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ClearMediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns
This review assesses the current status and future threats facing Mediterranean rocky reef ecosystems in the context of climate change and human pressures. The study suggests that ongoing degradation of these biodiverse habitats, driven by warming, pollution, and overexploitation, could profoundly affect the essential ecological goods and services that coastal communities depend on.
Coastal Vulnerability Assessment: A Case Study of the Nigerian Coastline
Researchers assessed the vulnerability of the Nigerian coastline to sea-level rise and associated hazards including erosion, flooding, and saltwater intrusion using analytical methods. The study quantified and classified coastal vulnerability across the Nigerian shoreline to support evidence-based coastal management.
Microplastics in the Mediterranean marine environment: a combined bibliometric and systematic analysis to identify current trends and challenges
This systematic review analyzes microplastic research trends in the Mediterranean Sea region, where contamination levels are a growing concern. The study identifies key research areas and gaps in understanding how microplastics in this semi-enclosed sea affect marine life and could impact the health of the millions of people living along its coasts.
Navigating Coastal Futures: A Keynote Report from the 2nd International Congress on Coastal Research (ICCR’2)
This review synthesizes keynote findings from the Second International Congress on Coastal Research, highlighting interdisciplinary priorities for coastal resilience including climate change impacts, water governance, and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems.
Risk assessment of plastic pollution on marine diversity in the Mediterranean Sea
Researchers modeled plastic ingestion risk for 84 Mediterranean species across six taxonomic classes, finding that coastal species face the highest risk and that species with larger home ranges encounter plastic over greater distances — identifying spatial hotspots that could guide conservation priorities.
Overview of Marine Plastic Pollution in the Moroccan Mediterranean
A literature review documents the extent of marine plastic pollution along Morocco's Mediterranean coastline, linking it to high plastic consumption and poor waste management infrastructure. The review highlights that plastics breaking down into microplastics pose growing risks to marine biodiversity and potentially to the many communities along this coast that depend on seafood.
Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: Deposition in coastal shallow sediments, spatial variation and preferential grain size
Researchers sampled Mediterranean coastal shallow sediments and found microplastics throughout, with concentrations and polymer types reflecting land-based inputs and showing that coastal sediments are a significant regional reservoir for plastic debris.
Remote Data for Mapping and Monitoring Coastal Phenomena and Parameters: A Systematic Review
This systematic review of over 15,000 papers identified 103 coastal phenomena and 39 parameters that can now be accurately mapped and monitored using remote sensing data. The authors validated 91% of retrieved parameters, demonstrating that satellite and aerial remote sensing has become a comprehensive tool for tracking coastal environmental changes including pollution and habitat degradation.
Economic and Ecological Impacts of Climate Change on Coastal Fisheries: A Global Analysis of Vulnerability and Adaptive Management Strategies
Researchers conducted a global analysis of how climate change compounds existing threats to coastal fisheries, including pollution from microplastics and other anthropogenic stressors. The study evaluated vulnerability across regions and assessed adaptive management strategies. The findings suggest that integrated approaches addressing both climate and pollution pressures are needed to sustain coastal fisheries.
A Comprehensive Review of Climatic Threats and Adaptation of Marine Biodiversity
This comprehensive review examines how climate change threatens marine biodiversity through rising ocean temperatures, acidification, and habitat loss. Among the many environmental stressors discussed, microplastic pollution is highlighted as an additional threat that compounds the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. The paper evaluates adaptation strategies like marine protected areas and habitat restoration that could help protect the ocean ecosystems humans depend on for food.
The impacts of climate change on eroding coastal historic landfills
This paper examines how climate change — sea level rise and increased storms — is accelerating erosion of coastal historic landfills, releasing legacy waste including plastics into marine environments. The findings raise concerns about new sources of microplastic pollution as coastal erosion worsens.
Coastal dynamism in Southern Thailand: An application of the CoastSat toolkit
Researchers applied the CoastSat satellite-derived shoreline mapping toolkit to analyze coastal dynamics in southern Thailand, quantifying shoreline change rates in a region where 11 million people face threats from coastal erosion, sea level rise, and land subsidence.
