Seagrass meadows are considered to be among the most important marine ecosystems,
with regard to both ecology and biodiversity and for the services they provide. Seven …

This literature review summarizes the limiting factors for seagrass occurrence, and the effect
positive feedbacks in seagrass systems have on these threshold levels. Minimum water …

Seagrass meadows are threatened by multiple pressures, jeopardizing the many benefits
they provide to humanity and biodiversity, including climate regulation and food provision …

Monitoring biodiversity and how anthropogenic pressures impact this is critical, especially as
anthropogenically driven climate change continues to affect all ecosystems. Intertidal areas …

Vulnerability of coastal ecosystems has been increasing as a result of human perturbations
that compromise the ability to provide multiple ecosystem services. Vulnerability is a function …

Receiving coastal waters and estuaries are among the most nutrient‐enriched environments
on earth, and one of the symptoms of the resulting eutrophication is the proliferation of …

Pollutants, originating from both land and sea, are responsible for significant lethal and sub-
lethal effects on marine life. Pollution impacts all trophic levels, from primary producers to …

Zooplankton and ichthyoplankton assemblages were studied from January 2003 to June
2004 in a temperate shallow estuary (Mondego estuary, Portugal). Monthly sampling was …

In coastal marine food webs, small invertebrate herbivores (mesograzers) have long been
hypothesized to occupy an important position facilitating dominance of habitat‐forming …

Marine and coastal environments are among the most ecologically and socio-economically
important habitats on Earth. However, climate change associated with a variety of …