The coastal zone of the Baltic Sea is diverse with strong regional differences in the physico-
chemical setting. This diversity is also reflected in the importance of different biogeochemical …

Macrofauna play a key role in the functioning of mangrove ecosystems. Nevertheless, our
understanding of the diversity and functional structure of macrofaunal communities across …

Oxygen deficiency is a major problem in the Baltic Sea. To study the impact of hypoxia on
the functional diversity of benthic fauna and the possibility of macrozoobenthos recovery …

Climate change is leading to increases in freshwater discharge to coastal environments with
implications for benthic community structure and functioning. Freshwater inputs create …

Abstract In West African tropical estuaries, such as the Saloum Delta (Senegal), mangroves
provide specific socio-economic functions including various natural food resources for local …

Estuarine ecosystems are considered hotspots for productivity, biogeochemical cycling and
biodiversity, however, their functions and services are threatened by several anthropogenic …

Understanding the responses of organisms to different environmental drivers is critical for
improving ecosystem management and conservation. Estuarine ecosystems are under …

By removing nutrients from the water, coastal ecosystems serve as a filter between land and
the open sea. Seagrasses contribute to the coastal filter by trap** and absorbing nutrients …

Pennatulacean octocorals (sea pens), one of the primary conservation targets of the
Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area (MPA) in eastern Canada, occur at high …

Estuarine ecosystems are under pressure from anthropogenic stressors in many parts of the
world. In a New Zealand estuary, we integrated rapid habitat map**, univariate and …