This paper reviews the utility and availability of biological and ecological traits for marine
species so as to prioritise the development of a world database on marine species traits. In …

Restricting human activities through Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is assumed to create
more resilient biological communities with a greater capacity to resist and recover following …

As most port areas throughout the world, Guanabara Bay (GB), which hosts the Harbour of
Rio de Janeiro (HRJ), is under intense environmental stress. Located in one of the most …

Although it is generally recognized that global biodiversity is declining, few studies have
examined long‐term changes in multiple biodiversity dimensions simultaneously. In this …

Recognition of the threats to biodiversity and its importance to society has led to calls for
globally coordinated sampling of trends in marine ecosystems. As a step to defining such …

The diversity-ecosystem function relationship is an important topic in ecology but has not
received much attention in Arctic environments, and has rarely been tested for its stability in …

Abstract Aim Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management has highlighted the importance
of studying ecosystem functions and services, and the biological traits that drive them. Yet …

The introduction of non-indigenous species (NIS) induces severe impacts on marine
biodiversity and ecosystems. Macaronesia is an ecologically relevant region where several …

Microbial biofilms can be key mediators for settlement of macrofoulers. The present study
examines the coupled effects of microbial biofilms and local environmental conditions on the …

Although benthic succession is well understood, the growth of assemblages does not follow
the same progression across environmental variables and differs among coastal …