Environmentally-friendly strategies for shoreline protection in lakes

目前大多数海岸线保护方法都涉及使用破坏生态的硬结构。基于自然的替代品越来越多地被采用，但往往没有科学证据表明它们是环境友好的。随着海平面上升，对沿海保护的需求将增加，因此我们必须制定生态上可持续的海岸线保护办法。 本研究的目的是评估与不同保护策略相关的生物多样性和生态系统功能的变化。 研究成果将是对这些方法的广泛生态影响的理解，并将为沿海湖泊和泻湖的生态可持续海岸线保护提供基础。

Most current approaches to shoreline protection involve the use of ecologically damaging hard structures. Nature-based alternatives are increasingly adopted, but often without scientific evidence that they are environmentally-friendly. With rising sea-levels, the need for coastal protection will increase, so it is essential that we develop ecologically sustainable approaches to shoreline protection. The aim of this study is to assess changes to biodiversity and ecosystem functions associated with different protection strategies. The research outcomes will be an understanding of the broad ecological impacts from these approaches and will provide the basis for ecologically sustainable shoreline protection in coastal lakes and lagoons.