Ocean & Coastal Management,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
244, P. 106823 - 106823
Published: Aug. 25, 2023
The
ecological
stability
of
coastal
areas
is
seriously
affected
by
tidal
flat
reclamation.
Understanding
the
spatial
characteristics
impact
reclamation
on
stability,
as
well
contribution
different
use
types
to
change,
important
for
mitigating
negative
effects
In
this
study,
multi-source
and
multi-temporal
remote
sensing
images
were
combined
quantitatively
analyze
relationship
between
in
regions
area
Jiangsu
Province,
relative
change.
results
showed
that:
Different
forms
statistical
relationships
existed
reclaimed
non-reclaimed
area,
respectively,
while
a
significant
quadratic
function
whole
index
decreased
first
then
increased
with
increase
amount,
threshold
1243
km2;
buffer
zones
within
intensity
decay
characteristics;
type
that
has
greatest
aquaculture
land,
it
arable
land.
addition,
land
hydraulic
engineering
have
salt
industry
positive
effects.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 5038 - 5038
Published: March 12, 2023
Garden
waste
compost
(GWC)
has
been
applied
as
an
amendment
to
improve
the
desalination
efficiency,
nutrient
availability
and
diversity
of
microbial
community
in
coastal
saline
soil.
Understanding
response
garden
application
is
great
significance
ecological
restoration.
Four
treatments
were
established:
CK,
nonamended
control;
T1,
68
kg·m−3
compost;
T2,
15
bentonite;
T3,
a
mixture
bentonite.
In
addition,
soil
physicochemical
properties,
enzymes,
biomass
carbon
measured.
The
results
show
that
T3
had
more
significant
effect
on
increasing
well
nitrogen,
urease,
sucrase
dehydrogenase
activities.
Based
relative
abundance,
linear
discriminant
size
(LEfSe)
analyses,
amendments
can
be
seen
have
increased
abundance
alpha
bacterial
structure
also
altered
structure.
RDA
Pearson
correlation
analysis
at
phylum
level
indicated
available
total
porosity,
hydraulic
conductivity,
bulk
density
EC
primary
determinants
communities
associated
with
this
amendment.
conclusion,
enables
microorganisms
participate
material
cycle,
indicating
composting
beneficial
restoration
soils.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(9), P. e19508 - e19508
Published: Sept. 1, 2023
This
study
aimed
to
investigate
the
impact
of
anthropogenic
stressors
(landfilling,
navigation
for
transport
goods,
cooling
in
fossil
fuel,
urbanization,
industrial
expansion,
agriculture
activities,
and
recreational
activities)
on
environmental
variables,
microbiological
quality,
sediment
properties
using
benthic
macroinvertebrates
as
a
bioindicator
within
Lagos
Lagoon,
Nigeria.
Four
(4)
sampling
stations
were
established
with
respect
their
importance/anthropogenic
activities
Lagoon.
Surface
water,
bottom
substrates,
macroinvertebrate
fauna
samples
collected
bimonthly
from
each
station
year
analyzed
appropriate
standard
methods
procedures.
The
highest
pH
range
7.96-8.01
(7.98
±
2.35)
was
recorded
at
Site
IV,
while
lowest
6.41-7.01
(6.15
1.14)
observed
II,
there
significant
difference
(p
<
0.05)
among
mean
values
across
sites.
High
salinity,
chloride,
sodium,
COD,
BOD,
manganese,
nickel,
cadmium,
nitrate
surface
water
physicochemical
parameters,
which
above
WHO
(2011)
permissible
limits,
high
concentrations
toxic
metals
(Pb,
Cr,
Zn,
Cd)
sediment.
A
total
26
species
during
this
study,
belongs
eight
(8)
classes.
Gastropoda
percentage
contribution
39.12%,
followed
by
polychaeta
accounting
30.34%,
malacostraca
contributed
2.63%.
abundance
I
(256
Indiv/m2),
IV
(252
least
II
(195
Indiv/m2).
Based
results
physico-chemical,
heavy
metals,
microbial
assemblage
obtained
revealed
adverse
effect
quality
degradation.
It
plays
role
distribution
diversity
an
aquatic
environment.
Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
50(1)
Published: July 31, 2024
Accurate
information
on
gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
is
essential
for
better
understanding
the
dynamics
of
regional
economies
and
urbanization
processes.
Satellite
based
nighttime
light
datasets
can
well
track
GDP
in
urban
areas,
however,
they
are
difficult
to
be
used
suburban,
rural
sparsely
populated
areas.
