The world's eastern boundary upwelling systems (EBUSs) contribute disproportionately to
global ocean productivity and provide critical ecosystem services to human society. The …

We present the first objective quantitative assessment of the threats to all 359 species of
seabirds, identify the main challenges facing them, and outline priority actions for their …

Resilience thinking in relation to the environment has emerged as a lens of inquiry that
serves a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration. Resilience is about …

Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate
change,. Mitigation requires the identification and protection of Areas of Ecological …

BACKGROUND Comparing patterns of terrestrial and marine defaunation helps to place
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …

Extinction risk in vertebrates has been linked to large body size, but this putative relationship
has only been explored for select taxa, with variable results. Using a newly assembled and …

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and continues to expand alongside terrestrial
crop and livestock production. Using portfolio theory as a conceptual framework, we explore …

The growth of animal aquaculture requires ever more feed. Yet, fish and crustacean farming
is argued to be sustainable because wild fish use is low and has improved over time. Here …

Forage fish play a pivotal role in marine ecosystems and economies worldwide by
sustaining many predators and fisheries directly and indirectly. We estimate global forage …

Birds are among the most widely studied organisms on earth and represent an important
indicator group for learning about the effects of climate change–particularly in regard to the …