Macroalgal communities in Australia and around the world store vast quantities of carbon in
their living biomass, but their prevalence of growing on hard substrata means that they have …

Despite the increasing evidence of drastic and profound changes in many ecosystems, often
referred to as regime shifts, we have little ability to understand the processes that provide …

Recent increases in the frequency of Extreme Climate Events (ECEs) such as heatwaves
and floods have been attributed to climate change, and could have pronounced ecosystem …

Native oyster reefs once dominated many estuaries, ecologically and economically.
Centuries of resource extraction exacerbated by coastal degradation have pushed oyster …

The use of standardised classifications, or operational definitions, is essential if different
researchers are to measure and compare similar entities. In the marine realm, algal 'turfs' …

Understanding the impacts of climate change on biological systems requires observational
data over multi-decadal time spans and broad spatial scales. Extensive research at an …

Seaweed assemblages represent the dominant autotrophic biomass in many coastal
environments, playing a central structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In …

Predictions about the ecological consequences of oceanic uptake of CO2 have been
preoccupied with the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms, particularly those …

Diversity measurement techniques can present logistical and financial obstacles to
conservation efforts. Ecoacoustics has recently emerged as a promising solution to these …

ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Sea is a biodiversity hotspot containing between 15,000
and 20,000 marine species, nearly a quarter of which are endemic. The causes of the high …