Cumulative impacts increasingly threaten marine and coastal ecosystems. To address this
issue, the research community has invested efforts on designing and testing different …

To safeguard the sustainable use of ecosystems and their services, early detection of
potentially damaging changes in functional capabilities is needed. To support a proper …

The coastal region of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable due to its low adaptive capacity,
dense population, flat topography and exposure to various natural disasters such as …

Climate change has far‐reaching impacts on ecosystems. Recent attempts to quantify such
impacts focus on measuring exposure to climate change but largely ignore ecosystem …

Under the background of global climate change, the natural environment of the southwest
karst mountain region is undergoing profound changes. Considering the differences in the …

A critical assumption underlying projections of biodiversity change associated with global
warming is that ecological communities comprise balanced mixes of warm-affinity and cool …

Risk assessments quantify the probability of undesirable events along with their
consequences. They are used to prioritize management interventions and assess tradeoffs …

Ecological integrity of coal mining areas is subject to intense disruption due to the large
scale and intensity of operations and the intensification of associated human activity …

Marine species are being impacted by climate change and ocean acidification, although
their level of vulnerability varies due to differences in species' sensitivity, adaptive capacity …

Marine artisanal fisheries make vital contributions to food security, livelihoods, jobs, and
income in coastal communities globally. However, resources vary as a result of changes in …