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 …

Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where
high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the …

Continental shelf and margins contains a wide variety of habitats that have traditionally
remained poorly explored because of their inaccessibility to humans and low-light …

The first cave-dwelling Solenogastres—marine shell-less worm-like mollusks—were
sampled from Mediterranean marine caves floor silt in the Marseille area. The mollusks were …

Marine caves are unique and vulnerable habitats, threatened by multiple global and local
disturbances. Whilst the effects of climate change on marine caves have already been …

This Collective Article presents information about 30 species with records in eight countries
(Greece, Israel, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Syria and Türkiye) and six ecoregions …

Anchialine caves are characterized by high levels of endemism and extreme conditions.
However, few ecological studies have been conducted in these ecosystems. This study …

Fishes in marine caves have attracted limited attention by the scientific community in
comparison to subterranean fishes which have lost eyes and pigmentation. They constitute a …