Nearshore‐structured habitats—including underwater grasses, mangroves, coral, and other
biogenic reefs, marshes, and complex abiotic substrates—have long been postulated to …

The transition phase describes a distinct post‐settlement stage associated with the
recruitment to benthic habitats by pelagic life stages. The habitat shift is often accompanied …

The effects of the major factors contributing to habitat quality (food, predators, temperatures,
salinity, oxygen, habitat structure, water depth and hydrodynamics) on the growth and …

Benthic microalgae include pennate and centric diatoms, cyanobacteria, chlorophytes, and
other microscopic algae living at the sediment/water interface in neritic ecosystems …

The number of offshore wind farms (OWF) is increasing to meet the demands for renewable
energy. The piles and hard substrate surrounding these piles creates new habitat for …

Seagrass meadows globally are disappearing at a rapid rate with physical disturbances
being one of the major drivers of this habitat loss. Disturbance of seagrass can lead to …

Distribution and biomass of green algal mats were studied in marine shallow (0–1 m) soft-
bottom areas on the Swedish west coast from 1994 to 1996, by combining aerial …

Fluctuations in various attributes of a surf-zone fish community were examined by beach
seining at a series of sites spanning a wave-exposure gradient in the Saldanha Bay …

This chapter considers food web and ecosystemlevel impacts of major groups of harmful
algae in US and nearby waters. Harmful algal blooms (HAB) cause a “vast array” of food …

A summary is presented of estimates of distribution and growth of filamentous algae and its
effect on the structure and functioning of epibenthic fauna and fish communities in shallow …