Seagrass meadows are among the most productive and diverse marine ecosystems,
providing essential structure, functions, and services. They are also among the most …

Following their first detection in Newfoundland in 2007, populations of invasive European
green crabs Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) have increased and spread throughout …

Resolving the relationship between demersal fish and sublittoral biotic habitats and
substrates is a key element in the protection of important nursery grounds for strengthening …

Habitat quality is the key to regional ecological restoration and green development, and land
use change is an essential factor affecting habitat quality. Studying the spatial and temporal …

The protection of species requires an understanding of their habitat requirements and how
habitat characteristics affect their distribution, survival and growth. This need is especially …

Numerous reef fish monitoring programs worldwide produce the data necessary to describe
the status and trends of coral reefs; however, quantitative description of status at ecosystem …

Several hypotheses of how zooplankton communities respond to coastal hypoxia have been
put forward in the literature over the past few decades. We explored three of those that are …

Human activities, including agricultural expansion, urbanization, and industrial
advancement, have led to land use/cover change (LULCC). These changes have had …

Climate change will alter ecosystems and impose hardships on marine resource users as
fish assemblages redistribute to habitats that meet their physiological requirements. Marine …

As human impacts continue to threaten coastal habitats and ecosystems, marine benthic
habitat and substrate mapping has become a key component of many conservation and …