Coastal global oceans are expected to undergo drastic changes driven by climate change
and increasing anthropogenic pressures in coming decades. Predicting specific future …

Quantitative scenarios are coming of age as a tool for evaluating the impact of future
socioeconomic development pathways on biodiversity and ecosystem services. We analyze …

Sustained observations of marine biodiversity and ecosystems focused on specific
conservation and management problems are needed around the world to effectively mitigate …

Identifying causal networks is important for effective policy and management
recommendations on climate, epidemiology, financial regulation, and much else. We …

Sea urchin barrens are benthic communities on rocky subtidal reefs that are dominated by
urchins and coralline algae; in the absence of intense herbivory by urchins, these barrens …

Ocean ecosystems have responded and will continue to respond to climate changes of
different rates, magnitudes, and durations (virtually certain). Human societies depend on …

There is ample evidence for ecological responses to recent climate change. Most studies to
date have concentrated on the effects of climate change on individuals and species, with …

Abstract Rijnsdorp, AD, Peck, MA, Engelhard, GH, Möllmann, C., and Pinnegar, JK 2009.
Resolving the effect of climate change on fish populations.–ICES Journal of Marine Science …

Here, we identify the extant species of marine megafauna (> 45 kg maximum reported
mass), provide a conceptual template for the ways in which these species influence the …

Marine management plans over the world express high expectations to the development of
offshore wind energy. This would obviously contribute to renewable energy production, but …