical application.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Vladimir J. Alarcon, Anna C. Linhoss, Christopher R. Kelble, Paul F. Mickle, Alexandra Fine, Enrique Montes
Summary: Estuaries and coastal areas are undergoing rapid changes due to climate change and sea level rise. This research presents a salinity transport model for Biscayne Bay and investigates the potential impacts of altered precipitation, increased salinity/temperature, and sea level rise on bay salinity. The findings suggest that current restoration plans may not be sufficient to maintain current salinity conditions, and management measures such as urban greening, artificial groundwater recharge, and water consumption reduction should be considered.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Manuel Vargas-Yanez, Ana Reeves-Bueno, Sara Fernandez-Topham, Francina Moya, Enrique Ballesteros, Cristina Alonso, Teresa Perez-Sanchez, Patricia Romero-Fernandez, Silvia Sanchez-Aguado, Ricardo Felix Sanchez-Leal, M. Carmen Garcia-Martinez
Summary: This study analyzed the phytoplankton communities in the upper 100 m of the Gulf of Cadiz and the Alboran Sea using time series data. The results show that these two regions can be considered as two differentiated bioregions, with the latter having higher productivity.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Donna Dimarchopoulou, Ioannis Keramidas, Konstantinos Tsagarakis, Vasiliki Markantonatou, Ghassen Halouani, Athanassios C. Tsikliras
Summary: The study shows that spatiotemporal simulation modeling is an effective tool for investigating management options in ecosystem-based fisheries management. It demonstrates that fisheries restricted areas can help rebuild the biomass of exploited stocks, but their effectiveness depends on the size and location of the areas. The study also suggests that a parallel reduction in total fishing effort is necessary to achieve the highest benefits of protection.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Junita D. Karlsen, Ludvig Ahm Krag, Bent Herrmann
Summary: Fisheries management is transitioning from a single-species approach to an ecosystem-based approach to address the complexities of mixed-species fisheries. A dual compartment codend concept can provide a complex selectivity profile and allow for flexible adjustments at sea, improving compliance with management objectives.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Yi-Zhuo Zhang, Cheng Xue, Na Wang, Gang Chen
Summary: This paper evaluates typical coastal provinces and cities in China, constructing an evaluation indicator system and clarifying the regional differences in the sustainable development capacity of China's marine fisheries industry. The results show that Shandong Province and Fujian Province have advantages in sustainable development, while Tianjin, Hebei Province, and Shanghai have room for improvement.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Caimao Tan, Tiantian Qin, Junliang He, Yu Wang, Hang Yu
Summary: This study addresses the storage space allocation problem of container yards based on the dual-cycle operation mode. A mixed integer programming model is established to optimize container transportation distance. The results show that dual-cycle operation can decrease transportation distance and the space allocation method based on it is more effective than traditional methods. The study also provides management insights for container ports and suggests effective solutions for bottleneck problems.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Oceanography
Haye H. Geukes, Peter M. van Bodegom, Alexander P. E. van Oudenhoven
Summary: This study aims to identify and explore the information requirements at different stages of the decision-making process of coastal nature-based solutions (NbS). The study found substantial differences in information requirements across the decision-making stages, with values and indicators becoming more specific and concrete as the stages progressed. The study also suggests that future changes in the information required for decision-making on coastal NbS can be anticipated and prepared for.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2024)