YOUMARES 9 - The Oceans: Our Research, Our Future

<p></p><p>1. Science for the Future: The Use of Citizen Science in Marine Research and Conservation.- 2. A Literature Review on Stakeholder Participation in Coastal and Marine Fisheries.- 3. Law and Policy Dimensions of Ocean Governance.- 4. Status and Threats to Marine Biodiversity in the Anthropocene.- 5. Challenges in Marine Restoration Ecology: How Techniques, Assessment Metrics and Ecosystem Valuation can lead to Improved Restoration Success.- 6. Understanding how Microplastics Affect Marine Biota on the Cellular Level is Important for Assessing Ecosystem Function – A Review.- 7. Chemical Biodiversity and Bioactivities of Saponins in Echinodermata with an Emphasis on Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea).- 8. Secondary Metabolites of Marine Microbes: From Natural Products Chemistry to Chemical Ecology.- 9. Sponges Revealed: A Synthesis of their Overlooked Ecological Functions within Aquatic Ecosystems.- 10. Theories, Vectors, and Computer Models – Marine Invasion Science in the Anthropocene.- 11. Benthos-Pelagos Interconnectivity: Antarctic Shelf Examples.- 12. Investigating the Land-Sea Transition Zone.- 13. Fisheries and Tourism: Social, Economic and Ecological Trade-offs in Coral Reef Systems.- 14. Progress in Microbial Ecology in Ice Covered Seas.- 15. Complex Interactions Between Aquatic Organisms and Their Chemical Environment Elucidated from Different Perspectives.</p><br><p></p>