Thus,
this
study
explored
potential
GlobeLand30
relief
degree
improving
ability
VIIRS
Nighttime
Light
data
estimation.
Firstly,
we
calculated
Moran's
Index
(Moran's
I)
measure
spatial
auto-correlation
GDP.
At
provincial
level,
I
0.14,
Z
value
2.29.
While
at
prefecture
city
it
0.11
14.54,
respectively.
Then,
compared
results
derived
from
geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR)
OLS
models
(i.e.,
R2,
root
mean
square
error,
corrected
Akaike
criteria
residuals).
Both
suggest
that
land
cover
significantly
improve
estimation
performance,
total
(TNL)
most
important
economic
indicator
estimating
The
coefficients
GWR
model
TNL
levels
1.75
1.19,
respectively,
which
larger
than
other
factors
such
as
terrain
undulation.
In
addition,
performed
both
levels,
prefecture-level
depict
variation
detail.
provincial-level
models,
could
account
93%
development,
while
only
reflect
82%.
Likewise,
R2
improved
almost
50%
with
model.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
8(12), P. e12629 - e12629
Published: Dec. 1, 2022
Land
salinization
is
a
global
environmental
problem,
and
how
to
manage
saline
soils
promote
healthy
ecosystems
has
become
major
challenge.
China-Singapore
Tianjin
Eco-City
located
in
coastal
land
reclamation
areas,
so
severe
this
region.
In
study,
geostatistical
methods,
the
ordinary
kriging
method,
principal
component
analysis
were
used.
Vertical
sampling
was
performed
over
three
layers
(0-20
cm,
20-40
40-60
cm)
at
184
locations
within
study
area
produce
total
of
542
soil
samples.
It
found
that
areas
with
soluble
salt
contents
greater
than
3000
mg/kg
account
for
90%
area,
high
content
surface
layer
dominant
factor
salinization.
Na+,
Cl-,
SO42-
are
primary
control
factors
determine
coefficient
variation
soils'
content.
Total
salinity
SO42-,
K+,
Mg2+
reflect
on
soils,
while
effective
phosphorus,
available
potassium,
organic
carbon
state
nutrition.
Based
our
results,
we
proposed
site-specific
scientific
remediation
greening
measures.
Frontiers in Marine Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: Feb. 10, 2023
Since
2000,
coastal
reclamation
projects
have
been
implemented
in
the
Guangxi
Beibu
Gulf
to
alleviate
shortage
of
land
resources.
As
a
result,
area
has
increased
significantly.
In
this
study,
based
on
Landsat
program,
we
tracked
waters
21st
century.
An
indicator
system
was
proposed
assess
driving
forces
synthetically.
Our
results
showed
that
98.6
km
2
reclaimed
from
1997
2017,
which
three
regions
underwent
great
changes:
Fangcheng
Bay,
Tieshan
and
Qiznhou
Bay.
Furthermore,
spatio-temporal
changes
were
affected
by
combination
population
growth,
economic
development,
marine
industry
development
cities.
These
provide
an
important
historical
reference
for
tracking
human
processes
Gulf,
also
offer
some
suggestions
rational
allocation
Remote Sensing,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
14(12), P. 2930 - 2930
Published: June 19, 2022
Artificial
islands
and
land
reclamation
are
one
of
the
most
important
ways
to
expand
urban
space
in
coastal
cities.
Long-term
consolidation
reclaimed
material
compaction
marine
sediments
can
cause
ground
subsidence,
which
may
threaten
buildings
infrastructure
on
lands.
Therefore,
it
is
crucial
monitor
subsidence
predict
future
deformation
trend
mitigate
damage
take
measures
for
any
infrastructure.
In
this
paper,
a
total
125
SAR
images
acquired
by
C-band
Sentinel-1A
satellite
between
June
2017
September
2021
collected.
The
small
baseline
subsets
(SBAS)
interferometry
(InSAR)
method
first
conducted
detect
Xiamen
Zhangzhou
cities
Fujian
Province,
China,
distributed
scatterers
(DS)-InSAR
used
recover
complete
history
some
typical
areas
including
Airport
Dadeng
Island
Shuangyu
Island.
Then,
sequential
estimation
geotechnical
model
jointly
applied
demonstrate
current
evolution
constructed
roads
results
show
that
maximum
cumulative
reaches
425
mm
Xiang’an
626
Island,
predicted
be
as
large
1.1
m
2026
This
research
will
provide
guidelines
design
construction
prevent
control
subsidence.