Why sandy shores have a low biodiversity?
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42 Citations | As for many other studies, our results illustrate that the conservation target of 10% for coastal and marine systems proposed by the Convention on Biological Diversity is too low to conserve sandy beaches and their biota. |
| Zoning strategies and marine reserves, which have not been widely implemented in sandy beaches, could be a key tool for biodiversity conservation and should also facilitate spillover effects into adjacent beach habitats. | |
| A bibliographic survey showed that most of the studies carried out on sandy beaches have been based upon sampling areas considerably smaller than 4 to 4.5 m1, suggesting that in many of the studies the sandy beach macrofauna was under- | |
| Conservation of beaches as functional ecosystems and protection of their unique biodiversity requires management interventions that not only mitigate threats to physical properties of sandy shores, but also include ecological dimensions. | |
| We conclude that a mega-nourishment may be a promising coastal defense strategy for sandy shores in terms of the macroinvertebrate community of the intertidal beach. | |
75 Citations | Consequently, balancing conservation of the ecosystem and sustainable use of the goods and services is particularly important for sandy shores. |
25 Citations | Although a greater number of research studies is required to ascertain the generality of these results beyond the beaches we sampled, we tentatively recommend the application of our results in biodiversity surveys on sandy beaches. |
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