Simple Summary The Mediterranean marine forests of canopy brown algae are important
habitats that have been in decline in recent decades. This study examines the distribution …

Modeling and forecasting ocean ecosystems in a changing world will require advances in
observational efforts to monitor marine biodiversity. One of the observational challenges in …

The distribution of macroalgal species along the north and northwest coast of the Iberian
Peninsula is in a period of change, during which mostly cold-temperate species have …

Brine discharged from seawater desalination plants impacts marine life by exposure to
increased salinity and, in some cases, temperature. However, the responses of individual …

Wave height was used as a proxy to assess the effect of hydrodynamics on the development
and structure of intertidal North-East Atlantic rocky macroalgal communities (Brittany). The …

Within the COST action EMBOS (European Marine Biodiversity Observatory System) the
degree and variation of the diversity and densities of soft-bottom communities from the lower …

One approach to identifying and mapping the state of marine biophysical conditions is the
identification of large-scale ecological units for which conditions are similar and the …

Examining how variability in population abundance and distribution is allotted among
different spatial scales can inform of processes that are likely to generate that variability …

During evolution our planet saw five catastrophic events driven by oxygenation of the
atmosphere, carbon dioxide emissions, volcanic eruptions and asteroid impacts, each of …

Boulder fields are complex habitats in which many species coexist and are important
contributors to coastal biodiversity. These habitats experience important natural …