Seaweeds are ecologically important primary producers, competitors, and ecosystem
engineers that play a central role in coastal habitats ranging from kelp forests to coral reefs …

Despite the importance of consumers in structuring communities, and the widespread
assumption that consumption is strongest at low latitudes, empirical tests for global scale …

Restoring vegetation in degraded ecosystems is an increasingly common practice for
promoting biodiversity and ecological function, but successful implementation is hampered …

Echinoderms play a key role in structuring many marine ecosystems and are notorious for
large population density variations in so‐called “outbreak” or “dieoff” events. In a review of …

Fisheries can have a large impact on marine ecosystems, because the effects of removing
large predatory fish may cascade down the food web. The implications of these cascading …

The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) and the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are
independent climate modes, which frequently co-occur, driving significant interannual …

Abstract The Galapagos Islands are one of the most productive marine ecosystems in the
world. The convergence of four ocean currents and the isolation of these islands create a …

The Earth's climate is constantly changing. Some of the changes are progressive, while
others fluctuate at various time scales. The El Niño-la Niña cycle is one such fluctuation that …

Comparisons between historical and recent ecological datasets indicate that shallow reef
habitats across the central Galapagos Archipelago underwent major transformation at the …

Global-scale changes in anthropogenic nutrient input into marine ecosystems via terrestrial
runoff, coupled with widespread predator removal via fishing, have created greater urgency …