Marine biota is a great source of ecosystem services. Recently, the involvement of marine
organisms in biotechnological applications has been discovered and become useful for the …

Human activities lead to several impacts on marine ecosystems, among which a massive
input of plastic entering the marine environment. This scenario has the potential to threaten …

Tourism is an important socioeconomic activity in coastal communities, which deteriorates
marine-coastal ecosystem quality when poorly managed, increasing litter pollution on …

Synergistically maintain or enhance the numerous beneficial contributions of nature to the
quality of human life is an important but challenging question for achieving Sustainable …

Biodiversity is globally recognised as a cornerstone of healthy ecosystems, and biodiversity
conservation is increasingly becoming one of the important aims of environmental …

The concept of ecosystem services has gained traction as a means of linking societal
benefits to the underlying ecology and functioning of ecosystems, and is now frequently …

Declining biodiversity and ecosystem functions put many of nature's contributions to people
at risk. We review and synthesize the scientific literature to assess 50-y global trends across …

The integrated study of ocean health and human health is an emerging area of increasing
global importance. Growing evidences demonstrate that the health of the ocean and the …

A number of studies have illustrated the utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) for detecting
marine vertebrates. However, little is known about the fate and transport of eDNA in the …

Coastal erosion is a major issue facing Europe that will only worsen under future climate
change and the resulting sea level rise. One effect of erosion is the loss of ecosystem …