Oceans and coasts provide important ecosystem, livelihood, and cultural values to humans
and the planet but face current and future compounding threats from anthropogenic activities …

Carrion acts as a hotspot of animal activity within many ecosystems globally, attracting
scavengers that rely on this food source. However, many scavengers are invasive species …

Beach and coastal dune systems are increasingly subjected to a broad range of
anthropogenic pressures that on many shorelines require significant conservation and …

Managers of marine protected areas (MPAs) are constantly challenged to encourage
positive user behaviour to minimise impacts on marine ecosystems while allowing …

The abandonment of traditional livestock farming systems in Mediterranean countries is
triggering a large-scale habitat transformation, which, in general, consists of the replacement …

Movements of organisms, energy and nutrients link populations, habitats, food webs and
ecosystems across the boundaries of seascapes and landscapes (Loreau et al. 2003; …

Many species of birds breeding on ocean beaches and in coastal dunes are of global
conservation concern. Most of these species rely on invertebrates (eg insects, small …

Species composition is expected to alter ecological function in assemblages if species traits
differ strongly. Such effects are often large and persistent for nonnative carnivores invading …

Birds breeding on ocean beaches are threatened globally, often requiring significant
investments in species conservation and habitat management. Conservation actions …

Background Nest selection is widely regarded as a key process determining the fitness of
individuals and viability of animal populations. For marine turtles that nest on beaches, this …