Geo-Marine Letters - Call for Papers: Regime Shift of Chinese Coastal Zone
The coastal zone is a complex and dynamic natural system under the interaction of land and sea. China has 18,000 kilometers of continental coastline and 14,000 kilometers of island coastline, with various coastal types such as rocky shores, beaches, and tidal flats, and is home to various typical marine ecosystems such as estuaries, bays, mangroves, coral reefs, and seagrass beds. It is a globally important biodiversity hotspot and also a significant area for tourism and leisure.
In recent decades, under the dual influences of intense human activities and global climate change, the landscape of China's coastal zones has undergone drastic and rapid changes. Firstly, large-scale coastal development activities have replaced natural coasts with artificial ones, changing the morphology, structure, and functions of the coast. Secondly, due to the reduction of sediment discharge into the sea from rivers and the rise in sea levels accompanied by increased extreme events, issues such as coastal erosion, seawater intrusion, and degradation of coastal wetlands have become prominent environmental concerns. Thirdly, the practice of China's ecological civilization construction has profoundly affected the geomorphic-ecological pattern of coastal zones. For example, the process of beach restoration, ecological restoration of coastal wetlands such as mangroves, and the adaptive management techniques brought about by the removal of invasive species such as Spartina alterniflora in intertidal zones require further research.
In order to timely, in-depth, and accurately understand of the regime parameters and transition thresholds of coastal zone systems and their resource-environmental effects, and to provide scientific suggestions for further comprehensive management policies and practices of coastal zones, we are initiating the Geo-Marine Letters Collection on " Regime shift of Chinese coastal zone". We invite colleagues engaged in research, planning, and management in the field of coastal zone resource and environment to submit scientific research results in the following directions:
• Coastal erosion and protection
• Ecological and environmental effects of Spartina alterniflora removal projects
• Multidisciplinary research on coastal zone ecological restoration
• Functions of artificial coasts and coastal restoration
• Theory and practice of green seawalls
• Monitoring technology for coastal zone resource and environment
• Risk assessment (or resilience assessment) of coastal zone systems
• Management and planning of coastal zones
Guest editors:
Jianjun JIA, Professor, East China Normal University, China (jjjia@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn)
Aijun WANG, Research Professor, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China (wangaijun@tio.org.cn)
Xiyong HOU, Research Professor, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (xyhou@yic.ac.cn)
Yining CHEN, Research Professor, Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, China (yiningchen@sio.org.cn)
Open for submission from: 01 May 2024
Submission deadline: 31 Dec 2024