The growing trend of saltwater intrusion and its impact on coastal agriculture: Challenges and opportunities

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 966, P. 178701 - 178701

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Saltwater intrusion (SWI) into coastal agricultural lands represents a growing threat to productivity, ecosystem stability, and local economies. This phenomenon, affecting surface ground waters, is driven by intensified natural processes anthropogenic factors under changing climate. Here, we provide comprehensive review of the drivers trends SWI their impacts on transition systems. We emphasize importance developing salt-tolerant crop varieties implementing controlled environment agriculture maintain productivity in affected regions. Additionally, discuss role marsh migration (i.e., allowing marshes migrate lands) enhancing biodiversity ecological resilience, protecting remaining farmlands from SWI. highlights urgent need for multidisciplinary research, strategic policy frameworks, community engagement ensure sustainability future face increasing challenges.

Language: Английский

Zoning the soil salinization levels in the northern China’s coastal areas based on high-resolution soil mapping

Ecological Indicators, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 172, P. 113303 - 113303

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский