Habitat-forming organisms are frequently used as biomonitors in marine environments due
to a widespread ability to accumulate toxic contaminants. Few studies, however, have …

Wild and cultured edible tunicates: a review Page 1 Management of Biological Invasions (2016)
Volume 7, Issue 1: 59–66 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2016.7.1.08 © 2016 The Author(s) …

Abstract The Southern Ocean is a key player in the climate, ocean, and atmospheric system.
As the only direct connection between all three major oceans since the opening of the …

Coral mortality is a global phenomenon of increasing magnitude, correlated with climate
change. Prolonged marine heatwaves have particularly affected the north Aegean Sea in …

Although sponges constitute the dominant sessile organisms in marine caves, their
functional role as ecosystem engineers has received little attention in this habitat type. In this …

Many studies have documented habitat cascades where two co‐occurring habitat‐forming
species control biodiversity. However, more than two habitat‐formers could theoretically co …

Ascidians' bioaccumulation is frequently responsible for the massive growth of certain
species, causing detrimental effects on aquaculture facilities. The goal of this study is to …

Species distribution, abundance, and long-term survival are determined by biotic and abiotic
regimes. However, little is known about the importance of these factors in species range …

Ocean acidification (OA), one of the main climate-change-related stressors linked to
increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere, is considered an important threat to …

Environmental factors, such as temperature and salinity, are known to influence distribution
patterns and invasion success in ascidians. The solitary ascidian Microcosmus exasperatus …