Marine invasive macroalgae can have severe local-scale impacts on ecological
communities. The kelp Undaria pinnatifida is one of the most successful marine invasive …

Algal turfs are likely to rise in prominence on coral reefs in the Anthropocene. In these
ecosystems the sediments bound within algal turfs will shape ecosystem functions and the …

Kelp forests are ecologically diverse habitats that provide vast ecosystem goods and
services, but are threatened by climate and anthropogenic stressors. Laminarian kelps have …

Shifts in competitive balance between key functional groups may drive regime shifts in
tropical and temperate marine ecosystems. On shallow reefs, regime shifts increasingly …

The Mw 7.8 earthquake that struck the north‐east coast of the South Island of New Zealand
in November 2016 caused extensive upheaval, of up to 6 m, over 110 km of coastline …

The impacts of global climate change are threatening the health and integrity of New
Zealand's seaweed ecosystems that provide crucial ecological, economic, and cultural …

Globally, coral reefs are under threat, with many exhibiting degradation or a shift towards
algal-dominated regimes following marine heat waves, and other disturbance events …

Compromised light quantity on the seabed affects the composition and resilience of marine
forests and the maintenance of ecosystem services. However, the response of macroalgal …

Quantifying variability over multiple spatial scales is a fundamental goal in ecology,
providing insight into which scale-dependent processes most strongly influence community …

Kelp forests are economically important ecosystems that support a wealth of biodiversity but
are declining globally. They are often replaced by biologically depauperate alternate stable …