In the afternoon of May 10, about 20 people gathered at the Sura tidal flat in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province. We participated in the "Experiencing Sura" program hosted by the Joint Action for ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —A “coastal squeeze” has been plaguing some stretches of Florida and other parts of the U.S., as communities for decades expanded with development and vital tidal flats sustained ...

I can't let the start of the 2010 clamming season go by without some discussion of clam flats. Tidal flats encompass a hidden world that we rub shoulders with every day, yet hardly know. Everyone who ...

Tidal flats, also known as mud flats, make up coastal wetlands that protect against destructive powers from the ocean such as waves, tsunamis and hurricanes. These guardians of the coastlines, however ...

Coastal settlements and habitats are increasingly being exposed as tidal areas around the globe gradually disappear. Tidal flats protect coastal populations against the ravages of storms and erosion.

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

Tidal sand waves are a key geomorphological feature of shallow, sandy continental shelves, generated by the interplay of tidal currents, non-tidal hydrodynamic processes, and sediment dynamics. These ...

After two-thirds of the country’s tidal flats were lost to shoreline development, South Korean scientists set out to prove why this ecosystem is so essential. The sun sets over a tidal flat in ...

About 41 million people in live in U.S. Atlantic coastline counties. There isn't an effective way to identify the impact of urban growth on tidal flats -- the guardians of beachfront communities.

The entire contiguous U.S. has experienced massive urban expansions and the Atlantic Coast shows outstandingly high rates. Urban expansion has substantially squeezed the space of tidal flats and ...