“…Studies endeavoring to assess links between local human disturbance and macroalgae cover should therefore consider these environmental factors in analyses. Macroalgae taxa also exhibit variability in their responses to local human and environmental stressors, including temperature (Anton et al, 2020; Fabricius et al, 2023), fishing pressure (Gilby et al, 2015), water pollution (Fabricius, 2005; McClanahan et al, 2004; McCook, 1999), and sedimentation (Fabricius, 2005; Harris et al, 2021). Research investigating these taxon‐specific responses to local stressors are lacking for all but the most common macroalgae.…”