The science we need for the beaches we want: frontiers of the flourishing Brazilian ecological sandy beach research

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Corte, Guilherme Nascimento, Shah Esmaeili, Yasmina, Maria, Tatiana Fabricio, Costa, Leonardo Lopes, Mattos, Gustavo, Checon, Helio Herminio, Malinconico, Nicole, Paiva, Paulo Cesar, Debiasi, Paula, Cabrini, Tatiana, Seixas, Victor Corrêa, Bulhões, Eduardo, Rosa Filho, José Souto, Colling, Leonir André, da Rosa, Leonardo Cruz, Yokoyama, Leonardo Querobim, Cardoso, Ricardo, Pombo, Maíra, Mancini, Patricia Luciano, Xavier, Luciana Yokoyama, Santos, Thuareag, Petracco, Marcelo, Bechara, Ligia Salgado, Laurino, Ivan Rodrigo Abrão, Di Domenico, Maikon, Odebrecht, Clarisse, Klein, Antonio Henrique da Fontoura, Rocha Barreira, Cristina de Almeida, Soares-Gomes, Abilio, Zalmon, Ilana Rosental, Amaral, Antonia Cecilia Zacagnini, Turra, Alexander, Barboza, Carlos Alberto de Moura
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Frontiers Research Foundation 07.07.2023; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: anthropocene; Beaches; Biodiversity; Cleaning; Climate change; Coasts; conservation; Crustaceans; Ecological research; Ecological studies; ecosystem-based management; Ecosystems; Juveniles; Knowledge; management; Marine crustaceans; Reforestation; Shore protection; Shoreline protection; socio-ecological systems; Tourism; Brazil
• ISSN: 2296-7745; 2296-7745
• DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1200979

[...]we highlighted ongoing research and promising topics in sandy beach research in Brazil. Standardized methods, long-term data, and findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable principles Despite efforts to produce monitoring protocols (e.g., ReBentos and MBON Pole-to-Pole), long-term ecological studies on Brazilian sandy beaches remain scarce. [...]Brazilian sandy beach management remains overwhelmingly focused on social-economic aspects such as engineering interventions to mitigate erosion (e.g., armoring and nourishment), cleaning, and tourism support (e.g., Simões et al., 2022, Borges et al., 2023). (2020a) suggested the addition of natural obstructions in the supralittoral and reforestation to prevent ghost crabs and turtle hatchlings from being killed by vehicles on the sand. 3 Future directions Sandy beach ecological studies performed in Brazil increased over the past decade; however, these advances do not ensure the preservation of our beaches.