Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

Tropicalization is a term used to describe the transformation of temperate ecosystems by
poleward‐moving tropical organisms in response to warming temperatures. In North …

Coastal wetlands are not only among the world's most valued ecosystems but also among
the most threatened by high greenhouse gas emissions that lead to accelerated sea level …

The world's nations are committed to keeping global temperature rises to less than 2° C to
avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Such a target is crucial for mangrove forests …

Global-scale variation in mangrove ecosystem properties has been explained using a
conceptual framework linking geomorphological processes to distinct coastal environmental …

Mangrove forests are highly productive tidal saline wetland ecosystems found along
sheltered tropical and subtropical coasts. Ecologists have long assumed that climatic drivers …

Coastal wetland ecosystems are expected to migrate landwards in response to rising seas.
However, due to differences in topography and coastal urbanization, estuaries vary in their …

Coastal ecosystems represent a disproportionately large but vulnerable global carbon sink.
Sea-level-driven tidal wetland degradation and upland forest mortality threaten coastal …

Coastal wetlands are among the most productive and carbon‐rich ecosystems on Earth.
Long‐term carbon storage in coastal wetlands occurs primarily belowground as soil organic …

Climate change is transforming ecosystems and affecting ecosystem goods and services.
Along the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic coasts of the southeastern United States, the frequency …