Human impacts on the species-area relationship in reef fish assemblages
An FMAP study on reef fish biodiversity found that humans impact one of the oldest known laws in ecology, the…
A clear human footprint on the Caribbean coral reefs
The recent degradation of coral reefs worldwide is increasingly well documented, yet the underlying causes remain debated. This study used…
A Global Assessment of Salmon Aquaculture Impacts on Wild Salmonids
The impact of salmon farming on wild salmon and trout is a hotly debated issue in all countries where salmon…
Historical baselines for large marine animals
A review of the approaches used in the emerging field of marine historical ecology reveals patterns of historical changes in…
Management Effectiveness of the World’s Marine Fisheries
A new study provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence fisheries’ sustainability. The study assessed the effectiveness…
Sex-specific, seasonal foraging tactics of adult grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) revealed by state-space analysis
State–space models were used to look at foraging and traveling patterns of male and female adult grey seals using satellite…
The influence of geological, geochemical, and biogenic habitat heterogeneity on seep biodiversity
A set of theoretical metacommunity models demonstrate that the response of biodiversity to habitat heterogeneity in deep seeps has a…
Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity
FMAP researchers examined global patterns and predictors of species richness across 13 major species groups ranging from zooplankton to marine…
Decline of marine phytoplankton over past century
An unprecedented collection of historical and recent oceanographic data was used to document phytoplankton declines of approximately 1% of the…
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