Tropical coastal benthic communities will change in species composition and relative
dominance due to global (eg, increasing water temperature) and local (eg, increasing …

Striking genetic structure among marine populations at small spatial scales is becoming
evident with extensive molecular studies. Such observations suggest isolation at small …

Austropotamobius torrentium is one of four native European crayfish species inhabiting
Croatian freshwaters. Existence of eight divergent monophyletic mtDNA phylogroups was …

Anchialine lakes are a globally rare and unique ecosystem consisting of saline lakes
surrounded by land and isolated from the surrounding marine environment. These lakes …

The relative influence of geography, currents, and environment on gene flow within sessile
marine species remains an open question. Detecting subtle genetic differentiation at small …

Certain sponge species are difficult to identify using classical taxonomic characters, and
other techniques are often necessary. Here we used 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA …

To track changes in pelagic biodiversity in response to climate change, it is essential to
accurately define species boundaries. Shelled pteropods are a group of holoplanktonic …

Peripheral marine ecosystems can harbor endemic diversity and attract tourism attention, yet
are generally not included in conservation management plans due to their remoteness or …

Marine lakes are landlocked bodies of seawater, isolated to varying degrees from the
surrounding marine habitat. Isolated lakes generally have lower pH values, salinities and …

Marine lakes are bodies of seawater that are land-locked and maintain a subterranean
connection to the surrounding sea. Here, we document the species diversity of benthic …