While decision-making can benefit from considering positive and negative outcomes of
change, over the past half-century, research on non-native species has focused …

Globally, there is growing interest in restoring previously widespread oyster reefs to reinstate
key ecosystem services such as shoreline protection, fisheries productivity and water …

Exotic species are a growing global ecological threat; however, their overall effects are
insufficiently understood. While some exotic species are implicated in many species …

The introduction of new non-indigenous species (NIS) in Spanish marine waters is
addressed under Descriptor 2 of the European Union's Marine Strategy Framework …

Concern about human modification of Earth's ecosystems has recently motivated ecologists
to address how global change drivers will impact the simultaneous provisioning of multiple …

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) emphasises the role of biodiversity in
delivering benefits essential for all people and, as a result, seeks to safeguard all life-forms …

The field of conservation aims to protect biodiversity—the diversity of life on earth in all its
forms. Traditional conservation objectives and measures have already been expanded and …

Ecosystem restoration has traditionally focused on re-establishing vegetation and other
foundation species at basal trophic levels, with mixed outcomes. Here, we show that …

After being ecologically extinct for almost a century, the discovery of a shellfish reef with
native European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) in the Dutch coastal area of the North Sea by the …

Ecosystem services (ES) assessment has become a widely recognized analytical framework
for addressing human-environment interaction within and across different biomes. In the last …