From climate zone to microhabitat—environmental factors affecting the coastal distribution of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in the south-eastern European biodiversity ho... by Radomir Jaskuła, Mateusz Płóciennik, Axel Schwerk

“…Salt marshes and sandy sea beaches were noted as the most diverse macrohabitat types. …”
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Assembly and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Suaeda glauca by Yan Cheng, Xiaoxue He, S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani, Yu Wang, Li Ye, Chao Shi, Kangzhuo Ye, Qiao Zhou, Ziqiang Luo, Fang Deng, Ling Cao, Ping Zheng, Mohammad Aslam, Yuan Qin

“…Abstract Background Suaeda glauca (S. glauca) is a halophyte widely distributed in saline and sandy beaches, with strong saline-alkali tolerance. It is also admired as a landscape plant with high development prospects and scientific research value. …”
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The Potentiality of Operational Mapping of Oil Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea near the Entrance of the Suez Canal Using Sentinel-1 SAR Data by Islam Abou El-Magd, Mohamed Zakzouk, Abdulaziz M. Abdulaziz, Elham M. Ali

“…The spill drift direction in the area of spills indicated potential hazard on fishing activities, Port Said beaches and ports. This study can be the base for continuously monitoring and alarming pollution cases in the Canal area which is important for environmental agencies, decision-makers, and beneficiaries for coastal and marine socio-economic sustainability.…”
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Threatened fish spawning area revealed by specific metabarcoding identification of eggs and larvae in the Beni River, upper Amazon by Guido Miranda-Chumacero, Cédric Mariac, Fabrice Duponchelle, Lilian Painter, Robert Wallace, Gérard Cochonneau, Jorge Molina-Rodriguez, Carmen Garcia-Davila, Jean-François Renno

“…Combining the development time of morula-gastrula egg stages with the integrated current velocity of the river, we identified a spawning area that ranges between the last gravel beaches close to Altamarani community and the San Miguel del Bala community on top of Suse strait, the last foothill of the Andes. …”
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RECRUITMENT OF JUVENILE GOLDEN GREY MULLET, Liza aurata (Risso, 1810) AND FLATHEAD GREY MULLET, Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 IN THE NERETVA RIVER ESTUARY by V. Bartulović, D. Lučić, A. Zlatović, T. Tomšić, B. Glamuzina

“…Research of recruitment, growth and diet of golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) and flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) was carried out on the sampling sites in estuary of Neretva; Mala Neretva, Kanal and port of Ploče. On sandy–muddy beaches, samples were collected using seine net and on deeper sites with rocky bottoms, samples were collected by using small »dip net«. …”
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Source Identification and Ecological Risk Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Sediments )Case Study: Pars Special Economic Energy Zone( by Parisa Hoseyn Khezri, Masoud Hatami Manesh, Arash Haghshenas, Mohsen Mirzaei, Mohsen Arbabi, Behzad Mohammadi Bardkashki

“…Their resources are found in Persian Gulf beaches, so, this study aimed at investigating the concentration, source identification, and ecological risk of PAH compounds in coastal sediments in Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ), Iran. …”
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Which data assimilation method to use and when: unlocking the potential of observations in shoreline modelling by M Alvarez-Cuesta, A Toimil, I J Losada

“…The findings are demonstrated at two real beaches governed by different processes with different data sources used for calibration. …”
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Hydrodynamics across seagrass meadows and its impacts on Indonesian coastal ecosystems: A review by Johan Risandi, Husen Rifai, Kevin M. Lukman, Calvyn F. A. Sondak, Udhi E. Hernawan, Jay Mar D. Quevedo, Rahman Hidayat, Rahman Hidayat, Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Mahatma Lanuru, Len McKenzie, Ryo Kohsaka, Kazuo Nadaoka

“…However, despite their significant roles, knowledge of hydrodynamics in the Indonesian seagrass ecosystems is relatively limited compared to other coastal ecosystems such as sandy beaches, mangroves, and coral reefs. This review highlights the dynamics of waves and currents, and their interaction with sediment transport and ecological processes, including biogeochemical and dispersal processes on the seagrass ecosystem contributing to the existing seagrass research in Indonesia. …”
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A glimpse into a remarkable unknown diversity of oniscideans along the Caribbean coasts revealed on a tiny island by Carlos Mario López-Orozco, Ysenia M. Carpio-Díaz, Ricardo Borja-Arrieta, Gabriel R. Navas-S., Ivanklin Soares Campos-Filho, Stefano Taiti, Mariana Mateos, Alexandra Olazaran, Isabel C. Caballero, Karick Jotty, Harold Gómez-Estrada, Luis A. Hurtado

“…Most (16) of the species were found in coastal habitats (i.e., beaches, coastal lagoons and mangroves), whereas the tropical dry forest harbored only two species. …”
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Numerical Simulations of Effects of the Layout of Permeable Pile Groin Systems on Longshore Currents by Rong Zhang, Yongping Chen, Peng Yao, Marcel J. F. Stive, Jian Zeng

