Abstract Machine learning covers a large set of algorithms that can be trained to identify
patterns in data. Thanks to the increase in the amount of data and computing power …

Surface-canopy forming kelps provide the foundation for ecosystems that are ecologically,
culturally, and economically important. However, these kelp forests are naturally dynamic …

Understanding what determines range expansion or extinction is crucial to predict the
success of biological invaders. We tackled this long-standing question from an unparalleled …

Being one of the most productive China seas, the East China Sea is facing the challenge of
unprecedented biodiversity loss and habitat degradation under the dual pressure of …

Sandy beaches are the most common ecosystems of coastal regions and provide direct and
indirect essential services for millions of people, such as coastal protection, fishing, tourism …

Aim Mangroves are coastal ecosystems exposed to terrestrial, marine, geomorphic and
climatic forcings operating in concert, making the mangrove niche hard to define, as …

Blue carbon ecosystems, including mangroves, saltmarshes, and seagrasses, mitigate
climate change by storing atmospheric carbon. Previous blue carbon research has focused …

Abstract According to an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List
assessment (RLA), the American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus), an iconic coastal …

Identifying critical habitats of threatened marine species is key to area-based management
measures, while it can be of great challenge for those species that distribute continentally …

Horseshoe crabs are currently threatened by escalating human stresses along the Indo-
Pacific coastline. Conservation of their remaining populations, however, is hindered by …