The conservation, restoration, and improved management of terrestrial forests significantly
contributes to mitigate climate change and its impacts, as well as providing numerous co …

The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

Kelp forests are structurally complex habitats, which provide valuable services along 25% of
the world's coastlines. Globally, many kelp forests have disappeared and been replaced by …

Kelp forests define> 8000km of temperate coastline across southern Australia, where~ 70%
of Australians live, work and recreate. Despite this, public and political awareness of the …

The largest seaweed, giant kelp (Macrocystis) is the fastest growing and most prolific of all
plants found on earth. Growing from the seafloor and extending along the ocean surface in …

Temperate Australia is a global hotspot for marine biodiversity and its waters have
experienced well-above global average rates of ocean warming. We review the observed …

The use of standardised classifications, or operational definitions, is essential if different
researchers are to measure and compare similar entities. In the marine realm, algal 'turfs' …

Identifying the type and strength of interactions between local anthropogenic and other
stressors can help to set achievable management targets for degraded marine ecosystems …

Predictions about the ecological consequences of oceanic uptake of CO2 have been
preoccupied with the effects of ocean acidification on calcifying organisms, particularly those …

Predictions concerning the consequences of the oceanic uptake of increasing atmospheric
carbon dioxide (CO2) have been primarily occupied with the effects of ocean acidification on …