The Census of Marine Life (2000–2010) was the largest global research programme on
marine biodiversity. This paper integrated the findings of reviews of major world regions by …

The marine areas of South America (SA) include almost 30,000 km of coastline and
encompass three different oceanic domains—the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic …

Marine biogeographic realms have been inferred from small groups of species in particular
environments (eg, coastal, pelagic), without a global map of realms based on statistical …

Abstract The European, Canadian, and Latin American seaweed industries rely on the
sustainable harvesting of natural resources. As several countries wish to increase their …

The dispersal of marine organisms can be restricted by a set of isolation mechanisms
including hard barriers or hydrological features. In the Western Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon …

Plastic pollution is one of several anthropogenic stressors putting pressure on ecosystems of
the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME). A 'Clean Ocean'is one of the ambitious …

We synthesize the evolutionary implications of recent advances in the fields of
phylogeography, biogeography and palaeogeography for shallow‐water marine species …

Documenting patterns of published studies on the biodiversity of megadiverse countries can
offer valuable insights on global biodiversity knowledge. Here, I present results from a …

The Caribbean Sea encompasses a vast range of physical environmental conditions that
have a profound influence on the organisms that live there. Here we utilize a range of …

Open-ocean sandy beaches are coastal ecosystems with growing relevance in the face of
global change. They provide key ecosystem services, such as storm buffering, nutrient …