Aquaculture has been one of the fastest‐growing food production systems sectors for over
three decades. With its growth, the demand for alternative, cheaper and high‐quality feed …

Aquatic organisms rely on microbial symbionts for co** with various challenges they
encounter during stress and for defending themselves against predators, pathogens and …

Heavy metal pollution in the mariculture areas is of considerable attention due to its potential
ecological effects and public concern for seafood safety. A better understanding of the …

Sponge diversity has been reported to decrease from well-preserved to polluted
environments, but whether diversity and intra-species variation of their associated …

How coral reefs with high productivity and biodiversity can flourish in oligotrophic tropical
oceans has inspired substantial research on coral reef ecosystems. Increasing evidence …

Sponges are predicted to dominate future reef ecosystems influenced by anthropogenic
stressors and global climate change. The ecological success of sponges is attributed to their …

Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Aquaculture plays a major role in the coastal economy of the Mediterranean Sea. This raises
the issue of the impact of fish cages on the surrounding environment. Here, we explore the …

Coral larval settlement relies on biogenic cues such as those elicited by microbial biofilm
communities, a crucial element of coral recruitment. Eutrophication can modify these biofilm …

Climate change is expanding marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), while anthropogenic
nutrient input depletes oxygen concentrations locally. The effects of deoxygenation on …