Polar marine regions are facing rapid changes induced by climate change, with
consequences for local faunal populations, but also for overall ecosystem functioning, goods …

The effects of mangrove vegetation on functional features of crustacean assemblages were
investigated using the Biological Traits Analysis (BTA). The study was carried out at four …

The recently increased interest in marine trait-based studies highlights one general demand–
the access to standardized, reference-based trait information. This demand holds especially …

The use of functional trait analysis has been advocated to uncover the global mechanisms
behind biodiversity responses to environmental variation, but the application of this …

Climate change is leading to increases in freshwater discharge to coastal environments with
implications for benthic community structure and functioning. Freshwater inputs create …

The responses of biotic communities and ecosystems to climate change may be abrupt and
non-linear. Thus, resolving ecological threshold mechanisms is crucial for understanding the …

Benthic macrofauna is an important component linking pelagic and benthic ecosystems,
especially in productive coastal areas. Through their metabolism and behaviour, benthic …

Bottom trawling alters the abundance, diversity, size-composition, and function of benthic
communities. However, the ability to detect these impacts over large spatial scales can be …

The Aquatic Eddy Covariance (AEC) technique has emerged as an important method to
quantify in situ seafloor metabolism over large areas of heterogeneous benthic communities …

Even though the effects of benthic fauna on aquatic biogeochemistry have been long
recognized, few studies have addressed the combined effects of animal bioturbation and …