Geomorphometry, the science of quantitative terrain characterization, has traditionally
focused on the investigation of terrestrial landscapes. However, the dramatic increase in the …

Subtidal marine sediments are one of the planet's primary carbon stores and strongly
influence the oceanic sink for atmospheric CO2. By far the most widespread human activity …

The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major
sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an effective tool for …

Geodiversity—the variability of Earth's surface materials, forms, and physical processes—is
an integral part of nature and crucial for sustaining ecosystems and their services. It provides …

Climate change is causing range shifts in many marine species, with implications for
biodiversity and fisheries. Previous research has mainly focused on how species' ranges will …

Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …

Understanding the effects of scale is essential to the understanding of natural ecosystems,
particularly in marine environments where sampling is more limited and sporadic than in …

As marine ecosystems are influenced by global and regional processes, standardized
information on community structure has become crucial for assessing broad-scale …

Invertebrates inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems make important contributions to
global biodiversity and provide significant services that have cascading effects across …

Globally, soils store two to three times as much carbon as currently resides in the
atmosphere, and it is critical to understand how soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and …