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  • To better understand the impacts of marine heatwaves in coastal ecosystems, this study examined the responses of habitat-forming species (macroalgae, seagrass, and corals) to heatwave events in 1322 areas across 85 marine ecoregions. The results suggest marine heatwaves play a key role in the decline of habitat-forming species globally, although some areas exhibit a level of resilience.

    • Kathryn E. Smith
    • Margot Aubin
    • Dan A. Smale
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 15, P: 1-14

  • Ecologists must understand how marine life responds to changing local conditions, rather than to overall global temperature rise, say Amanda E. Bates and 16 colleagues.

    • Amanda E. Bates
    • Brian Helmuth
    • Gil Rilov
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature
    Volume: 560, P: 299-301

  • Coastal seaweed transported to the open ocean contributes up to 3–4% of the particulate organic carbon sinking into the deeper ocean, according to combined ecological and biogeochemical modelling.

    • Karen Filbee-Dexter
    • Albert Pessarrodona
    • Dorte Krause-Jensen
    Research
    Nature Geoscience
    Volume: 17, P: 552-559

  • By combining fisheries, nutrient, and carbon cycling data, this synthesis suggests that marine kelp forests, a dominant but often undescribed habitat, provide services with a potential value of $111,000/ha/year and a global yearly value of $500 billion.

    • Aaron M. Eger
    • Ezequiel M. Marzinelli
    • Adriana Vergés
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-13

  • In 2011 the waters along the west coast of Australia—a global hotspot of biodiversity—experienced an unprecedented (in recorded times) warming event with warming anomalies of 2–4 °C that persisted for more than ten weeks. Now research shows that biodiversity patterns of temperate seaweeds, invertebrates and fishes were significantly different following the warming event.

    • Thomas Wernberg
    • Dan A. Smale
    • Cecile S. Rousseaux
    Research
    Nature Climate Change
    Volume: 3, P: 78-82

  • Species interactions that can enhance habitat heterogeneity such as facilitation cascades of foundation species have been overlooked in biodiversity models. This study conducted 22 geographically distributed experiments in different ecosystems and biogeographical regions to assess the extent to which biodiversity is explained by three axes of habitat heterogeneity in facilitation cascades.

    • Mads S. Thomsen
    • Andrew H. Altieri
    • Gerhard Zotz
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 13, P: 1-9

  • Screening of a library of bile acid metabolites revealed two derivatives of lithocholic acid that act as regulators of T helper cells that express IL-17a and regulatory T cells, thus influencing host immune responses.

    • Saiyu Hang
    • Donggi Paik
    • Jun R. Huh
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 576, P: 143-148

  • Record-high ocean temperatures, combined with a confluence of extreme climate and weather patterns, are pushing the world into uncharted waters. Researchers must help communities to plan how best to reduce the risks.

    • Alistair J. Hobday
    • Michael T. Burrows
    • Thomas Wernberg
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature
    Volume: 621, P: 38-41

  • Impacts from marine heatwaves can be devastating, but understanding their causes is largely based on case studies. Here the authors carry out a global assessment of literature and sea surface temperatures to identify important local processes, climate modes and teleconnections that drive marine heatwaves regionally.

    • Neil J. Holbrook
    • Hillary A. Scannell
    • Thomas Wernberg
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 10, P: 1-13

  • In 2023–2024, widespread marine heatwaves associated with record ocean temperatures impacted ocean processes, marine species, ecosystems and coastal communities, with economic consequences. Despite warnings, interventions were limited. Proactive strategies are needed for inevitable future events.

    • Kathryn E. Smith
    • Alex Sen Gupta
    • Dan A. Smale
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Climate Change
    Volume: 15, P: 231-235

  • Marine heatwaves are climatic extremes with devastating and long-term impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries and aquaculture. Here the authors use a range of ocean temperature observations to identify significant increases in marine heatwaves over the past century.

    • Eric C. J. Oliver
    • Markus G. Donat
    • Thomas Wernberg
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 9, P: 1-12

  • Marine heatwaves are increasing in frequency, but they vary in their manifestation. All events impact ecosystem structure and functioning, with increased risk of negative impacts linked to greater biodiversity, number of species near their thermal limit and additional human impacts.

    • Dan A. Smale
    • Thomas Wernberg
    • Pippa J. Moore
    Research
    Nature Climate Change
    Volume: 9, P: 306-312

  • Marine heatwaves (MHWs) have become more intense and widespread globally, affecting species, ecosystems and people. After summarizing how and why MHWs are changing, this Review explores these impacts and their underlying mechanisms, highlights knowledge gaps and considers opportunities to mitigate the effects of MHWs.

    • Thomas Wernberg
    • Mads S. Thomsen
    • Katie Smith
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Biodiversity
    Volume: 1, P: 461-479

  • MEF2C is a transcription factor required for B-cell proliferation. Here the authors show that MEF2C is also needed in B-cell development and recovery from stress by inducing expression of DNA repair factors that prevent double stranded breaks and enable VDJ recombination.

    • Wenyuan Wang
    • Tonis Org
    • Hanna K. A. Mikkola
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 7, P: 1-15

  • The role of Blue Carbon in climate change mitigation and adaptation has now reached international prominence. Here the authors identified the top-ten unresolved questions in the field and find that most questions relate to the precise role blue carbon can play in mitigating climate change and the most effective management actions in maximising this.

    • Peter I. Macreadie
    • Andrea Anton
    • Carlos M. Duarte
    ReviewsOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 10, P: 1-13

  • Mapping seagrass extent along the western European and north African Atlantic coastline reveals that timings of peak extent vary by up to 5 months along a latitude range of 23 degrees, according to analyses of high-spatial and temporal resolution satellite data obtained from the Sentinel-2 Multispectral Instrument.

    • Bede Ffinian Rowe Davies
    • Simon Oiry
    • Laurent Barillé
    ResearchOpen Access
    Communications Earth & Environment
    Volume: 5, P: 1-13

  • Prolonged extreme oceanic warm water events, known as marine heatwaves, can have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems. This Perspective explores the predictability of marine heatwaves, taking into account the physical drivers, monitoring and prediction approaches, and stakeholder considerations.

    • Neil J. Holbrook
    • Alex Sen Gupta
    • Thomas Wernberg
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
    Volume: 1, P: 482-493