The main objective of this study is to perform an approximation on the microplastic pollution a sandy beach in Costa Nova (Portugal), focused longitudinal and cross-sectional transects. results showed scarce variability data, with median concentrations ranging from 142 356 p/kg d.w. 211 270 transects, respectively. predominant morphology was microspheres, which accounted for more than 90% all s...

The role of geotechnical properties and soil behavior for beach dynamics has been recognized before, but field measurements in energetic environments are still rare. This study focused on two days along a cross-shore transect reaching from the foot dunes to upper subtidal zone at western sandy island Sylt, Germany, just south city Westerland. Sediment parameters were obtained sediment sampling ...

Sandy beaches are ecotonal environments connecting land and sea, hosting exclusive resident organisms key life stages of (often charismatic) fauna. Humans also visit sandy where tourism, in particular, moves billions people every year. However, instead representing a connection to nature, the attitude toward visiting beach is biased concerning its recreational use. Such “sun, sand” target displ...

Biodiversity and community structure of macrofauna of the intertidal sandy beach at Chabahar Bay were studied for a period of ten months in 2007. A total of 32 species were observed and identified in this study so that polychaete with 16 species was numerically dominant. The results showed changing densities were influenced by monsoon season so that maximum density (1935.47 ind/m2) was observed...

Sandy beaches are the result of a dynamic interaction among physical conditions, biological processes and anthropic impact (essentially linked to natural resource direct or indirect exploitation). Monitoring health state coastal areas is fundamental tool for land-use management. Moreover, integrated sedimentological studies with multidisciplinary methodologies increasingly needed. This study ai...

The progress of scientific research and technological innovation are contributing to an increase in the use rapid systems for monitoring identifying geo-environmental processes related natural and/or anthropogenic activities. aim this study is autumnal beach litter using ground-based IR thermography. Starting from quarterly autumn data air temperature sandy soil surface temperature, empirical e...