Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding (parallel sequencing of DNA/RNA for
identification of whole communities within a targeted group) is revolutionizing the field of …

Marine caves are biodiversity reservoirs and refuge habitats, harbouring rare species and
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

A rapid temperature increase in the 1980-90s has been accompanied by dramatic and
unprecedented changes in the biota and communities of the Ligurian Sea. This review uses …

Decapod crustaceans are important components of the fauna of marine caves worldwide,
yet information on their ecology is still scarce. Mediterranean marine caves are perhaps the …

Coastal zones provide about 70% of world's ecosystems services. However, more than 25%
of these habitats have been modified by human activity at both land and sea. At the intertidal …

Hard substrates host globally a rich biodiversity, orders of magnitude higher in species
number than that in surrounding soft substrates. Among them, marine caves support unique …

Traditionally, monitoring approaches to survey marine caves have been constrained by
equipment limitations and strict safety protocols. Nowadays, the rise of new approaches …

Marine caves are unique and vulnerable habitats exhibiting high biodiversity and
heterogeneity, but threatened by multiple global and local disturbances. Marine caves …

Although more than 600 marine caves have been recorded so far along the Greek coasts of
the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), only a few have been systematically studied for …