Local adaptation is a central feature of most species occupying spatially heterogeneous
environments, and may factor critically in responses to environmental change. However …

What is benthic habitat mapping, how is it accomplished, and how has that changed over
time? We query the published literature to answer these questions and synthesize the …

Physical disturbances of the seafloor play a key role in ecosystem function and are
postulated to exert control over spatial patterns of biodiversity. This review investigates the …

Perennial rivers and streams make a disproportionate contribution to global carbon (C)
cycling. However, the contribution of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) …

In the face of increasing cumulative effects from human and natural disturbances, sustaining
coral reefs will require a deeper understanding of the drivers of coral resilience in space and …

Determining and understanding relationships between biodiversity and hydrology is a
critical goal in ecology, particularly given biodiversity in the freshwater realm is in crisis …

Mineral exploitation has spread from land to shallow coastal waters and is now planned for
the offshore, deep seabed. Large seafloor areas are being approved for exploration for …

The growing human enterprise has sparked greater interest in identifying ecological
thresholds in land use conversion beyond which populations or communities demonstrate …

Estuaries are subjected to multiple anthropogenic stressors, which have additive,
antagonistic or synergistic effects. Current challenges include the use of large databases of …

Abstract The Wadden Sea is a shallow coastal region, with a large area of sedimentary tidal
flats that extends from The Netherlands to Denmark and has been declared a site of …