Kelps are ecologically important primary producers and ecosystem engineers, and play a
central role in structuring nearshore temperate habitats. They play an important role in …

Marine macrophytes are the foundation of algal forests and seagrass meadows–some of the
most productive and diverse coastal marine ecosystems on the planet. These ecosystems …

Global warming, bioinvasions, and parasitism affect single‐species performances and
species interactions, substantially impacting the structure and stability of marine ecosystems …

Observed changes and impacts Ongoing climate trends have exacerbated many extreme
events (very high confidence). The Australian trends include further warming and sea level …

Recent increases in the frequency of Extreme Climate Events (ECEs) such as heatwaves
and floods have been attributed to climate change, and could have pronounced ecosystem …

Although many studies predict extensive future biodiversity loss and redistribution in the
terrestrial realm, future changes in marine biodiversity remain relatively unexplored. In this …

Ocean acidification (OA) is generally assumed to negatively impact calcification rates of
marine organisms. At a local scale however, biological activity of macrophytes may generate …

Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient
cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate …

Brown algae are an important group of multicellular eukaryotes, phylogenetically distinct
from both the animal and land plant lineages. Ectocarpus has emerged as a model …

Climate change is driving global declines of marine habitat-forming species through
physiological effects and through changes to ecological interactions, with projected …