The structure of seafloor terrain affects the distribution and diversity of animals in all
seascapes. Effects of terrain on fish assemblages have been reported from most …

Despite genuine attempts, the history of marine and coastal ecosystem management is
littered with examples of poor environmental, social and financial outcomes. Marine …

Coastal habitats, such as seagrasses, mangroves, rocky and coral reefs, salt marshes, and
kelp forests, sustain many key fish and invertebrate populations around the globe. Our …

Context Habitat characteristics are often equated with habitat function for animals. However,
in heterogeneous landscapes, similar habitat types occur in different environmental …

Marine ecology seeks to understand the factors that shape biological communities. Progress
towards this goal has been hampered by habitat‐centric approaches that ignore the …

The high accumulation potential of estuaries for plastics, particularly microplastics, poses a
threat to the high societal value and biodiversity they provide. To support a spatially refined …

Estuarine seascapes are a mosaic of habitat types that are connected, to varying degrees,
by the movement of organisms. In these seascapes, the attributes of the habitats themselves …

The ecological impacts of landscape modification and urbanisation have transformed the
composition of plant and animal assemblages, and altered the condition of ecosystems …

The shallow waters of the world's coasts comprise a variety of ecosystems such as tidal
wetlands, salt marshes, sand flats, rocky coasts, and coral reef flats, and encompass …

Ecosystems are increasingly degraded, fragmented and lost because of human activities
globally. These impacts cause changes in the distribution of biodiversity and key ecological …