Recent studies have shown that coastal and shelf cephalopod populations have increased
globally over the last six decades. Although cephalopod landings are dominated by the …

It is expected that by 2050 human population will exceed nine billion leading to increased
pressure on marine ecosystems. Therefore, it is conjectured various levels of ecosystem …

With the occurrence of global change, research aimed at estimating the performance of
marine ectotherms in a warmer and acidified future has intensified. The concept of oxygen …

Alterations in predation pressure can have large effects on trophically-structured systems.
Modification of predator behaviour via ocean warming has been assessed by laboratory …

Experimental studies assessing the potential impacts of ocean acidification on marine
organisms have rapidly expanded and produced a wealth of empirical data over the past …

Sharks play a key role in the structure of marine food webs, but are facing major threats due
to overfishing and habitat degradation. Although sharks are also assumed to be at relatively …

The consequences of human influence can arise in vertebrates as primary, secondary, or
even tertiary stressors and may be especially detrimental for slow growing species with long …

Seagrasses play an essential ecological role within coastal habitats and their worldwide
population decline has been linked to different types of anthropogenic forces. We …

The 5th Assessment Report (AR5) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(IPCC) states with very high certainty that anthropogenic emissions have caused …

Global oceans are absorbing over 90% of the heat trapped in our atmosphere due to
accumulated anthropogenic greenhouse gases, resulting in increasing ocean temperatures …