Introduction: Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of water is increasingly being used to monitor coastal biodiversity shifts. However, we have limited knowledge of whether samples collected during ...

Tipping points represent critical thresholds beyond which an ecosystem changes irreversibly, causing a cascade of potentially catastrophic effects on the environment. There is, however, cause for hope ...

Vertical walls of submarine canyons represent features of high conservation value that can provide natural areas of protection for vulnerable marine ecosystems under increasing anthropogenic pressure ...