Climatic extremes are becoming increasingly common against a background trend of global
warming. In the oceans, marine heatwaves (MHWs)—discrete periods of anomalously warm …

Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

BACKGROUND Anthropogenic climate change is altering the structure and functioning of
ecosystems globally. The upper layers of the oceans have absorbed> 90% of the excess …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are prolonged extreme oceanic warm water events. They can
have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems—for example, causing mass coral …

With increasingly intense marine heatwaves affecting nearshore regions, foundation species
are coming under increasing stress. To better understand their impacts, we examine …

Marine heatwaves threaten the persistence of kelp forests globally. However, the observed
responses of kelp forests to these events have been highly variable on local scales. Here …

Marine heatwaves (MHW) are becoming stronger and more frequent across the globe.
MHWs affect the thermal physiology of all biological organisms, but wider ecosystem effects …

Marine heatwaves are becoming a severe challenge for marine ecosystems. However,
current understanding of their impacts on phytoplankton, especially biomass and community …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs), discrete but prolonged periods of anomalously warm seawater,
can fundamentally restructure marine communities and ecosystems. Although our …