Despite centuries of use, artificial light at night has only recently been recognized as a cause
for environmental concern. Its global extent and ongoing encroachment into naturally lit …

As the rate of global change increases, the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems,
including the food webs that underpin them, will radically alter. Forecasting the …

Aim Topographic complexity is widely accepted as a key driver of biodiversity, but at the
patch‐scale, complexity–biodiversity relationships may vary spatially and temporally …

The orientation and position of hard substrata used to test ecological hypotheses about
sessile marine plants and animals have often been based on logistical convenience. Much …

Large numbers of urban structures have been added to the waterways around coastal cities
and many more are likely to be added in the future. Some of the most common structures …

Global increases in urban development have resulted in severe habitat modification in many
estuaries. Most are now dominated by artificial structures, which might have a myriad of …

Characterizing the potential effects of human activities on natural systems is a central
problem in applied ecology. This requires the development of analytical procedures able to …

Natural systems are increasingly being modified by the addition of artificial habitats which
may facilitate invasion. Where invaders are able to disperse from artificial habitats, their …

Settlement panels were used to evaluate the effects of composition of the substratum
(sandstone, concrete, wood) and orientation (vertical, horizontal undersides) on subtidal …

One of the most striking and widespread patterns observed on subtidal rocky reefs is that up-
facing surfaces are monopolized by algae, whereas down-facing surfaces are dominated by …