Photoautotrophic marine ecosystems can lock up organic carbon in their biomass and the
associated organic sediments they trap over millennia and are thus regarded as blue carbon …

Coastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (eg, fishing,
food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors …

Sediment dwelling, microscopic primary producers, that occupy sediments in the photic
zone, are commonly referred to as microphytobenthos (MPB). The MPB are essential …

Cancer is at present one of the utmost deadly diseases worldwide. Past efforts in cancer
research have focused on natural medicinal products. Over the past decades, a great deal of …

Ecosystem functions and services support all life on earth and are directly or indirectly
related to human well-being. Meanwhile, island cities have concentrated populations …

The Southern Ocean supports ecosystem services that are important on a global scale.
Climate change and human activities (tourism, fishing, and research) will affect both the …

The biotic and abiotic assets of the marine environment form the “marine natural capital”
embedded in the global ocean. Marine natural capital provides the flow of “marine …

Abstract In 2017, more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries signed a second warning
letter to humanity to caution against our continued wholesale destruction of global …

Coastal erosion is a major issue facing Europe that will only worsen under future climate
change and the resulting sea level rise. One effect of erosion is the loss of ecosystem …

Coastal ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people are at risk from a changing
climate and increasing human activities. Marine protected areas (MPAs) serve as a widely …