[HTML][HTML] Global climate change and the Baltic Sea ecosystem: direct and indirect effects on species, communities and ecosystem functioning

M Viitasalo, E Bonsdorff - Earth System Dynamics, 2022 - esd.copernicus.org
Climate change has multiple effects on Baltic Sea species, communities and ecosystem
functioning through changes in physical and biogeochemical environmental characteristics …

Disturbance–recovery dynamics inform seafloor management for recovery

J Hewitt, R Gladstone‐Gallagher… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over most of the world's estuaries, coasts, and continental shelves, key indicators of seafloor
biodiversity, anthropogenic stress, and ecological sustainability emphasize the need to shift …

Recreational land use contributes to the loss of marine biodiversity

EA Virtanen, N Kallio, M Nurmi, S Jernberg… - People and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal areas are at the centre of human–nature relationship, shaped by recreation, tourism
and aesthetic values. However, socioeconomic drivers of biodiversity change in coastal …

Conservation in coastal soft‐sediment ecosystems: valuing places and recovery

T Evans, S Thrush - Restoration Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Coastal soft‐sediment environments provide numerous benefits to all aspects of life and are
disproportionally impacted by anthropogenic influence. There is an acknowledgment that …

How threats inform conservation planning—A systematic review protocol

EA Virtanen, M Söderholm, A Moilanen - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Conservation planning addresses the development and expansion of protected areas and
requires data on for instance species, habitats, and biodiversity. Data on threats is often …

Ecological network analysis of traits reveals variable response capacity to stress

RV Gladstone-Gallagher, JE Hewitt… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Response diversity increases the potential 'options' for ecological communities to respond to
stress (ie response capacity). An indicator of community response diversity is the diversity of …

Benthic synecology in a soft sediment shelf: habitat contrasts and assembly rules of life strategies

O Beauchard, S Mestdagh, L Koop, T Ysebaert… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Biological traits of benthic macroinvertebrates from a large area of the North Sea soft
sediments were used to explore habitat occupancy within seascapes of contrasting …

Deep seabed mining and communities: A transdisciplinary approach to ecological risk assessment in the South Pacific

A Reichelt‐Brushett, J Hewitt, S Kaiser… - Integrated …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Deep‐sea mineral extraction is a fledgling industry whose guiding principles, legislation,
protocols, and regulations are still evolving. Responsible management of the industry is …