Brown algae adsorb a considerable amount of CO 2 and store carbon in their biomass more
than many other algae species. Nowadays, depletion of fossil fuel resources, greenhouse …

Evaluating historical changes in the exploitation of marine organisms is a key challenge in
fisheries ecology and marine conservation. In the Eastern Pacific, marine turtles were …

The Ojo de Liebre Lagoon is a Marine Protected Area that lies within a UNESCO World
Heritage Site and is a critical habitat for important migratory species such as the grey whale …

Seaweed are ecologically important organisms playing a central structural and functional
role in coastal ecosystems (providing habitat, mating and nursery grounds, food and refuge …

Coral reef algae serve many important ecological functions, from primary production to
nutrient uptake and reef stabilization, but our knowledge of longer-term effects of thermal …

Although saline tidal wetlands cover less than a fraction of one percent of the earth's surface
(~ 0.01%), they efficiently sequester organic carbon due to high rates of primary production …

Sea turtle health is an important component of conservation since these taxa is susceptible
to infectious diseases that can cause illness leading to mortality. Threats to the health …

Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is
the second largest marine protected area in the world, providing an opportunity for scientists …

Long-term changes in macroalgal cover, spatial variation between macroalgal communities,
and relationships with environmental variables and benthic groups were assessed in coral …

Abstract We assessed temporal variation (2013–2015) in rhodolith (non-geniculate
corallines) size and cover, as well as variability in associated macroalgae and invertebrates …