M. Shah Nawaz Chowdhury, Brenda Walles, S.M. Sharifuzzaman, M. Shahadat Hossain et al.
Oyster reefs have the potential as eco-engineers to improve coastal protection. A field experiment was undertaken to assess the benefit of oyster breakwater reefs to mitigate shoreline erosion in a monsoon-dominated subtropical system. Three breakwater reefs with recruited oysters were deployed on a...
Md. Shahidul Islam, Md. Mahfuzul Haque
Daniel C. Dunn, Caroline Jablonicky, Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, Douglas J. McCauley et al.
Abstract Between 1950 and 1989, marine fisheries catch in the open‐ocean and deep‐sea beyond 200 nautical miles from shore increased by a factor of more than 10. While high seas catches have since plateaued, fishing effort continues to increase linearly. The combination of increasing effort and ille...
Mohammad Shahidul Hasan Swapan, Michael C. Gavin
Mostafa Ali Reza Hossain, Munir Ahmed, Elena Ojea, José A. Fernandes
Aquatic ecosystems are of global importance for maintaining high levels of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and for the number of livelihoods dependent on them. In Bangladesh, coastal and delta communities rely on these systems for a livelihood, and the sustainability of the productivity is seri...
Md. Shahadat Hossain
Nesar Ahmed, James S. Diana
Neil Handisyde, Trevor C. Telfer, Liñdsay G. Ross
Abstract There is now a strong consensus that during the 20th century, and especially during recent decades, the earth has experienced a significant warming trend with projections suggesting additional further warming during the 21st century. Associated with this warming trend are changes in climate...
Mohammad Mahmudul Islam, Md. Mostafa Shamsuzzaman, Mohammad Mojibul Hoque Mozumder, Xiangmin Xu et al.
Nesar Ahmed, William W. L. Cheung, Shirley Thompson, Marion Glaser
Kristina M. Gjerde, Lora L. Nordtvedt Reeve, Harriet Harden‐Davies, Jeff Ardron et al.
Abstract Marine areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) comprise most of Earth's interconnected ocean, hosting complex ecosystems that play key roles in sustaining life and providing important goods and services. Although ABNJ encompass nearly half the planet's surface, biological diversity found ...
Subrata Sarker, Md Masud‐Ul‐Alam, M. Shahadat Hossain, Sayedur Rahman Chowdhury et al.
Mangroves, which are a group of salt tolerant plant community growing in the transition zones of fresh and marine water systems, play an important role as sediment trap. In mangrove ecosystems, litterfall accumulates as organic carbon and nutrients over the sediment surface, where bioturbation profo...
Sarah M. Allard, Matthew T. Costa, Ashley Bulseco, Véronique Helfer et al.
Mangrove ecosystems provide important ecological benefits and ecosystem services, including carbon storage and coastline stabilization, but they also suffer great anthropogenic pressures. Microorganisms associated with mangrove sediments and the rhizosphere play key roles in this ecosystem and make ...
Philine S. E. zu Ermgassen, Nibedita Mukherjee, Thomas A. Worthington, Alejandro Acosta et al.
Mangroves are critical nursery habitats for fish and invertebrates, providing livelihoods for many coastal communities. Despite their importance, there is currently no estimate of the number of fishers engaged in mangrove associated fisheries, nor of the fishing intensity associated with mangroves a...
Walter Leal Filho, Gustavo J. Nagy, Filipe Martinho, Mustafa Saroar et al.
It is well-known that climate change significantly impacts ecosystems (at the macro-level) and individual species (at the micro-level). Among the former, estuaries are the most vulnerable and affected ecosystems. However, despite the strong relations between climate change and estuaries, there is a ...