Recent concern about the consequences of continuing increases in atmospheric CO 2 as a
key heat-trap** agent (USGCRP, 2017; IPCC, 2021) have prompted ocean experts to …

Sea level rise (SLR) is a major concern for Europe, where 30 million people live in the
historical 1-in-100-year event flood coastal plains. The latest IPCC assessment reports …

Mytilus edulis is a commercially and ecologically important species found along the east
coast of the United States. Ecologically, M. edulis improves water quality through filtration …

Understanding of non-geniculate coralline algal (NGCA) diversity, prevalence, and
distribution in the tropical western North Atlantic is currently limited by reliance on …

The crucial role of crustose coralline algae (CCA) in inducing hard coral larval settlement
and ensuring the replenishment of coral reefs is widely accepted, and so are the negative …

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are a highly diverse group of habitat‐forming, calcifying red
macroalgae (Rhodophyta) with unique adaptations to diverse irradiance regimes. A …

Macroalgae can modify coral reef community structure and ecosystem function through a
variety of mechanisms, including mediation of biogeochemistry through photosynthesis and …

Ocean acidification (OA) threatens the persistence of reef-building corals and the habitat
they provide. While species-specific effects of OA on marine organisms could have …

Increases in atmospheric CO2 have led to more CO2 entering the world's oceans,
decreasing the pH in a process called'ocean acidification'. Low pH has been linked to …

Crustose coralline algae (CCA) are a foundational and diverse group of calcifying red
macroalgae (Rhodophyta) that exhibit distinct spectral signatures due to R-phycobilins, their …