Structural complexity provided by the living coral reef framework is the basis of the rich and
dynamic biodiversity in coral reefs. In many cases today, the reduction in habitat complexity …

Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

Marine lakes are unique ecosystems that contain isolated populations of marine organisms.
Isolated from the surrounding marine habitat, many lakes house numerous endemic …

Although coral reef health across the globe is declining as a result of anthropogenic impacts,
relatively little is known of how environmental variability influences reef organisms other …

Substrate cover, water quality parameters and assemblages of corals, fishes, sponges,
echinoderms, ascidians, molluscs, benthic foraminifera and macroalgae were sampled …

Sponges are important for maintaining ecosystem function and integrity of marine and
freshwater benthic communities worldwide. Despite this, there has been no assessment of …

Amongst other threats, the world's oceans are faced with man-made pollution, including an
increasing number of microparticulate pollutants. Sponges, aquatic filter-feeding animals …

In this article, the variability of physical settings of anchialine systems in Indonesia is
discussed together with the consequences these settings have for the environment and …

Background Coral reefs degrade globally at an alarming rate, with benthic algae often
replacing corals. However, the extent to which benthic algae contribute to coral mortality …

In remote, tropical areas human influences increase, potentially threatening pristine
seagrass systems. We aim (i) to provide a bench-mark for a near-pristine seagrass system in …