Merge pull request #271 from Parcels-code/acksen_paper

Adding Acksen paper

Author: erikvansebille

src/data/papers-citing-parcels.ts

@@ -2869,4 +2869,14 @@ export const papersCitingParcels: Paper[] = [
     abstract:
       'Shallow-water coral reef ecosystems are positioned at the critical interface between terrestrial and marine environments, where ocean circulation patterns control the delivery and distribution of nutrients and land-derived substances. This study examines three-dimensional circulation patterns around Curaçao, a southern Caribbean reef island, using Lagrangian particle tracking analysis with the hydrodynamic model SCARIBOS over the period 2020-2024. We analyze two distinct surface flow regimes previously identified around the island: NW-flow periods dominated by the northwestward Caribbean Surface Current, and EDDY-flow periods characterized by cyclonic eddies or low-energy conditions. These regimes create contrasting patterns in horizontal surface circulation and vertical exchange, with significant differences in flow direction at the surface and enhanced upwelling during EDDY-flow conditions. However, analysis of offshore-to-nearshore connectivity using conditional pathways reveals that these large-scale surface regimes have no apparent influence on the delivery of deeper waters to nearshore coral reef areas. Spatial analysis reveals that volumetric transport decreases from east to west along the southern coastline. The West Point segment exhibits the lowest horizontal transport but the highest vertical exchange, receiving 48% of its volume transport from subsurface layers, contrasting with other segments where surface volume transport dominates (75-87%). These findings demonstrate that three-dimensional circulation patterns create spatially variable conditions for water renewal, nutrient delivery, and thermal regulation, improving our understanding of coral reef ecosystem dynamics and supporting reef management strategies.',
   },
+  {
+    title:
+      'Comprehensive assessment of anthropogenic debris pollution on beaches of the oceanic island São Vicente, Cabo Verde',
+    published_info: 'Marine Pollution Bulletin, 228, 119525',
+    authors:
+      'Acksen, AN Meyer, OF Dos Reis, A Biastoch, T Knoop, M Lenz (2026)',
+    doi: 'https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119525',
+    abstract:
+      'Plastic debris is a major threat to coastal ecosystems. Although, numerous studies have assessed the extent of this pollution in various regions of the world, our knowledge about the situation on the African continent and its oceanic islands is still limited. To address this gap, repeated beach debris surveys were conducted on six beaches on the island of São Vicente, Cabo Verde, over the course of six weeks from May to July 2023, with surveys conducted every four days. This was done to compare debris accumulation rates as well as debris composition between beaches that differ in their orientation, exposure and level of human use. Furthermore, we assessed the density of mesoplastic particles (1–10 mm) and correlated it with the amount of macroplastic debris (>10 mm) encountered. A backward ocean current simulation with PARCELS allowed to identify possible origins of the plastic items from ocean-sources. We observed an average macrodebris (> 10 mm) accumulation rate of 0.05 ± 0.06 items/m2/d (0.2 ± 0.4 g/m2/d), while the rates varied strongly between beaches. The number of macroplastic items was positively correlated with the abundance of mesoplastic particles (r2 = 0.982, p = 0.0004), for which we found an average density of 121.7 ± 339.1 mesoplastic particles/m2. The particle tracking by backward ocean current simulations demonstrated the existence of a transport pathway from the northwest coast of Africa towards the Cabo Verde archipelago. This suggests the northwest African shore as a potential source of the anthropogenic debris found on São Vicente.',
+  },
 ]