Shady business: the darkening of estuaries constrains benthic ecosystem function

Highlights 

• This study considers the implications of altered light climate on microphytobenthic (MPB) production in shallow estuaries.
• The research highlights how the interplay between local and global scale stressors may ultimately trigger ecological collapse under future global change.

Keywords

Light limitation, Photosynthesis-irradiance curves, Intertidal, Benthic, Sea-level rise, Hypsometry, Microphytobenthos, Estuary