Coastal zones are vital to economies and societies, supporting diverse ecosystems, human settlements, and critical infrastructure. However, these areas face increasing threats from storm surges and coastal flooding. Traditional engineering solutions like seawalls and groins often disrupt natural processes and encourage unsustainable development, leading to a growing interest in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) such as wetlands and...

Asexual reproduction often leads to loss of genetic diversity, but several mechanisms have evolved to maintain heterozygosity. The subterrestrial nematode, Halicephalobus mephisto , reproduces parthenogenetically, and here, we investigate how its genetic diversity $$-$$ - 1.15% SNP heterozygosity—is retained from generation to generation. To test for loss of heterozygosity, we PCR-typed 56 individual animals at two different l...