From native pre-Columbian subsistence economies to the modern global economy,
mangroves have played an important role providing goods and services to human societies …

In an era of rapid global change, conservation managers urgently need improved tools to
track and counter declining ecosystem conditions. This need is particularly acute in the …

Coral reefs are exceptionally biodiverse and human dependence on their ecosystem
services is high. Reefs experience significant direct and indirect anthropogenic pressures …

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 …

This study summarises the diversity of living macroinvertebrates and seaweeds from the
intertidal and subtidal rocky shores along Ecuadorian continental coast. Benthic …

Warming ocean temperatures are considered to be an important cause of the degradation of
the world's coral reefs. Marine protected areas (MPA s) have been proposed as one tool to …

Assessing the impact of global changes and protection effectiveness is a key step in
monitoring marine fishes. Most traditional census methods are demanding or destructive …

The health of the coral reefs of the Abrolhos Bank (southwestern Atlantic) was characterized
with a holistic approach using measurements of four ecosystem components:(i) inorganic …

Isla del Coco has one of the most diverse and well-conserved coral reefs in Costa Rica.
These reefs have been extensively studied since the 1980's, however those studies focused …

Reef Life Survey (RLS) provides a new model for ecological monitoring through training
experienced recreational divers in underwater visual census methods to the level of skilled …