Stressors associated with human activities interact in complex ways to affect marine
ecosystems, yet we lack spatially explicit assessments of cumulative impacts on ecologically …

Deep-sea ecosystems represent Earth's major ecological research frontier. Focusing on
seafloor ecosystems, we demonstrate how new technologies underpin discoveries that …

The desire to use sentinel species as early warning indicators of impending climate change
effects on entire ecosystems is attractive, but we need to verify that such approaches have …

Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing a phase of rapid change that
has proven to be even faster than changes observed in terrestrial ecosystems …

Climate-related shifts in marine mammal range and distribution have been observed in
some populations; however, the nature and magnitude of future responses are uncertain in …

Identifying priority areas for marine vertebrate conservation is complex because species of
conservation concern are highly mobile, inhabit dynamic habitats and are difficult to monitor …

Climate change impacts on vertebrates have consequences for marine ecosystem structures
and services. We review marine fish, mammal, turtle, and seabird responses to climate …

Reliable statements about variability and change in marine ecosystems and their underlying
causes are needed to report on their status and to guide management. Here we use the …

The deep sea is often viewed as a vast, dark, remote, and inhospitable environment, yet the
deep ocean and seafloor are crucial to our lives through the services that they provide. Our …

Predators continue to be harvested unsustainably throughout most of the Earth's
ecosystems. Recent research demonstrates that the functional loss of predators could have …