The current development of human activities at sea (eg land reclamation, maritime activity
and marine renewable energy) is leading to a significant increase in the number of …

Human activities at sea have increased, causing subsequent degradation of ocean health
and affecting ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits. Climate change further …

In this study, we conducted a scientometric analysis of studies on the assessment of
ecological conditions in estuaries using biotic indicators. We aimed (1) to describe the …

To mitigate the ongoing threats to coastal ecosystems, and the biodiversity erosion they are
causing, marine‐protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as powerful and widespread …

The availability of robust and reliable spatial information on ecosystem condition is of
increasing importance in informing conservation policy. Recent policy requirements have …

There is an increasing awareness that knowledge of the functional diversity of a community
is key to understand how the community responds to environmental and anthropogenic …

Rapid urbanization has led to a reduction in the capacity of urban ecosystems to provide
essential services. Understanding the interplay between urban ecosystem condition (EC) …

The need to move toward marine ecosystem-based management is globally recognized.
Few countries effectively account for multiple interacting pressures in their marine …

Despite the increasing number of tools and indicators to measure biodiversity status and
trends, many developing countries struggle to initiate and advance coastal and marine …

Baseline data for reference conditions are needed to determine the impacts of human
pressures on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. However, baseline data …