Marine macroalgae, the main primary producers in coastal waters, play important roles in
the fishery industry and global carbon cycles. With progressive ocean global changes …

Finding renewable alternative energy resources for fossil fuels substitution has become very
vital due to the serious challenges faced by humankind at present such as environmental …

Seaweed assemblages represent the dominant autotrophic biomass in many coastal
environments, playing a central structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In …

Habitat-forming species sustain biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in harsh
environments through the amelioration of physical stress. Nonetheless, their role in shaping …

The aim of this book series is to disseminate information to the coastal research community.
The Series covers all aspects of coastal research including but not limited to relevant …

Rising global temperatures caused by human-mediated change has already triggered
significant responses in organismal physiology, distribution and ecosystem functioning …

Coralline algae are expected to be adversely impacted by global warming and ocean
acidification, although there has been no synthesis of these effects on habitat-forming …

Human-mediated transport of species significantly alters their distribution at a global scale.
Since the seminal work by Elton (1958), non-indigenous species (NIS) introductions and …

Brown canopy-forming macroalgae species form complex assemblages known as marine
forests, which are highly productive systems and provide multiple ecosystem services. In …

Diurnal and seasonal variations in temperature, salinity, oxygen concentration, carbonate
chemistry parameters and nutrient concentration were monitored within mid-tidal rockpools …