Under the context of global climate change, sea-level rise and frequent storm surge events pose significant challenges to coastal areas. Protecting coastlines from erosion, mitigating socio-economic losses, and maintaining ecosystem balance are critical for the sustainable development of coastal zones. The concept of “living shorelines” based on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) employs near-natural ecological restoration and prote...

The circadian rhythm is one of the most crucial and universal biological rhythms in living organisms. As a typical nocturnal creature, the Pacific abalone ( Haliotis discus hannai ) exhibits rhythmic behaviors in terms of passively selecting whether to avoid predators or to forage, and active adaptation to light cycle changes is regulated by the biological clock. However, no basic data are available to help us to understand th...

For the abalone Haliotis discus hannai , attachment and metamorphosis are crucial stages in the transition from planktonic to benthic life. Increasing the larval metamorphosis rate by artificially controlling the external environment and simulating natural seawater flow is vital to enhance the hatchery efficiency of H. discus hannai . Thus, in the current study, an upflow recirculating aquaculture unit was designed for the rea...

Abalone ( Haliotis spp.) are typical nocturnal creatures but Haliotis discus hannai is bold and active in the nighttime whereas H. gigantea tends to be timid and inactive. In this study, we quantified and compared differences in movement, feeding, and digestive physiology between H. discus hannai and H. gigantea as well as the potential molecular mechanisms on the basis of video observations and expression levels of genes rela...

Summary A carbon footprint (CF) assessment of Chinese high‐speed railways (HSRs) can help guide further development of the world's longest HSR network. In this research, a hybrid economic input‐output and life cycle assessment (EIO‐LCA) method was applied to estimate the CF of the Beijing‐Shanghai HSR line. Specific CFs were analyzed of different subsystems of the line, different stages of production, and three calculation sco...