Despite the wide range of functional roles performed by marine sponges they are still poorly
represented in many research, monitoring and conservation programmes. The aim of this …

Marine sponges have been considered as a gold mine during the past 50 years, with
respect to the diversity of their secondary metabolites. The biological effects of new …

Covering: up to June 2003Most benthic organisms produce planktonic larvae in their life
cycles; larval settlement and metamorphosis are influenced by many environmental factors …

The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science.
It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with …

Chemical mediation of interactions among marine organisms - Natural Product Reports (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B302334F Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Paracentrotus lividus is a rather large sea urchin. The diameter (horizontal test diameter
without spines) of largest individuals can reach 7.5 cm (eg Bonnet 1925; Boudouresque et …

This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging
understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans …

Marine Porifera host diverse microbial communities, which influence host metabolism and
fitness. However, functional relationships between sponge microbiomes and metabolic …

Marine sponges are potential sources of many unique metabolites, including cytotoxic and
anticancer compounds. Natural sponge populations are insufficient or inaccessible for …

There is increasing interest in biotechnological production of marine sponge biomass owing
to the discovery of many commercially important secondary metabolites in this group of …