Emerging research shows that microplastic pollution could be impacting seafloor ecosystem
function, but this has been primarily demonstrated without environmental and ecological …

Bioturbating species play an essential role in regulating nutrient cycling in marine
sediments, but their interaction with microplastics (MP) remains poorly understood. Here we …

Coastal ecosystems are vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbances which can cause loss of
benthic macrofauna and their ecosystem functioning. Despite the importance of functional …

Estuarine ecosystems are considered hotspots for productivity, biogeochemical cycling and
biodiversity, however, their functions and services are threatened by several anthropogenic …

Coastal soft‐sediment environments provide numerous benefits to all aspects of life and are
disproportionally impacted by anthropogenic influence. There is an acknowledgment that …

Estuarine ecosystems are transitional environments, where land, freshwater, and marine
ecosystems converge. Estuaries are also hotspots of ecological functioning and considered …

Coastal nutrient pollution is an ever-present threat to estuaries worldwide. Benthic
denitrification has been identified as a crucial ecosystem service to help mitigate increasing …

As plastic pollution continues to accumulate at the seafloor, concerns around benthic
ecosystem functionality heightens. This research demonstrates the systematic effects of …

Simple Summary Estuaries are among the world's most productive ecosystems, but due to
their location between land and open sea, they are affected by many anthropogenic …

Coastal marine benthic ecosystems are considered hotspots for biodiversity and
productivity. However, the introduction of bio-engineering non-indigenous species can alter …