Approaches for the sustainable management of the Apulian coastal areas: the potential of a geoportal
Researchers developed a WebGIS platform to help manage coastal sediment erosion along the Apulian coast of Italy. The tool integrates geographic data to identify areas of high sediment production and support land-use planning decisions that reduce coastal erosion risk. This approach offers a low-impact way to improve the resilience of coastal systems in the face of climate change.
Global Coasts: A Baroque Embarrassment of Riches
This essay reflects on the global significance of coastlines as ecological, cultural, and historical interfaces between human civilization and the ocean, surveying diverse research on coastal environments and highlighting emerging threats including plastic pollution, climate change, and habitat loss that demand integrated management responses.
Impact of the marine litter pollution on the Mediterranean biodiversity: A risk assessment study with focus on the marine protected areas
Researchers created a 3D model to map marine litter risk in the Mediterranean Sea, combining pollution particle simulations with biodiversity data, and found that coastal areas face the highest risk while current marine protected areas offer little protection against litter. The study concludes that only reducing plastic waste at its sources — not just expanding protected zones — can meaningfully lower harm to marine species.
Microplastics in Mediterranean Coastal Countries: A Recent Overview
This review summarized the current status of microplastic pollution in Mediterranean coastal countries, examining contamination levels in fish and other organisms and discussing risks to consumers through trophic transfer in the food chain.
Microplastics in the Mediterranean Sea: Sources, Pollution Intensity, Sea Health, and Regulatory Policies
This review examines the Mediterranean Sea as a global hotspot for microplastic pollution, with concentrations approximately four times higher than those found in the North Pacific Ocean. The sea's semi-enclosed geography and surrounding population density make it especially vulnerable to plastic contamination from land-based sources. Researchers found that microplastics are present throughout the water column, from surface waters to the deep sea floor, and that marine animals ingesting them may also be exposed to harmful chemicals attached to plastic surfaces.
The generation of marine litter in Mediterranean island beaches as an effect of tourism and its mitigation
This study examined how tourism drives marine litter accumulation on Mediterranean island beaches, finding that tourist season dramatically increases litter loads. The authors evaluated mitigation strategies and found that active beach cleaning combined with visitor education can significantly reduce plastic accumulation in these heavily visited coastal ecosystems.
Earth Observations for Monitoring Marine Coastal Hazards and Their Drivers
Researchers reviewed the use of Earth observation technologies for monitoring coastal hazards including pollution, sea-level changes, and extreme weather events. The study highlights how satellite-based monitoring and forecasting systems are increasingly important for managing risks to densely populated coastal zones, including emerging threats from marine pollution such as microplastics.
First full investigation of levels of microplastics on sandy beaches in Malta
This study conducted the first comprehensive survey of microplastic levels on sandy beaches in Malta, finding microplastics at all five sampled beaches including in protected coastal areas. The results establish baseline contamination levels for the central Mediterranean and document seasonal and spatial variability.
A Social Justice Legitimacy to Protect Coastal Residents
This normative legal study established a social justice framework for protecting coastal residents from environmental hazards, arguing that social equity principles should be central to coastal protection policy as climate-related risks intensify.
The pressures and opportunities for coral reef preservation and restoration in the Maldives
Researchers reviewed the pressures facing coral reefs in the Maldives, including climate change, pollution, and human activities, and outlined opportunities for preservation and restoration. The study highlights the high vulnerability of Maldivian coral reef ecosystems and emphasizes the importance of marine ecosystem services for human wellbeing in island nations.
A systematic review and scientometrics analysis on microplastic pollution on coastal beaches around the globe
This systematic review analyzes microplastic pollution on coastal beaches worldwide. The research found that beach contamination varies widely by region but is present on virtually every coastline studied. This matters because beaches are not just recreational areas but also habitats where microplastics can enter marine food webs and eventually reach people through seafood consumption.
Costal Poverty and Vulnerability Dynamics
This review synthesizes evidence on poverty and vulnerability dynamics in coastal communities, highlighting how dependence on natural resources increases susceptibility to environmental changes and marine pollution including microplastics. The authors identify how climate change and pollution compound livelihood insecurity in remote coastal areas.