▪ 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 …

Changes in land use and the development of coastal regions around the world have
markedly increased rates of sediment input into estuarine and coastal habitats. Field studies …

Size is a fundamental organismal trait and an important driver of ecosystem functions.
Although large individuals may dominate some functions and provide important habitat …

Benthic invertebrates have important ecosystem engineering functions (bioturbation and
biodeposition) in freshwater and marine benthic systems. Bioturbation and biodeposition …

Increasing responsiveness to anthropogenic climate change and the loss of global shellfish
ecosystems has heightened interest in the carbon storage and sequestration potential of …

Restoration projects are underway internationally in response to global declines in shellfish
beds. As diverse biological assemblages underpin a variety of ecosystem services …

A significant expansion of offshore wind power is expected in the near future, with thousands
of turbines in coastal waters, and various aspects of how this may influence the coastal …

Bottom fishing such as trawling and dredging may pose serious risks to the seabed and
benthic habitats, calling for a quantitative assessment method to evaluate the impact and …

Benthic macrofaunal populations through their feeding, bioturbation, burrow construction
and sediment irrigation activities have profound influences on organic matter inputs to …

Microplastics (MP) are omnipresent contaminants in the oceans, however little is known
about the MP transfer between marine compartments and species. Three connected …