The term beta diversity has been used to refer to a wide variety of phenomena. Although all
of these encompass some kind of compositional heterogeneity between places, many are …

Biogenic sedimentary structures, or traces, on the modern seafloor (neoichnology) record
organism behaviors in response to physico-chemical conditions; consequently, they, act as …

Mangroves are complex ecosystems that regulate nutrient and sediment fluxes to the open
sea. The importance of bacteria and fungi in regulating nutrient cycles has led to an interest …

Benthic soft-sediment organisms generally show strong relationships with the grain-size
characteristics of the sediments they inhabit. These relationships, when characterised from …

Fire is a large‐scale phenomenon that affects ecosystems in many parts of the world.
Wildfires can have highly destructive effects on habitats and the biota they support, and land …

Understanding patterns of connectivity among populations of marine organisms is essential
for the development of realistic, spatially explicit models of population dynamics. Two …

Marine soft sediments are often considered to be vast, homogeneous expanses of mud or
sand; however, most exhibit small‐scale biogenic structures. Generally such structures …

Biodiversity loss and degradation of natural habitats is increasing at an unprecedented rate.
Of all marine habitats, biogenic reefs created by once-widespread shellfish, are now one of …

Summary 1 We examined data on soft‐sediment macrobenthos (organisms retained on a 1‐
mm sieve) from a transect of c. 1960 km along the Norwegian continental shelf (56–71° N) …

Seafloor habitats throughout the world's oceans are being homogenized by physical
disturbance. Even though seafloor sediments are commonly considered to be simple and …