Colin M. Ebert

TL;DR: This article developed an ecosystem-specific, multiscale spatial model to synthesize 17 global data sets of anthropogenic drivers of ecological change for 20 marine ecosystems and found that no area is unaffected by human influence and that a large fraction (41%) is strongly affected by multiple drivers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors apply methods developed to map cumulative impacts globally to the California Current using more comprehensive and higher-quality data for 25 human activities and 19 marine ecosystems and reveal that coastal ecosystems near high human population density and the continental shelves off Oregon and Washington are the most heavily impacted, climate change is the top threat, and impacts from multiple threats are ubiquitous.

TL;DR: In this article, spatial data on 14 recent anthropogenic threats specific to this region were gathered or created, including alien species, bottom fishing, lobster trap fishing, ship-based pollution, ship strike risks, marine debris, research diving, research equipment installation, research wildlife sacrifice, and several anthropogenic climate change threats i.e., increase in ultraviolet (UV) radiation, seawater acidification, the number of warm ocean temperature anomalies relevant to disease outbreaks and coral bleaching, and sea level rise.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors quantify the global cumulative impact of four pervasive land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems, including nutrient input, organic and inorganic pollution, and the direct impact of coastal populations (e.g., coastal engineering and trampling).

TL;DR: In this paper, a multi-faceted study of Bishop pine (Pinus muricata D.Don) along a coastal-inland transect on an island off Southern California was conducted.