“…Coastal permeable groins have been used to protect beaches from erosion for centuries. However, the hydraulic functioning of permeable groins has not been fully understood and their design heavily depends on engineering experiences. …”
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Dry and Wet Weather Survey for Human Fecal Sources in the San Diego River Watershed by Kenneth Schiff, John Griffith, Joshua Steele, Amity Zimmer-Faust

“…State and federal agencies regulate fecal indicator bacteria (FIB), such as <i>E. coli</i> or <i>Enterococcus</i>, in order to manage public health risks at swimming beaches. Despite these goals, watershed managers are challenged in terms of how to best clean up sources of FIB because concentrations frequently exceed water quality objectives, and sources—both human and nonhuman sources of FIB—appear to be everywhere. …”
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The Importance of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Foraging Loggerhead Sea Turtles by Kristen M. Hart, Margaret M. Lamont, Autumn R. Iverson, Autumn R. Iverson, Brian J. Smith, Brian J. Smith

“…From 2011 to 2016, we satellite-tagged 15 loggerheads that nested on four distinct beaches around the GoM: Dry Tortugas National Park, FL; Everglades National Park, FL; St. …”
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Long-term variation in the ichthyofauna of Flamengo Cove, Ubatuba, São Paulo by George Mendes Taliaferro Mattox, Guilherme Fernandez Gondolo, Patricia Teresa Monteiro Cunningham

“…The Brazilian coastline extends along more than 8,000 km covering approximately 38 degrees of latitudinal range through tropical, subtropical and warm-temperate climates and includes a wide variety of marine environments such as sandy beaches, estuaries, rocky shores and reefs. This heterogeneity of habitats is reflected in the diversity of marine fishes found in Brazilian waters which sums approximately 1,300 known species. …”
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Sea-level rise along the Emilia-Romagna coast (Northern Italy) in 2100: scenarios and impacts by L. Perini, L. Calabrese, P. Luciani, M. Olivieri, G. Galassi, G. Spada

“…The consequent loss of beaches would impact the economy of the region, which is tightly connected with tourism infrastructures. …”
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Mutation of the Seaside Architecture in Algeria and its Impact on Coastal Landspace. A Case Study: Ain El Turc, Algeria by Mohamed Tewfik Bouroumi, Malika Kacemi, Lamia Khadidja Beghdoud

“…In pre-colonial times, little importance was given to these areas, whereas later they became a priority: port sites, the speed of communications with Europe, rich agricultural plains, a mild climate and welcoming beaches. The developments and seaside constructions carried out during this period were part of the logic of attractiveness to welcome more European settlers and promote the sedentarization and growth of those already living in Algeria. …”
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Study of demographic and motivation factors towards taking a holiday for Malaysian by Cheng, Fan Fah, Cheng, Seow Voon

“…Others attractive reasons that were ranked at the top for travelling abroad are, ‘to visit places that are different’, ‘to satisfy a sense of adventure’, ‘to visit beaches’, ‘to meet new friends’, and ‘to meet interesting people’. …”
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From hunting to adventure with nature: Analysing the representation of natural tourism attractions in Malaysia (Dari memburu ke kembara alam: Analisis representasi tarikan pelanc... by Abdul Razak, Norhanim

“…Three categories of nature-based attractions represented widely in tourism brochures are national parks, islands and beaches, and mountains and hills. On the other hand, big game hunting was only marketed to tourists in the brochures published in the 1960s and 1970s, while types of natural resources promoted to tourists have expanded considerably from 1990s to 2016. …”
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سياحة اليخوت البحرية في مصر وسبل تنميتها دراسة في جغرافية السياحة by ولاء محمد أ حمد نجيب

“…God has endowed Egypt with attractive elements for the establishment of yacht tourism, which can be exploited in the development of non-traditional tourism patterns as it has two great seas and beautiful beaches. This research paper discusses the pattern of yacht tourism in Egypt from a geographical perspective, which is undoubtedly one of the tourism patterns that generate abundant income for most of the countries of the world. …”
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Short-term mobility and the risk of HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities along Lake Victoria, Kenya. by Zachary A Kwena, Carol S Camlin, Chris A Shisanya, Isaac Mwanzo, Elizabeth A Bukusi

“…We sought to assess sex differences in the relationship between mobility and risk for HIV infection among married couples in the fishing communities.We conducted 1090 gender-matched interviews and rapid HIV testing with 545 couples proportionally representing all the different sizes of the fish-landing beaches in Kisumu County. We contacted a random sample of fishermen as our index participants and asked them to enroll in the study together with their spouses. …”
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Benzophenone-3 and ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate UV filters in freshwater environments: A Laurentian Great Lakes data needs analysis for assessing environmental risk by Andrea M. Carrao, James C. Coleman, II, Harshita Kumari

“…In the absence of measured data, a screening exposure assessment was conducted for three Great Lakes beaches. This exercise illustrated key data gaps needed to conduct a more representative exposure assessment, such as environmental partitioning potential and consumer sunscreen usage amounts. …”
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