Marine protected areas (MPA s) have grown exponentially, emerging as a widespread tool
to conserve biodiversity and enhance fisheries production. Although numerous empirical …

The coast of mainland Chile extends from 18° S to about 56° S, and is about 4200 km long.
In the north, the coast is characterized by continuous, regular, and wave-exposed shores …

The systematic degradation of marine ecosystems is a global phenomenon that has
important and diverse consequences including biodiversity loss and reduced ecosystem …

High complexity habitat traits (ie high heterogeneity and/or size of discrete habitat units)
often promote larger abundances of fauna. Sandy and rhodolith sea bottoms are typically …

Non-indigenous species (NIS) establish and thrive on floating artificial substrata along mid-
latitude shores, which might serve as propagule reservoirs and step** stones for their …

Food webs as representations of who eats whom are at the core of community ecology.
Incorporation of tools from network theory enables assessment of how complex systems …

Predation has direct impact on prey populations by reducing prey abundance. In addition,
predator presence alone can also have non-consumptive effects on prey species, potentially …

When shrimps select a habitat, the presence of elements like predators, shelter and
contamination might determine if an area is preferred or avoided. We hypothesised that …

Shallow water seascapes are complex systems, important for the life history and connectivity
of many marine fish species. Remote Underwater Video cameras (RUVs) are an …

Consumer pressure in benthic communities is predicted to be higher at low than at high
latitudes, but support for this pattern has been ambiguous, especially for herbivory. To …