Monitoring biodiversity and how anthropogenic pressures impact this is critical, especially as
anthropogenically driven climate change continues to affect all ecosystems. Intertidal areas …

Marine artificial structures often support lower native species diversity and more non-
indigenous species (NIS), but adding complex habitat and using bioreceptive materials have …

Despite being widely distributed in Asia, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda is often overlooked
and, its population status remains unclear. Moreover, it is threatened by illegal harvesting …

Although more than 600 marine caves have been recorded so far along the Greek coasts of
the Aegean Sea (Eastern Mediterranean), only a few have been systematically studied for …

Global change is imposing significant losses in the functional traits of marine organisms.
Although areas of climatic refugia ameliorate local conditions and help them to persist, the …

Rocky tide pools are transition environments whose communities are affected by sudden
temperature, salinity and nutrient fluctuations. Furthermore, these environments are exposed …

The aim of this investigation was to assess the differences in terms of α-diversity, species
composition and trophic structure between peracarid assemblages inhabiting artificial hard …

This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of biomass estimation by non-destructive
sampling, determine whether the results derived from various types of marine macroalgae …

This study was conducted to assess the feasibility of biomass estimation by non-destructive
sampling, determine whether the results derived from various types of marine algae are …

Studies on the effects of shoreline modifications (eg seawall, breakwaters, groynes) on
marine biodiversity have shown they are not effective substitutes for natural habitats. To …