Many intertidal invertebrates are freeze tolerant, meaning that they can survive ice formation
within their body cavity. Freeze tolerance is a fascinating trait, and understanding its …

Bioerosion, the breakdown of hard substrata by organisms, is a fundamental and
widespread ecological process that can alter habitat structure, biodiversity and …

Climate change can affect organisms both directly via physiological stress and indirectly via
changing relationships among species. However, we do not fully understand how changing …

Most studies in global change biology predict biological impacts of warming from information
on macroclimates. Most organisms, however, live in microhabitats with physical conditions …

Sedentary and mobile organisms grow profusely on hard substrates within the coastal zone
and contribute to the deterioration of coastal engineering structures and the geomorphic …

This study examines the importance of thermal refugia along the majority of the
geographical range of a key intertidal species (Patella vulgata Linnaeus, 1758) on the …

Sea stars are ecologically important in rocky intertidal habitats where they can play an apex
predator role, completely restructuring communities. The recent sea star die-off throughout …

In response to thermal stress, many rocky shore organisms exhibit characteristic
physiological changes associated with increased tolerance to subsequent high …

Ecosystem engineers that modify the thermal environment experienced by associated
organisms might assist in the climate change adaptation of species. This depends on the …

Over ontogeny, many insect larvae grow substantially, through at least several orders of
magnitude in body size. Increasing size can profoundly change how individuals interact with …