Coastal eutrophication caused by anthropogenic nutrient inputs is one of the greatest threats
to the health of coastal estuarine and marine ecosystems worldwide. Globally,∼ 24% of the …

Background: Pollution–unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity–is
the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is responsible for an …

Quantitative global assessments of aquatic vegetation dynamics in lakes are lacking despite
reports of the losses of submerged aquatic vegetation. We conducted a comprehensive …

Humans strongly impact the dynamics of coastal systems, yet surprisingly few studies
mechanistically link management of anthropogenic stressors and successful restoration of …

The purpose of this review is to highlight progress in unraveling carbon cycling dynamics
across the continuum of landscapes, inland waters, coastal oceans, and the atmosphere …

Ecological extinction caused by overfishing precedes all other pervasive human disturbance
to coastal ecosystems, including pollution, degradation of water quality, and anthropogenic …

Seagrasses, marine flowering plants, have a long evolutionary history but are now
challenged with rapid environmental changes as a result of coastal human population …

A primary focus of coastal science during the past 3 decades has been the question: How
does anthropogenic nutrient enrichment cause change in the structure or function of …

Both natural and managed ecosystems experience large fluctuations in submersed
macrophyte biomass. These fluctuations have important consequences for ecosystem …

This review provides an integrated synthesis with timelines and evaluations of ecological
responses to eutrophication in Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the USA. Analyses of …