Synergies between local and climate-driven impacts on coral reefs in the Tropical Pacific: A review of issues and adaptation opportunities

LXC Dutra, MDE Haywood, S Singh, M Ferreira… - Marine Pollution …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Coral reefs in the tropical Pacific region are exposed to a range of anthropogenic local
pressures. Climate change is exacerbating local impacts, causing unprecedented declines …

Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science

SJ Pittman, KL Yates, PJ Bouchet… - Marine Ecology …, 2021‏ - int-res.com
Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging
as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine …

Coral reef ecological pump for gathering and retaining nutrients and exporting carbon: a review and perspectives

L Zhou, Y Tan, L Huang - Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2023‏ - Springer
How coral reefs with high productivity and biodiversity can flourish in oligotrophic tropical
oceans has inspired substantial research on coral reef ecosystems. Increasing evidence …

Enhancing uptake of nature-based solutions for informing coastal sustainable development policy and planning: a Malaysia case study

SY Chee, LB Firth, AYH Then, JC Yee… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) have been advocated to protect, sustainably manage, and
restore natural or modified ecosystems, simultaneously providing human well-being and …

Local habitat composition and complexity outweigh seascape effects on fish distributions across a tropical seascape

M Moustaka, RD Evans, GA Kendrick, GA Hyndes… - Landscape …, 2024‏ - Springer
Context The distribution of animals is influenced by a complex interplay of landscape,
environmental, habitat, and anthropogenic factors. While the effects of each of these forces …

[HTML][HTML] How is mangrove ecosystem health defined? A local community perspective from coastal Thailand

A Elwin, EJZ Robinson, G Feola, V **tana… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Mangroves, intertidal forests, are increasingly considered a high-priority ecosystem for
international conservation efforts. Setting targets for future mangrove conservation and …

Consequences of Juvenile Fish Movement and Seascape Connectivity: Does the Concept of Nursery Habitat Need a Rethink?

DS Swadling, NA Knott, MD Taylor, MJ Rees… - Estuaries and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Estuarine and adjacent inshore habitats have long been recognised as important nursery
areas for fishes before they disperse to coastal habitats. Assessing nursery function supports …

Importance of coastal vegetated habitats for tropical marine fishes in the Red Sea

A Dunne, DJ Coker, A Kattan, MD Tietbohl, JI Ellis… - Marine Biology, 2023‏ - Springer
Marine vegetated habitats such as seagrass, mangroves, and macroalgae are common
along tropical coastlines globally and provide habitats for a diversity of fishes, including …

Blinded by the bright: How species‐poor habitats contribute to regional biodiversity across a tropical seascape

LM Harper, JS Lefcheck, R Whippo… - Diversity and …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Conservation efforts have traditionally addressed the threat of biodiversity loss by
prioritizing regions and habitats with high endemic species richness. However, species …

Eelgrass meadow edge habitat heterogeneity enhances fish diversity on the pacific coast of Canada

B Proudfoot, PL Thompson, K Bohlen, M Collyer… - Estuaries and …, 2023‏ - Springer
Eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows are important fish habitats in temperate coastal areas.
Understanding the relationships between seascape patterns—the spatial and temporal …