Microphytobenthos (MPB) represent a crucial component of intertidal ecosystems, underpinning both local sediment stability and broader coastal biogeochemical cycles. These microalgal communities ...

An important challenge for conserving and managing marine ecosystems is to advance our understanding of how multiple human stressors, environmental factors and marine resources interact and influence ...

Ecology and Society, Vol. 19, No. 2 (Jun 2014) (14 pages) ABSTRACT. Ecosystem services mapping and modeling has focused more on supply than demand, until recently. Whereas the potential provision of ...

Researchers find that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification in temperate marine ecosystems are resulting in a loss of kelp habitat and a shift to a simple turf-dominated ecosystem.

Restoration of wolves to Yellowstone National Park has allowed vegetation to recover from over-browsing by elk (left photo taken in 1997, right in 2001). Photos courtesy of W. Ripple. The decline of ...

The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an ...

The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an ...