▪ Abstract The direct effects of marine habitat disturbance by commercial fishing have been
well documented. However, the potential ramifications to the ecological function of seafloor …

The microplastic body burden of marine animals is often assumed to reflect levels of
environmental contamination, yet variations in feeding ecology and regional trait expression …

Innovative solutions to improve the condition and resilience of ecosystems are needed to
address societal challenges and pave the way towards a climate-resilient future. Nature …

Diversity (or biodiversity) is typically measured by a species count (richness) and sometimes
with an evenness index; it may also be measured by a proportional statistic that combines …

Polychaetes are well represented in most marine and estuarine environments, both in terms
of number of individuals and species, and they typically contribute a significant percentage …

The two central paradigms of marine diversity are that there is a latitudinal cline of
increasing species richness from poles to tropics and that species richness increases with …

Broad-scale anthropogenic disturbances that reduce the density of epifauna and
homogenise surficial sediments can have important consequences for seafloor biodiversity …

Although having been much criticized, diversity indices are still widely used in animal and
plant ecology to evaluate, survey, and conserve ecosystems. It is possible to quantify …

The attention of most scholars and stakeholders is far drawn from the devastation of the
environmental consequences caused by dredging related activities, which has necessitated …

Fine sediment is one of the major sources of stream physical and ecological impairment
worldwide. We assessed the ecological effects of fine sediment in an otherwise undisturbed …