As the global ocean continues to experience the consequences of an increase in the
frequency and intensity of heat waves, the trend is expected to persist into the 21st century …

The increasing global population poses a huge challenge to food security, especially in
terms of providing adequate sustainable and affordable high quality lipids. This article …

Biological effects of microplastics on the health of bivalves have been demonstrated
elsewhere, but ecological impacts on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of bivalve …

Essential fatty acids (EFA), which are primarily generated by phytoplankton, limit growth and
reproduction in diverse heterotrophs. The biochemical composition of phytoplankton is well …

In light of the current rising mean temperatures and fluctuations in temperature extremes
involved in global climate change, a cause-and-effect understanding of the temperature …

Summer mortality of some bivalve species is often associated with the change of
environmental temperature. This study compares the response of immunological parameters …

There are few data on Crassostrea virginica physiological rates across the range of salinities
and temperatures to which they are regularly exposed, and this limits the applicability of …

Background Dietary exposure to the cyanotoxin BMAA is suspected to be the cause of
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the Western Pacific Islands. In Europe and North America …

Globally, the production of marine bivalves has been steadily increasing over the past
several decades. As the effects of human population growth are magnified, bivalves help …

Human bivalve consumption in Europe has steadily increased in the last years, particularly
during summer months when seawater temperature increases. Since ocean warming is …