[HTML][HTML] The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems

L Pita, L Rix, BM Slaby, A Franke, U Hentschel - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …

Insights into the coral microbiome: underpinning the health and resilience of reef ecosystems

DG Bourne, KM Morrow… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Corals are fundamental ecosystem engineers, creating large, intricate reefs that support
diverse and abundant marine life. At the core of a healthy coral animal is a dynamic …

Climate change and marine turtles: recent advances and future directions

AR Patrício, LA Hawkes, JR Monsinjon… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Climate change is a threat to marine turtles that is expected to affect all of their life stages. To
guide future research, we conducted a review of the most recent literature on this topic …

An extensive reef system at the Amazon River mouth

RL Moura, GM Amado-Filho, FC Moraes… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Large rivers create major gaps in reef distribution along tropical shelves. The Amazon River
represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean, generating up to a 1.3× 106 …

Sponge grounds as key marine habitats: a synthetic review of types, structure, functional roles, and conservation concerns

M Maldonado, R Aguilar, R Bannister… - Marine animal forests …, 2017 - repository.si.edu
Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A Synthetic Review of Types, Structure, Functional
Roles, and Conservation Concerns Page 1 Sponge Grounds as Key Marine Habitats: A …

Natural volcanic CO2 seeps reveal future trajectories for host–microbial associations in corals and sponges

KM Morrow, DG Bourne, C Humphrey… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are rapidly rising causing an increase in the partial
pressure of CO2 (p CO2) in the ocean and a reduction in pH known as ocean acidification …

[HTML][HTML] Observed and projected impacts of climate change on marine fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism, and human health: an update

LV Weatherdon, AK Magnan, AD Rogers… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
states that climate change and ocean acidification are altering the oceans at a rate that is …

Microplastics (≤ 10 μm) bioaccumulation in marine sponges along the Moroccan Mediterranean coast: Insights into species-specific distribution and potential …

I Krikech, GO Conti, E Pulvirenti, P Rapisarda… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are pervasive in marine environments and widely recognized as
emerging environmental pollutants due to the multifaceted risks they exert on living …

[HTML][HTML] Three decades of ocean warming impacts on marine ecosystems: A review and perspective

RM Venegas, J Acevedo, EA Treml - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ocean warming, primarily resulting from the escalating levels of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere, leads to a rise in the temperature of the Earth's oceans. These gases act as …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental DNA can act as a biodiversity barometer of anthropogenic pressures in coastal ecosystems

JD DiBattista, JD Reimer, M Stat, GD Masucci… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Loss of biodiversity from lower to upper trophic levels reduces overall productivity and
stability of coastal ecosystems in our oceans, but rarely are these changes documented …