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Evaluate the impacts of coastal land-use changes and maritime vessel traffic on marine water quality and macrobenthic community structure.

August 20, 2026Marine DevelopmentOpen Access

Effect of land use and vessel traffic on water quality and macrobenthic communities in the east gate of Java, Indonesia

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NTNoverita Dian Takarina AAAndrio Adiwibowo DYDefri Yona

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Field study reveals declining water quality and macrobenthic biomass across urbanized coastal zones and heavy maritime traffic, highlighting the need for regulated coastal development.

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Evaluate the impacts of coastal land-use changes and maritime vessel traffic on marine water quality and macrobenthic community structure.
Evaluated 15 coastal sites categorized into three land-use types: intact vegetated areas, aquaculture fishponds, and urban settlements (n=5 sites per category).
Measured physical and chemical water quality parameters, including dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature, across land-use gradients and varying vessel traffic levels.
Quantified macrobenthic community metrics, specifically organism abundance and biomass, across all sampling sites.
Dissolved oxygen and pH levels decreased, while water temperatures increased progressively along the gradient from vegetated areas to fishponds and urban settlements.
Macrobenthic biomass declined significantly across the urbanization gradient, and heightened vessel traffic was associated with reduced macrobenthic abundance.

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Takarina et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5178a91293e6a1cc618 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44312-026-00085-6

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August 20, 2026Marine DevelopmentOpen Access

Effect of land use and vessel traffic on water quality and macrobenthic communities in the east gate of Java, Indonesia

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NTNoverita Dian Takarina AAAndrio Adiwibowo DYDefri Yona

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Field study reveals declining water quality and macrobenthic biomass across urbanized coastal zones and heavy maritime traffic, highlighting the need for regulated coastal development.

Key Points

Evaluate the impacts of coastal land-use changes and maritime vessel traffic on marine water quality and macrobenthic community structure.
Evaluated 15 coastal sites categorized into three land-use types: intact vegetated areas, aquaculture fishponds, and urban settlements (n=5 sites per category).
Measured physical and chemical water quality parameters, including dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature, across land-use gradients and varying vessel traffic levels.
Quantified macrobenthic community metrics, specifically organism abundance and biomass, across all sampling sites.
Dissolved oxygen and pH levels decreased, while water temperatures increased progressively along the gradient from vegetated areas to fishponds and urban settlements.
Macrobenthic biomass declined significantly across the urbanization gradient, and heightened vessel traffic was associated with reduced macrobenthic abundance.

Cite This Study

Takarina et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5178a91293e6a1cc618 https://doi.org/10.1007/s44312-026-00085-6

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