Abstract The Chesapeake Bay is the largest, most productive, and most biologically diverse
estuary in the continental United States providing crucial habitat and natural resources for …

Abstract Marine Ecosystem Models (MEMs) provide a deeper understanding of marine
ecosystem dynamics. The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable …

Micro-and macro-plastics pollution is a growing threat for marine biodiversity, ecosystem
functioning, and consequently human wellbeing. Numerical models that consider main …

Ecosystem modeling is a critical process for understanding complex systems at
spatiotemporal scales needed to conserve, manage, and restore ecosystem services (ESs) …

Marine ecosystems are exposed to multiple stressors, mainly fisheries that, whenever
mismanaged, may cause irreversible damages to whole food webs. Ecosystem models have …

Ecological thresholds are a useful indicator for implementing ecological management. Many
studies determine the thresholds for nutrient loads in lakes based on the maximum …

The advancement of ecosystem-based management of aquatic ecosystems should no
longer be limited by a lack of tools. However, a lack of comprehensive understanding of the …

Marine ecosystems associated with mid-oceanic elevations harbour unique pelagic and
benthic biodiversity and sustain food webs critical for Nature's contributions to people (NCP) …

Long-term fisheries-independent sampling data inform population status and trends of
species-specific biomass and are often used to drive biomass-based food web models such …