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 …

Anthropogenically induced global climate change has profound implications for marine
ecosystems and the economic and social systems that depend upon them. The relationship …

abstract Coastal ecosystems play a disproportionately large role in society, and climate
change is altering their ecological structure and function, as well as their highly valued …

In this review, we show how climate affects species, communities, and ecosystems, and why
many responses from the species to the biome level originate from the interaction between …

Climate change is driving changes in the physical and chemical properties of the ocean that
have consequences for marine ecosystems. Here, we review evidence for the responses of …

Seagrass meadows provide valuable ecosystem services of coastal protection and chemical
habitat formation that could help mitigate the impact of sea level rise and ocean acidification …

Climate change can alter ecological communities both directly, by driving shifts in species
distributions and abundances, and indirectly by influencing the strength and direction of …

Past meta-analyses of the response of marine organisms to climate change have examined
a limited range of locations,, taxonomic groups,, and/or biological responses,. This has …

In marine ecosystems, rising atmospheric CO2 and climate change are associated with
concurrent shifts in temperature, circulation, stratification, nutrient input, oxygen content, and …

Climate change is threatening tropical reefs across the world, with most scientists agreeing
that the current changes in climate conditions are occurring at a much faster rate than in the …