Predicting benthic macroalgal abundance in shallow coastal lagoons from geomorphology and hydrologic flow patterns. Alice F. Besterman, Karen J. McGlathery, Matthew A. Reidenbach, Patricia L. Wiberg, ...

Federal officials are reporting the lowest numbers of gray whales counted since the 1970s. More than 20 have died in S.F. Bay ...

Covering 1,321 km 2, the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta is a shallow (1–1.8m) ... These coastal lagoons are particularly vulnerable to microplastic pollution.

More information: Christopher Keneally et al, Microbial ecology in hypersaline coastal lagoons: A model for climate-induced coastal salinisation and eutrophication, Earth-Science Reviews (2025 ...

The estuary covers over 600 square miles and is the fourth-largest hypersaline coastal lagoon in the world. ... These shallow, calm waters boast the greatest visibility during the summer months.

Gray whales are dying in large numbers, again. At least 70 whales have perished since the start of the year in the shallow, protected lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula where the ...

Three dolphins may have been trapped for three months in a knee-deep Florida lagoon, resulting in one dying before they could be rescued, according to state officials.. The water was so shallow ...

Their predicament was discovered late Monday, Dec. 9, on a Gulf Coast island site near Matlacha, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said in a Dec. 11 news release. Matlacha is about a 125-mile ...

Climate change is turning coastal lagoons into ‘salty soup’ University of Adelaide. Journal Earth-Science Reviews DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2025.105150 ...

Coastal lagoons are critical ecosystems that provide essential habitats and ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, nutrient cycling, and fisheries support. “Under normal conditions, ...