0-group sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, colonize intertidal marsh creeks of Mont Saint Michel Bay, France, on spring tides (e.g., 43% of the tides) during flood and return to coastal waters during ebb. Most arrived with empty stomachs (33%), and feed actively during their short stay in the creeks (from 1 to 2 h) where they consumed on average a minimum of 8% of their body weight. During flood t...

Shorebirds have declined severely across the East Asian–Australasian Flyway. Many species rely on intertidal habitats for foraging, yet the distribution and conservation status of these habitats acrossAustralia remain poorly understood. Here, we utilised freely available satellite imagery to produce the first map of intertidal habitats across Australia. We estimated a minimum intertidal area of...

The first step of nitrification, the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite, can be performed by ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) or ammonium-oxidizing bacteria (AOB). We investigated the presence of these two groups in three structurally different types of coastal microbial mats that develop along the tidal gradient on the North Sea beach of the Dutch barrier island Schiermonnikoog. The abundance and ...

Behavioral responses of organisms with respect to changing environment have a wide area research possibility. For palaeontologist it is challenge interpret the organism-sediment interaction from study trace fossils preserved in ancient rock record. The ethological significance which derived out different intentional or accidental activities may be within and largely controlled by substrate stab...

Ellobium chinense is a red-listed snail species of the family Ellobiidae with geographic distribution from Vietnam and south coast China to South Korea mainland Japan. This restricted specialized habitats in narrow upper-intertidal lower-supratidal zone salt marshes thus particularly sensitive environmental degradation through land reclamation other human activities. Here, we first report genet...

The coastal area of the Ma river delta is formed by interaction continental and marine processes, between neo-tectonic activities exogenous natural factors human during Late Holocene. Using remote sensing geoscience research methods (granulometry, paleontology, geochemistry, clay mineralogy) geomorphological studies (geneses, morphology, dynamics) combined with field survey, this area, except d...

In the context of industrial-era global change, Mediterranean coastal areas are threatened by relative sea level (RSL) rise. Shifts in drivers dynamics forecasted to trigger changes frequency flooding low-lying areas, with significant effects on marine-coastal environments, societies, economy and urban systems. Here, we probe floods eastern part Gulf Venice (coastal Croatia) understand saltwate...

Transverse sand dunes located within the supratidal zones of beaches are a significant geomorphic feature along sand-dominated coasts worldwide and generated by strong alongshore winds in areas high sediment availability. present South African coast, these known to migrate dynamically response wind forcing. However, detailed dynamics individual dune systems same coastal stretch have not been co...