Metacommunity ecology addresses the situation where sets of local communities are
connected by the dispersal of a number of potentially interacting species. Aquatic systems …

Nematodes colonize almost all aquatic habitats worldwide. Despite their small size,
restricted locomotion and lack of pelagic larvae, they can reach even isolated habitats within …

Sediment resuspension is a frequent phenomenon in coastal areas and a key driver for
many ecosystem functions. Sediment resuspension is often linked to biological and …

Seafloor integrity is threatened by disturbances owing to human activities. The capacity of
the system to recover from disturbances, as well as maintain resilience and function …

In ever‐changing landscapes, there is increasing evidence that current plant assemblages
are shaped by the temporal dynamics of landscape connectivity. So far, attempts to take the …

Globally, anthropogenic disturbances are occurring at unprecedented rates and over
extensive spatial and temporal scales. Human activities also affect natural disturbances …

Despite a long history of disturbance–recovery research, we still lack a generalizable
understanding of the attributes that drive community recovery potential in seafloor …

The majority of studies in metacommunity ecology have focused on systems other than
marine benthic ecosystems, thereby providing an impetus to broaden the focus of …

Marine organisms with planktonic life stages are subjected to extensive transport that results
from the interactions between ocean currents and their behavioral responses to …

Coral reef lagoons are one of the parts of the reef with the largest biotopes, making it an
area with great inequalities. Under this perspective we try to compare the lagoons of the …