Trophic interactions can result in changes to the abundance and distribution of habitat-
forming species that dramatically reduce ecosystem functioning. In the coastal zone of the …

With increasing biodiversity loss occurring worldwide, there is a need to understand how
these losses will affect ecosystem structure and function. Biodiversity loss leads to changes …

Trophic downgrading in coastal waters has occurred globally during recent decades. On
temperate rocky reefs, this has resulted in widespread kelp deforestation and the formation …

Coastal habitats have the potential to be biodiversity hotspots that provide important
ecosystem services, but also hotspots for human development and exploitation. Continued …

Clypeasteroids are a relatively young clade of echinoids that can dominate in higher energy
environments, but also can occur over wide areas of the shelf as well as in deeper …

Republic of Maldives is located on the south and south-western region of the coast of India.
The country is one of the most geographically dispersed nations in the world, with 1192 …

Freshwaters are biodiversity hotspots with 13,000 fish species inhabiting rivers and lakes
(Lévêque et al., 2008). Free-flowing rivers provide migration routes for aquatic and riparian …

The Arctic is experiencing rapid and unpredictable climate change which can affect diet for
many organisms who make up the Arctic ecosystem. Quantifying the changes in diets of key …