MaCoBioS is working across six marine and coastal ecosystems: seagrass beds, coral reefs, mangroves, coralligenous and calcareous bio-concretion assemblages, salt marshes and kelp forests. Here, we provide a collection of blogs exploring what these ecosystems are, why they are important for nature and people, and how we are studying them.
Discovering mangroves My enthusiasm for mangrove ecology started in a long house in the Gulf Province in Papua New Guinea. This huge structure was made
Kelp forests and their importance for nature and society Kelp forests are often regarded as “underwater rainforests”. Formed by the dense growth of several kelp
Why do we need to map the ocean? The ocean is essential for all aspects of human well-being and livelihoods. Marine ecosystems provide food, moderate