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Identifying the interacting roles of stressors in driving the global loss of canopy‐forming to mat‐forming algae in marine ecosystems by Strain, Elisabeth M. A, Thomson, Russell J, Micheli, Fiorenza, Mancuso, Francesco P, Airoldi, Laura

“…Identifying the type and strength of interactions between local anthropogenic and other stressors can help to set achievable management targets for degraded…”
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Integrating abundance and functional traits reveals new global hotspots of fish diversity by Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Bates, Amanda E., Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Duffy, J. Emmett, Baker, Susan C., Thomson, Russell J., Stuart-Smith, Jemina F., Hill, Nicole A., Kininmonth, Stuart J., Airoldi, Laura, Becerro, Mikel A., Campbell, Stuart J., Dawson, Terence P., Navarrete, Sergio A., Soler, German A., Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Willis, Trevor J., Edgar, Graham J.

“…Global reef fish diversity is studied with metrics incorporating species abundances and functional traits; these identify diversity hotspots corresponding to…”
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Assessing the role of natural kelp forests in modifying seawater chemistry by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Swearer, Stephen E., Ambler, India, Morris, Rebecca L., Nickols, Kerry J.

“…Climate change is causing widespread impacts on seawater pH through ocean acidification (OA). Kelp forests, in some locations can buffer the effects of OA…”
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Management of local stressors can improve the resilience of marine canopy algae to global stressors by Strain, Elisabeth M A, van Belzen, Jim, van Dalen, Jeroen, Bouma, Tjeerd J, Airoldi, Laura

“…Coastal systems are increasingly threatened by multiple local anthropogenic and global climatic stressors. With the difficulties in remediating global…”
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The effects of an invasive habitat modifier on the biotic interactions between two native herbivorous species and benthic habitat in a subtidal rocky reef ecosystem by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Johnson, Craig R.

“…Range expanding species can have major impacts on marine ecosystems but experimental field based studies are often lacking. The urchin Centrostephanus…”
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Effects of a range-expanding sea urchin on behaviour of commercially fished abalone by Strain, Elisabeth M A, Johnson, Craig R, Thomson, Russell J

“…Global climate change has resulted in a southerly range expansion of the habitat modifying sea urchin Centrostephanus rodgersii to the east coast of Tasmania,…”
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Intensive fishing of marine consumers causes a dramatic shift in the benthic habitat on temperate rocky reefs by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Johnson, Craig R.

“…Intensive fishing can cause dramatic, long-lasting shifts in benthic habitat. This study used three approaches to test whether overharvesting of blacklip…”
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Testing the efficacy of sea urchin exclusion methods for restoring kelp by Sharma, Rituraj, Swearer, Stephen E., Morris, Rebecca L., Strain, Elisabeth M.A.

“…Kelps are ecosystem engineers, which collectively form forests that provide a variety of important ecosystem services for humans and other organisms. Kelp…”
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Effects of Pollution From Anthropogenic Point Sources on the Recruitment of Sessile Estuarine Reef Biota by Fowles, Amelia E., Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Kirkpatrick, James B., Hill, Nicole, Thomson, Russell J., Strain, Elisabeth M. A.

“…Expanding urbanisation in estuaries and the increase in pollutants from anthropogenic point sources can affect nearby benthic assemblages. Using a paired…”
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Eco-engineering urban infrastructure for marine and coastal biodiversity: Which interventions have the greatest ecological benefit? by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Olabarria, Celia, Mayer-Pinto, Mariana, Cumbo, Vivian, Morris, Rebecca L., Bugnot, Ana B., Dafforn, Katherine A., Heery, Eliza, Firth, Louise B., Brooks, Paul R., Bishop, Melanie J.

