The Impact of Climate Change on Estuarine and Coastal Systems
A special issue of Diversity (ISSN 1424-2818). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Diversity".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 3619
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal and estuarine fish; climate change and seascape ecology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Climate change in the coastal environment (estuaries and coastal nearshore) encompasses rising ocean temperatures, increased temperature variability, changes in winds and ocean currents, changes in rainfall and sediment dynamics, sea level rise, and an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme events such as heatwaves, cyclones, floods and droughts, sea level rise, and ocean acidification; as well as changes in the terrestrial environment (including rising air temperatures) which impact coastal ecosystems at the land sea interface. Climate change has profound consequences for coastal and estuarine ecosystems and biodiversity, including distribution shifts, changes in growth rates, spawning, phenology, habitat loss, and resilience to other anthropogenic stressors including harvesting, freshwater abstraction and pollution.
This Special Issue welcomes submissions in the form of reviews, communications, and original research on the above topics with a view to collect authoritative works to contribute to the fight against the climate crisis.
Dr. Nikki James
Dr. Warren Potts
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate change
- estuaries
- sandy beaches
- seagrass
- mangroves
- rocky shores
- kelp forests
