Reef-building corals, recognized as cornerstone species in marine ecosystems, captivate
with their unique duality as both symbiotic partners and autotrophic entities. Beyond their …

Although octocorals are a key component of marine hard-bottom systems, their feeding
performance is still poorly understood. Understanding carbon budget trends in octocorals' …

Stochastic perturbations can trigger major ecosystem shifts. Marine systems have been
severely affected in recent years by mass mortality events related to positive thermal …

Gorgonians are important habitat-providing species in the Mediterranean Sea, but their
populations are declining due to microbial diseases and repeated mass mortality events …

The soft corals of the genus Xenia are common for Indo-Pacific reef ecosystems. Lipid class,
fatty acid (FA), phospho-and phosphonolipid molecular species compositions were …

Octocorals are a major component of the sessile benthic fauna worldwide, especially
important in tropical regions, such as the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, where together with …

Thermal stress affects organism performance differently depending on the ambient
temperature to which they are acclimatized, which varies along latitudinal gradients. This …

Long‐term ecological studies are essential for understanding the resilience of temperate
reefs to ocean warming and the response of their habitat‐forming species to recurrent …

Biofouling prevention is one of the biggest challenges faced by the maritime industry, but
antifouling agents commonly impact marine ecosystems. Advances in antifouling technology …

Mediterranean gorgonians are being threatened by the impact of recurrent extreme climatic
events, such as marine heatwaves (MHWs). The white gorgonian Eunicella singularis was …