Environmental changes in Ariake Sea of Japan and their relationships with Isahaya Bay reclamation

Insights into genetic variation and demographic history of sharpnose rays: examinations of three species of Telatrygon (Elasmobranchii, Dasyatidae) from the Indo‐West Pacific

“…2001; Jia et al . 2018). Sharpnose rays may have experienced a reduction in population size only surviving in restricted areas; however, once the glaciers retreated and sea level increased again, estuaries were reflooded providing optimal conditions for population expansion.…”

“…The different population expansion times among the various regions may be related to the variations in population size and the environmental conditions the populations were exposed to (e.g. the JP population has an extremely small area with the Ariake Sea covering only about 1700 km 2 ; Kitamura et al 2001;Jia et al 2018). Sharpnose rays may have experienced a reduction in population size only surviving in restricted areas; however, once the glaciers retreated and sea level increased again, estuaries were reflooded providing optimal conditions for population expansion.…”

Anthropogenic Influences on the Hydrodynamic and Tidal Discharge in Tongzhou Bay, Nantong, China

“…The unique hydrodynamics in this region and remote sediment supply in the estuarine delta， which brings abundant tidal flat resources to the coastal area of Jiangsu Province [1], which provide valuable ecosystem services, including protecting the shoreline from erosion, providing buffer zones and habitats for migratory birds, and increasing carbon storage and sequestration [2][3][4][5] In recent years, a series of tidal flat reclamation projects in coastal zone have been implemented to develop and utilize tidal flat resources for its value in in hydrology, geology, ecology and environment [6]. The construction of tidal flat reclamation project not only improves the coastal economy, alleviates the conflict between development and nature, and maintains the dynamic balance of the total cultivated land area, but also has a certain impact on the coastal environment, the tidal range in Jiangsu has been changed obviously after reclamation [7]; the reclamation in Jakarta Bay does not change surface current patterns significantly, but resulting in a decrease in flow velocity [8]; the implementation of the Isahaya Bay reclamation project resulted in a decrease in the tidal prism in Isahaya Bay and subsequently caused a decrease in the tidal current in the area [9]; Rusdiansyah used FVCOM calculate that the tidal prism is reduced by about 20% during both spring tides and neap tides [10]. Therefore, balancing the ecological costs and economic benefits of reclamation projects is necessary.…”

Tracking of Land Reclamation Activities Using Landsat Observations—An Example in Shanghai and Hangzhou Bay

“…Because of reclamation activities, coastlines can change dramatically, which greatly affects marine ecology, environmental systems, and economic systems. Many countries such as the Netherlands [4], Japan [5], Korea [6,7], and Indonesia [8], and several megacities such as Mumbai (India), Karachi (Pakistan), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and Lima (Peru) [9] had reclamation projects in the past to extend the land area for city expansion or agricultural development. In China, reclamation projects have occurred in recent years, and the coastline has changed significantly in the past four decades [10][11][12].…”