Climate change is fundamentally altering marine and coastal ecosystems on a global scale.
While the effects of ocean warming and acidification on ecology and ecosystem functions …

Robust evidence exists that certain extreme weather and climate events, especially daily
temperature and precipitation extremes, have changed in regard to intensity and frequency …

Abstract The Tasman Sea off southeast Australia exhibited its longest and most intense
marine heatwave ever recorded in 2015/16. Here we report on several inter-related aspects …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have been observed around the world and are expected to
increase in intensity and frequency under anthropogenic climate change. A variety of …

Early life stages of fish (eggs and larvae) are particularly vulnerable with mortality rates of up
to 99% recorded for a large number of species. High mortality rates result from the limited …

Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to
sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that …

Sedimentation is a widespread and increasing process on most rocky coasts. The literature
on its effects is reviewed and support is found for the general conclusion that sedimentation …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs), which are discrete extreme oceanic warming events, have
important impacts on the marine ecosystem, fishery resources, and social economy …

Estuaries host unique biodiversity and deliver a range of ecosystem services at the interface
between catchment and the ocean. They are also among the most degraded ecosystems on …

Droughts are a major hazard to both natural and human-dominated environments and
those, especially of long duration and high intensity, can be highly damaging and leave long …