Sediment dwelling, microscopic primary producers, that occupy sediments in the photic
zone, are commonly referred to as microphytobenthos (MPB). The MPB are essential …

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 …

Under globally accelerating rates of ecosystem degradation, maintaining ecosystem function
is a priority to avoid loss of valuable ecosystem services. Two factors are important: changes …

Australia's marine life is highly diverse and endemic. Here we describe projections of
climate change in Australian waters and examine from the literature likely impacts of these …

The anthropogenic impact of polymetallic nodule harvesting in the Clarion-Clipperton
Fracture Zone is expected to strongly affect the benthic ecosystem. To predict the long-term …

In marine soft sediments, large organisms are potentially important players in the nonlinear
interactions that occur among animals, their food, and their chemical environment, all of …

The mining sector is growing in parallel with societal demands for minerals. One of the most
important environmental issues and economic burdens of industrial mining on land is the …

Cold-season filling using much coarser sediments than the native caused dramatic
suppression of beach macroinvertebrates, demonstrably degrading habitat value for …

The activity of Arctic tidal glaciers results in high turbidity, high rate of inorganic particulate
sedimentation and sedimentary instability in near-glacier marine basins. The chronic …

A new method is proposed for the identification and apportionment of contemporary source
soils contributing to estuarine sediments. The method uses compound-specific isotopic …