Little doubt is left that climate change is underway, strongly affecting the Earth's biodiversity.
Some of the greatest challenges ahead concern the marine realm, but it is unclear to what …

Seagrasses cover about 0.1–0.2% of the global ocean, and develop highly productive
ecosystems which fulfil a key role in the coastal ecosystem. Widespread seagrass loss …

Late in summer 2003, extensive mass mortality of at least 25 rocky benthic macro‐
invertebrate species (mainly gorgonians and sponges) was observed in the entire …

Climate change and biological invasions are rapidly reshuffling species distribution,
restructuring the biological communities of many ecosystems worldwide. Tracking these …

For chemistry, biology and bioengineering students, required courses in general chemistry
often fail to excite their interest in the many connections between chemistry and biology. This …

Mediterranean marine biodiversity has received only a fraction of the attention accorded to
its terrestrial counterpart, despite the great cultural and economic importance that the sea …

Global climate change is impacting and will continue to impact marine and estuarine fish
and fisheries. Data trends show global climate change effects ranging from increased …

Anthropogenic influences on the biosphere since the advent of the industrial age are
increasingly causing global changes. Climatic change and the rising concentration of …

Echinoderms play a key role in structuring many marine ecosystems and are notorious for
large population density variations in so‐called “outbreak” or “dieoff” events. In a review of …

Present-day Mediterranean marine biodiversity is undergoing rapid alteration. Because of
the increased occurrence of warm-water biota, it has been said that the Mediterranean is …