Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

The reproductive strategies of an organism play a major role in the dynamics of the
population and the biogeography and continuity of the species. Numerous processes are …

Intraspecific variation in offspring size is of fundamental ecological and evolutionary
importance. The level of provisioning an organism receives from its mother can have far …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Vermetids form reefs in sub-tropical and warm-temperate waters that protect coasts from
erosion, regulate sediment transport and accumulation, serve as carbon sinks and provide …

The Cerithioidea is an ecologically important superfamily of basal Caenogastropoda with
speciose marine, brackish water, and freshwater lineages primarily in tropical, subtropical …

The reef building vermetid gastropod Dendropoma petraeum inhabits the warmest waters of
the Mediterranean Sea and is considered a threatened marine species. The aim of this study …

A previous molecular study has revealed that the Mediterranean reef building vermetid
gastropod Dendropoma petraeum conforms a complex of at least four cryptic species with …

Many human activities add new structures to the marine landscape. Despite the fact that
human structures cause some inevitable impacts, surprisingly little information exists on the …

Blood flukes of the family Spirorchiidae are significant pathogens of both free-ranging and
captive marine turtles. Despite a significant proportion of marine turtle mortality being …