The oceans appear ideal for biodiversity—they have unlimited water, a large area, are well
connected, have less extreme temperatures than on land, and contain more phyla and …

Marine mammals are impacted by many anthropogenic activities and mitigating these
impacts requires knowledge about the geographic occurrence of threats. Here, we …

In an era of accelerated biodiversity loss and limited conservation resources, systematic
prioritization of species and places is essential. In terrestrial vertebrates, evolutionary …

A key challenge in contemporary ecology and conservation is the accurate tracking of the
spatial distribution of various human impacts, such as fishing. While coastal fisheries in …

In recent decades, many marine populations have experienced major declines in
abundance, but we still know little about where management interventions may help protect …

Increases in the demand and price for industrial metals, combined with advances in
technological capabilities have now made deep-sea mining more feasible and economically …

Aim Marine forests of brown macroalgae create essential habitats for coastal species and
support invaluable ecological services. Here, we provide the first global analysis of species …

Efforts to understand and map cumulative impacts of human activities on ecosystems have
gained new interest and relevance as management moves towards ecosystem‐based …

Human impacts contribute to the reduction of biodiversity. To describe biodiversity loss and
identify its causes, biologists (in particular ecologists) use a wide range of models …

Global prioritisation of where to locate Marine Protected Areas (MPA) has not considered
both a comprehensive range of measures of biodiversity as well as threatened species …