In the absence of horizontal migration, salt marshes must build vertical elevation to persist under sea level rise by building soil through primary production and inorganic sediment deposition. Here we examine a phenomenon observed in a high salinity salt marsh estuary whereby leaf-surface coatings form on Spartina alterniflora (aka Sporobolus alterniflorus ) leaves and we investigate whether these coatings can inhibit photosy...

The role of river size on fish communities remains underexplored in freshwater ecology. Small streams, despite accounting for 75% of stream length, are more vulnerable to human impacts and often lack legislative protection. Nevertheless, they can serve as refuges and rearing areas for fish, including rare or threatened species. To understand if small streams host distinct fish assemblages, we analysed fish β‐diversity across s...

Introducing insect biocontrol agents sourced from a plant’s native range is an effective, sustainable management strategy for invasive plants. However, not all biocontrol programmes achieve the desired outcome because control agents either fail to establish or are ineffective. Heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), introduced from the United Kingdom (UK) to New Zealand (NZ) to control the invasive shrub...

Climate change threatens biodiversity when species cannot tolerate, adapt to, or track shifting environmental conditions to stay within their climatic niches. A major unresolved question is whether and how species' genetic diversity modulates these dynamics, buffering against range contractions or facilitating range expansions. To test this, we integrated the largest global databases of species range shifts and genetic diversi...

Coastal communities worldwide face accelerating risks from sea-level rise and intensifying storms, yet many lack the capacity and framework needed to adapt. ResilientWoodsHole ( RWH ), a private–public partnership in the low-lying scientific village of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, offers lessons learned and practical strategies for how small communities can meet this challenge. Bringing together thirteen partners, including Wood...

Introducing insect biocontrol agents to manage invasive plants is an effective and sustainable management option. However, biocontrol agents sometimes fail to establish or are ineffective in the new range. Heather beetle Lochmaea suturalis, (Thomson, 1866) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) sourced from the United Kingdom (UK), was introduced into New Zealand’s North Island Central Plateau (CP) to control invasive Calluna vulgaris (L...

Reliable predictions of species responses to intensifying temperature extremes are crucial for managing climate change impacts. However, limited data of species' responses to heat stress across their distribution restricts prediction accuracy. Here we analyse three‐decades of kelp abundance observations in Australia, including cool to warm‐edge populations, relative to marine heatwaves (MHWs). As MHWs intensified, changes in k...