Sandy beaches are iconic interfaces that functionally link the ocean with the land via the flow
of organic matter from the sea. These cross‐ecosystem fluxes often comprise uprooted …

Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric
deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters globally. Monitoring …

The oceans cover the majority of the Earth's surface; they influence our climate and provide
a valuable source of food to billions of people. Yet despite its fundamental impact on our …

Marine recreational fishing (MRF) is a popular activity that involves millions of people
worldwide. While the impacts of recreational fishing on freshwater ecosystems received …

Predators continue to be harvested unsustainably throughout most of the Earth's
ecosystems. Recent research demonstrates that the functional loss of predators could have …

Understanding matter circulation in the biosphere constitutes one of the fundamental
research objectives for ecologists. Stocks of materials, their distribution, and their fluxes …

Abstract “[F] or most of the past 50 My, Caribbean seagrass communities have had to
withstand heavy, sustained grazing pressure from several sympatric lineages of large …

During the past two decades we have gained much insight into the factors that regulate the
productivity of seagrass dominated ecosystems, especially those at low latitudes. Here, we …

Seagrass meadows are declining globally at an unprecedented rate, yet these valuable
ecosystem service providers remain marginalized within many conservation agendas. In the …

Marine biodiversity worldwide is under increasing threat, primarily as a result of over-
harvesting, pollution and climate change. Chondrichthyan fishes (sharks, rays and …