The geological history of the Mediterranean Sea, its hydrography and connection with the
Atlantic Ocean have been well documented. Despite a wealth of historical and …

Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

Rafting of marine and terrestrial organisms has important ecological, biogeographical and
evolutionary implications. Herein the general principles of rafting are described and how …

The Catalan Sea, located between the eastern Iberian coast and the Balearic Islands, is a
representative portion of the western Mediterranean basin and provides a valuable case …

Defining the scale of connectivity among marine populations and identifying the barriers to
gene flow are tasks of fundamental importance for understanding the genetic structure of …

The population structure of the edible Atlanto‐Mediterranean sea urchin Paracentrotus
lividus is described by analysing sequence variation in a fragment of the mitochondrial gene …

The phylogeography of thornback rays (Raja clavata) was assessed from European waters,
using five nuclear microsatellite loci and mitochondrial cytochome b sequences. Strong …

Recent debate regarding microbial biogeography has focused largely on free‐living
microbes, yet those microbes associated with host organisms are also of interest from a …

The red coral Corallium rubrum has a long history of intensive exploitation. As a
consequence, most populations have been overharvested, which may be leading to …

The need for international cooperation in marine resource management and conservation
has been reflected in the increasing number of agreements aiming for effective and well …