Kelp forests represent some of the most diverse and productive habitats on Earth, and
provide a range of ecosystem goods and services on which human populations depend. As …

The imminent need for transition to a circular bioeconomy, based on the valorisation of
renewable biomass feedstocks, will ameliorate global challenges induced by climate …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Aim Macroalgal habitats are believed to be the most extensive and productive of all coastal
vegetated ecosystems. In stark contrast to the growing attention on their contribution to …

Climate change is responsible for increased frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme
events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs). Within eastern boundary current systems …

Detailed research has documented gradual changes to biological communities attributed to
increases in global average temperatures. However, localized and abrupt temperature …

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 and …

The brown algae (Phaeophyceae) are a group of multicellular heterokonts that are
ubiquitous in today's oceans. Large brown algae from multiple orders are the foundation to …

Driven by climate change, marine biodiversity is undergoing a phase of rapid change that
has proven to be even faster than changes observed in terrestrial ecosystems …

Recognition of the potential for vegetated coastal ecosystems to store and sequester carbon
has led to their increasing inclusion into global carbon budgets and carbon offset schemes …