Abstract The European, Canadian, and Latin American seaweed industries rely on the
sustainable harvesting of natural resources. As several countries wish to increase their …

Seaweed assemblages represent the dominant autotrophic biomass in many coastal
environments, playing a central structural and functional role in several ecosystems. In …

Foundation species, such as trees, corals, grasses, oysters, and rockweeds, must be
common and abundant to effectively modify the physical environment and increase …

Climatic changes and their impact on animals and plants at the margins of their distributions
are evident in terrestrial, limnic, and marine environments. I review and summarise the …

Abstract The North‐Atlantic has warmed faster than all other ocean basins and climate
change scenarios predict sea surface temperature isotherms to shift up to 600 km …

Fucoid algae often dominate intertidal rocky shores, providing habitat and modifying
ecosystem resources for other species, but are susceptible to discharge of sewage effluent …

Human trampling is one of the main anthropogenic threats to coastal communities,
especially in rocky intertidal habitats. The adverse effects of human trampling have recently …

As coastal population growth increases globally, effective waste management practices are
required to protect biodiversity. Water authorities are under increasing pressure to reduce …

Marine macrophytes (macroalgae, seagrasses, and mangroves) comprise thousands of
species distributed in shallow water areas along the world's coastlines. They play a key role …

Aim Global warming is affecting the distribution of species worldwide, but the level of
adaptation of edge populations to warmer temperatures remains an open question. Here …