Human society is dependent on nature1,2, but whether our ecological foundationsare at risk remains unknown in the absence of systematic monitoring of species’populations3. Knowledge of species fuctuations is particularly inadequate in themarine realm...

The vertical distributions of total organic carbon (TOC), total nitro- gen (TN),TOC/TN and δ13C in sediment core XCW of Xincun Lagoon are demonstrated in Fig. 4 and Table S2. The trends in TOC and TN in sediment core XCW exhibit similar patterns, and...

Studied areaThe data were from a long-term continuous monitoring program on the coastline of Taisi Township, Yunlin County, western Taiwan of the Taiwan Strait (Fig. 1). The Taiwan Strait is an essentially meridional channel connecting the East and S...

2.1.  Preparation and characterization of different nanoplasticss Three kinds of PS nanoplastics (NPs, NPs-NH2, NPs-COOH) (100 nm, spherical type) obtained from Tianjin BaseLine ChromTech Research Centre, China were used in this study for exposure. B...

Study sites and species All work was carried out at the Bolinao Marine Labora- tory (BML) of the University of the Philippines (see map, Online Resource 1). The merulinid corals F. colemani and F. abdita are hermaphroditic broadcast spawners and have...

Principal component analyses (PCA) explored the degree to which environmental factors [cover of macroalgae and of different types of turf (cropped turf, sedimented turf, Stegastes-defended turf cover), productivity of algal turf and of macroalgae, nu...

No secular trends in the spatially averaged Fe stress are appar- ent in the 20-year time series in any HNLC region (Figs. 3 and 4). The Fe stress fluctuations in EQ coincide with the monthly average SSTsat anomalies (SSTmonth − SST2003–2022 average) ...

This study exposed Paramecium caudatum to aqueous solutions with varying PVC mass concentrations (0.00, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, and 0.12 g/L) before and after aging for 15 days. Compared to blank controls, it was observed that PVC exposure influenced the g...

To better understand the changes of PVC after long-term aging in marine environments, an UVA accelerated aging experiment was con- ducted.  PVC  samples we...

A new EU-funded project will provide a step change in how we observe the ocean to improve biodiversity and climate assessments. We are making continuous advancements in the way we observe and model our ocean to better understand and assess the state ...