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Coastal Regions

Coastal regions are the transitional zones where land meets the sea, encompassing shorelines, estuaries, intertidal flats, beaches, wetlands, and the adjacent nearshore waters and continental shelf. They are defined by strong gradients in salinity, temperature, sediment, and energy, shaped by tides, waves, currents,…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 23× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2643-0282 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Coastal regions are the transitional zones where land meets the sea, encompassing shorelines, estuaries, intertidal flats, beaches, wetlands, and the adjacent nearshore waters and continental shelf. They are defined by strong gradients in salinity, temperature, sediment, and energy, shaped by tides, waves, currents, and freshwater inputs from rivers. This dynamic interface produces some of the most biologically productive habitats on Earth, including mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and reef systems that serve as nurseries, feeding grounds, and migration corridors for marine and diadromous species. Ecologically, coastal regions support dense and diverse assemblages of fish, invertebrates, birds, and microorganisms, and they mediate exchanges of nutrients and organic matter between terrestrial, freshwater, and marine systems. Migratory fishes such as salmon depend on the connectivity between coastal waters and the rivers that drain into them. Coastal zones also concentrate human population, fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, and recreation, exposing them to pressures including pollution, habitat loss, overexploitation, and climate-driven changes such as sea-level rise and altered storm regimes. Coastal science integrates oceanography, ecology, and geomorphology to inform integrated coastal management, conservation, and sustainable use of these resource-rich and vulnerable environments.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 23 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Marine Science Journal (ISSN 2643-0282).

Journal editorial board
Begoña Martínez-Crego · Portugal Timo Arula · Estonia Raffaella Casotti · Italy

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