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Restoration ecology --- Barrier islands --- Ecosystem management --- Shore protection --- Oysters --- Seagrass restoration --- Habitat --- Conservation

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This thorough and informative volume presents a set of detailed, globally applicable techniques for seagrass research.The book provides methods for all aspects of seagrass science from basic plant collection to statistical approaches and investigations of plant-animal interaction. The emphasis is on methods that are applicable in both developing and developed countries. The importance of seagrasses in coastal and near shore environments, and ultimately their contribution to the productivity of the world's oceans, has become increasingly recognised over the last 40 years.Seagras

ECO Ecology --- marine ecology --- seagrasses --- Seagrasses --- Botany. --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Biology --- Natural history --- Plants --- Grasses, Sea --- Sea grasses --- Seagrass --- Marine plants --- Monocotyledons --- Research. --- Floristic botany

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Phenolic compounds are an extremely diverse class of ubiquitous secondary metabolites produced by a variety of organisms playing different biological roles. They have numerous types of demonstrated bioactivities, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antitumoral, immunomodulator, neuroprotective, cardioprotective, and antidiabetic activities. Marine organisms produce a vast collection of unique phenolic structures, some of them not found in terrestrial habitats. Progress in different aspects is rapidly advancing, and this Special Issue will provide updated information and recent studies on marine phenolics. Specially, this issue is focused on their chemical characterization, elucidation of their structures, evaluation of their biological properties and mechanisms of action, efficient extraction and purification technologies, development of value-added applications, as well as formulation of novel products.

ultrasound assisted extraction --- conventional extraction --- polyphenols --- phlorotannin --- macroalgae --- antioxidant capacity --- seaweeds --- antioxidant potential --- LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS --- HPLC-PDA --- seaweed polyphenols --- hypoglycemic effect --- starch digestion --- enzyme inhibition --- cochayuyo --- seaweed polyphenolics --- polyphenolics extractions --- phlorotannins --- bromophenols --- flavonoids --- phenolic terpenoids --- polyphenolics bioactivities --- marine phenolics --- emerging technologies --- extraction --- Ascophyllum --- seaweed --- health benefits --- isomers --- LC-MSn --- diversity --- phenolics --- simple phenolics --- seawater --- algae --- seagrass --- biological activity --- brown seaweeds --- microwave-assisted extraction --- response surface methodology --- antioxidant --- antiradical activity --- xanthine oxidase --- α-glucosidase

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This volume examines the applicability of nature-based solutions in ecological restoration practice and in contemporary landscape architecture by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Green infrastructure is used to address urban challenges such as climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and stormwater management. In addition, thermal comfort nature-based solutions reintroduce critical connections between natural and urban systems. In light of ongoing developments in sustainable urban development, the goal is a paradigm shift towards a landscape that restores and rehabilitates urban ecosystems. The ten contributions to this book examine a wide range of successful cases of designing healthier, greener and more resilient landscapes in different geographical contexts, from the United States of America and Brazil, through various European regions, to Singapore and China. While some chapters attempt to conceptualize the interconnections between cities and nature, others clearly have an empirical focus. Therefore, this volume provides a rich body of work and acts as a starting point for further studies on restoration of ecosystems and integrative policies such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

building-integrated photovoltaics --- vertical farming --- shading devices --- design optimisation --- low-carbon architecture --- multi-criteria decision assessment --- old field succession --- tree establishment --- microclimate --- plant-soil interactions --- soil nutrients --- Lapalala Wilderness --- life cycle costs --- stormwater management --- storm water management model --- natural hazard insurance --- climate change adaptation --- disaster risk reduction --- nature-based solutions --- nature assurance scheme --- insurance value of ecosystems --- flood risk reduction --- thermal comfort enhancement --- microclimatic simulations --- Mike Urban --- ENVI-met --- ecological security --- driving force --- yangtze river urban agglomeration --- sustainable tourism --- smart tourism --- mobile applications --- nature recreation --- green infrastructure --- stakeholder participation --- collaborative governance --- urban sustainability --- citizen perceptions --- coastal restoration --- oyster --- marsh --- seagrass --- restoration success --- coastal habitat --- exotic species --- urban biodiversity --- urban ecosystems --- carbon neutral cities

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This addresses current advances and challenges in fisheries and aquaculture science. Exposure of larval fish to elevated temperatures during embryological development may induce craniofacial and morphological alterations, which are suggested possible impacts of global warming. Molecular markers shed new light on the ontogenetic migration of stream fishes. Fast growth rates, early age at maturity, moderate fecundity, and diverse diet explain the potential for introduced fishes to dominate fish communities in their native and introduced range. Taking videos of marine benthic habitats supports low-impact, real-time monitoring of species occurrence. Among heavily fished species, almost half had outdated demographic assessments that would benefit from the integration of data from fisheries sources and improved collaboration among fishery stakeholders and managers. The continued growth of aquaculture will depend upon developing feeds that improve the growth, oxidative status, and immune response of fed cultured organisms. New aquaculture feedstuffs might be derived from plants or microbes, and new additives would include ghrelins and dietary symbiotics. The effects of these constituents on survival, growth, gut histomorphology, immune response were assessed for cultured freshwater and marine species. The results provide suggestions for advances in aquafeeds for the species studied and for cultured fishes more generally. The scientific advances realized with the use of new tools provide the basis for addressing global challenges to fisheries, aquaculture and for ongoing scientific research.

Aurantiochytrium sp. --- docosahexaenoic acid --- histology --- Oreochromis niloticus --- physiology --- temperature --- underwater video --- ichthyofauna --- seagrass bed --- macroalgae soft substrate --- perireefal --- synbiotic --- acidifier --- organic salt --- humoral immune response --- antioxidant enzymes --- digestive enzymes --- disease resistance --- fishing importance --- FAO --- IUCN Red List --- RAM Legacy --- overfishing --- sustainability --- aquaculture feeds --- plant byproducts --- enzymatic pretreatment --- skeletal development --- ossification --- morphological alterations --- bullhead --- black bullhead --- ameiurus --- Ameiurus melas --- life history --- growth --- reproductive potential --- fecundity --- maturity --- sex ratio --- conservation planning --- dispersal --- genetic markers --- mating system --- parentage analysis --- visual tags --- aquaculture --- ghrelin --- gilthead sea bream --- growth hormone secretagogue --- feed intake --- metabolism --- welfare --- alternative ingredients --- gut digesta --- gut histomorphology --- gut mucosa --- n/a