“…1. Along urbanised coastlines, urban infrastructure is increasingly becoming the dominant habitat. These structures are often poor surrogates for natural…”
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Global conservation outcomes depend on marine protected areas with five key features by Edgar, Graham J., Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Willis, Trevor J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Baker, Susan C., Banks, Stuart, Barrett, Neville S., Becerro, Mikel A., Bernard, Anthony T. F., Berkhout, Just, Buxton, Colin D., Campbell, Stuart J., Cooper, Antonia T., Davey, Marlene, Edgar, Sophie C., Försterra, Günter, Galván, David E., Irigoyen, Alejo J., Kushner, David J., Moura, Rodrigo, Parnell, P. Ed, Shears, Nick T., Soler, German, Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Thomson, Russell J.

“…Marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important and increasing component of marine conservation strategy, but their effectiveness is variable and debated; now a…”
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Material type influences the abundance but not richness of colonising organisms on marine structures by Dodds, Kate C., Schaefer, Nina, Bishop, Melanie J., Nakagawa, Shinichi, Brooks, Paul R., Knights, Antony M., Strain, Elisabeth M.A.

“…Urbanisation of coastal areas and growth in the blue economy drive the proliferation of artificial structures in marine environments. These structures support…”
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Erratum to: Intensive fishing of marine consumers causes a dramatic shift in the benthic habitat on temperate rocky reefs by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Johnson, Craig R.

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Endangered giant kelp forests support similar fish and macroinvertebrate communities to sympatric stipitate kelp forests by Forbes, Hunter, Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Bennett, Scott, Ling, Scott D., Layton, Cayne

“…Kelp forests provide habitat for many species, but it remains uncertain whether specific kelp forest types support distinct biodiversity. Surface…”
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Effects of two decades of rising sea surface temperatures on sublittoral macrobenthos communities in Northern Ireland, UK by Goodwin, Claire E., Strain, Elisabeth M.A., Edwards, Hugh, Bennett, Stephanie C., Breen, Joe P., Picton, Bernard E.

“…We examined whether two decades of rising sea surface temperatures have resulted in significant changes in the benthic community and frequency of occurrence of…”
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A comparison of visual and molecular methods for inferring biological communities in aquaculture enriched sediments - Impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis by Coutts, Alexander, Zimmermann, Danielle, Davey, Adam, Bowman, John P., Ross, Donald J., Strain, Elisabeth M.A.

“…Nutrients introduced to the environment by finfish aquaculture pose environmental risks, which can be mitigated by robust environmental monitoring. Biological…”
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Conceptualisation of multiple impacts interacting in the marine environment using marine infrastructure as an example by Komyakova, Valeriya, Jaffrés, Jasmine B.D., Strain, Elisabeth M.A., Cullen-Knox, Coco, Fudge, Maree, Langhamer, Olivia, Bender, Anke, Yaakub, Siti M., Wilson, Eloise, Allan, Bridie J.M., Sella, Ido, Haward, Marcus

“…The human population is increasingly reliant on the marine environment for food, trade, tourism, transport, communication and other vital ecosystem services…”
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A global assessment of the direct and indirect benefits of marine protected areas for coral reef conservation by Strain, Elisabeth M. A., Edgar, Graham J., Ceccarelli, Daniela, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Hosack, Geoffrey R., Thomson, Russell J.

“…Aim Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented to conserve or restore coral reef biodiversity, yet evidence of their benefits for enhancing…”
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Key Principles for Managing Recovery of Kelp Forests through Restoration by MORRIS, REBECCA L., HALE, ROBIN, STRAIN, ELISABETH M. A., REEVES, SIMON E., VERGÉS, ADRIANA, MARZINELLI, EZEQUIEL M., LAYTON, CAYNE, SHELAMOFF, VICTOR, GRAHAM, TRISTAN D. J., CHEVALIER, MATHILDE, SWEARER, STEPHEN E.

“…There is increasing interest in mitigating the loss of kelp forests through restoration, but this has received scant attention relative to other coastal…”
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Assessing the ecological functioning and biodiversity of remnant native flat oyster (Ostrea angasi) reefs in temperate southeast Australia by Strain, Elisabeth M.A., Bugnot, Ana B., Hancock, Boze, Fulweiler, Robinson W., Ross, Donald J., Reeves, Simon E.

“…Oyster reefs are critically endangered coastal habitats which provide valuable ecosystems services. Despite their importance, there remains a significant…”
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