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Challenges for Restoration of Coastal Marine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Coastal marine ecosystems provide critical goods and services to humanity but many are experiencing rapid degradation. The need for effective restoration tools capable of promoting large-scale recovery of coastal ecosystems in the face of intensifying ...
Avigdor Abelson, Daniel C. Reed, Graham J. Edgar, Carter S. Smith, Gary A. Kendrick, Robert J. Orth, Laura Airoldi, Laura Airoldi, Brian Silliman, Michael W. Beck, Gesche Krause, Nadav Shashar, Noga Stambler, Noga Stambler, Peter Nelson   +14 more
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The global spread of jellyfish hazards mirrors the pace of human imprint in the marine environment

Environment International, 2023
The rising demand of ecosystem services, due to the increasing human population in coastal areas, and the subsequent need to secure healthy and sustainable seas constitute a major challenge for marine ecosystems management.
Sun-Hee Lee, Li-Chun Tseng, Yang Ho Yoon, Eduardo Ramirez-Romero, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Juan Carlos Molinero   +5 more
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Amphiphilic Non‐Isocyanate Polyurethane Coatings With Tunable Antifouling and Fouling‐Release Performance: A Log‐Ratio Assessment Framework

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Amphiphilic non‐isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) coatings containing reactive hydrophobic poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) and hydrophilic methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG) prepolymers for marine antifouling (AF) and fouling‐release (FR) applications were investigated. The coatings were evaluated with a set of representative marine foulants.
Nastaran Shahzadeh, Shane J. Stafslien, Lyndsi J. VanderWal, John A. Finlay, Peter Allen, Anthony S. Clare, Ivan Hevus, Dean C. Webster   +7 more
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Satellite-Observed Acceleration in the Occurrence of Compound Marine Heatwave and Phytoplankton Bloom Events in the Global Coastal Ocean

Remote Sensing
The occurrence of marine heatwaves (MHWs) and phytoplankton blooms is accelerating under climate change, yet the frequency and drivers of their compound co-occurrence remain poorly understood. Using coastal-optimized satellite observations from 2003–2020,
Jiajun Ma, Chunzai Wang
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Gait Analysis of Pak Biawak: A Necrobot Lizard Built using the Skeleton of an Asian Water Monitor (Varanus Salvator)

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds, Donan Satria Yudha, Parvez Alam   +2 more
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From Lab to Landscape: Environmental Biohybrid Robotics for Ecological Futures

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This Perspective explores environmental biohybrid robotics, integrating living tissues, microorganisms, and insects for operation in real‐world ecosystems. It traces the leap from laboratory experiments to forests, wetlands, and urban environments and discusses key challenges, development pathways, and opportunities for ecological monitoring and ...
Miriam Filippi
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Genome Mining for Antimicrobial Compounds in Wild Marine Animals-Associated Enterococci

Marine Drugs, 2021
New ecosystems are being actively mined for new bioactive compounds. Because of the large amount of unexplored biodiversity, bacteria from marine environments are especially promising.
Janira Prichula, Muriel Primon-Barros, Romeu C. Z. Luz, Ícaro M. S. Castro, Thiago G. S. Paim, Maurício Tavares, Rodrigo Ligabue-Braun, Pedro A. d’Azevedo, Jeverson Frazzon, Ana P. G. Frazzon, Adriana Seixas, Michael S. Gilmore   +11 more
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A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Conceptual illustration of a Global Ecosystem Methane Observing System (GEM‐OS) integrating satellites, aircraft, atmospheric networks, and ecosystem measurements to quantify methane emissions from anthropogenic and natural sources. The multi‐scale observing framework improves source attribution, reduces uncertainty in regional methane budgets, and ...
P. Ciais, S. Peng, J. Chang, F. Li, Q. Zhu, K. Yuan, G. Hugelius, H. Li, Y. Cai, F. Chevallier, K. Tibrewal, E. A. Kort, K. Arndt, J. Watts, B. Buma, N. Besic, P. I. Palmer, H. Cadillo‐Quiroz, E. Euskirchen, M. J. Gondwe, A. Hoyt, R. Jackson, S. Malone, D. Monteverde, S. Natali, M. Ramonet, C. Rey‐Sanchez, L. B. Sagang, E. A. G. Schuur, R. Vargas, R. Varner, Z. Zhang, B. Poulter   +32 more
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Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2016
Human activities, both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits.
Angel Borja, Michael Elliott, Paul V.R. Snelgrove, Melanie C Austen, Torsten Berg, Sabine Cochrane, Jacob Carstensen, Danovaro Roberto, Simon Greenstreet, Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Christopher P Lynam, Marianna Mea, Alice Newton, Joana Patrício, Laura Uusitalo, Maria C Uyarra, Christian Wilson   +16 more
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Investigations of the Evolved Molecular Basis for Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Marine Sponges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Confirming and extending a previous observation in another Bubarida sponge, genomic and functional analyses of A. cavernosa reveal that sponges retain the mevalonate pathway and employ single α‐domain T1TSs and UbiA‐type TSs for terpenoid biosynthesis. The absence of T1TSs clustering with other biosynthetic genes tentatively suggests, based on limited ...
Fangyan Chen, Bao Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Guifang Sun, Yao Zhao, Jianpeng Zhang, Baofu Xu   +6 more
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