Mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs interact in tropical regions throughout the world.
These ecosystems exhibit strong synergies, as the health of each ecosystem supports the …

Frequent and severe disruptions of natural river flows associated with human activities
significantly alter hydrological connectivity in large river networks, with deleterious effects on …

Attaining an equitable Blue Economy requires reconsidering historical extractive usages of
natural ocean capital in favor of more sustainable activities. Scuba diving is an expanding …

Seagrass fishes perform key ecological roles and are a critical component of many of the
world's fisheries. A sound understanding of seagrass fish communities, based on robust …

Estuarine seascapes are a mosaic of habitat types that are connected, to varying degrees,
by the movement of organisms. In these seascapes, the attributes of the habitats themselves …

Habitat complexity describes a wide array of spatial distribution patterns of physical
structures in habitats. It affects aquatic ecosystems on multiple levels from individuals (eg …

Context In heterogeneous landscapes, local patterns of community structure are a product of
the habitat size and condition within a patch interacting with adjacent habitat patches of …

Connectivity between land and sea through the movement of species, energy and nutrients
means that land-based impacts can affect the structure and functioning of nearby coastal …

Tropical cyclones can severely disturb temperate and tropical ecosystems through
damaging winds and excessive rainfall, but effects are often diverse, complex, and context …

Seagrasses–a group of foundation species in coastal ecosystems–provide key habitat for
diverse and abundant faunal assemblages and support numerous ecosystem functions and …