Biological early warning systems (BEWSs) monitor the behaviour or physiology of living
organisms as an indirect mechanism to sense local environmental changes, and have …

The use of biological objects in monitoring the state of the environment and the changes
caused by the impact of environmental pollution on marine and fresh waters is a promising …

Large-scale offshore wind farms are a critical component of the worldwide climate strategy.
However, their developments have been opposed by the fishing industry because of …

Biological rhythms are a fundamental property of life. The deep ocean covers 66% of our
planet surface and is one of the largest biomes. The deep sea has long been considered as …

Sustained periods of anoxia, driven by eutrophication, threaten coastal marine systems and
can lead to mass mortalities of even resilient animals such as bivalves. While mortality rates …

Increasing prevalence of hypoxia in shallow waters of US Gulf of Mexico (GoM) estuaries
can pose a serious threat to eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Their tolerance to …

Global warming has been associated with increased episodes of mass mortality events in
invertebrates, most notably in bivalves. Although the spread of pathogens is one of multiple …

The impact of simulated seawater acidification and warming conditions on specimens of the
mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis locally adapted to very distinct, widely separated sites in the …

Biomineralisation process which is the induction of the precipitation of a mineral by an
organism, generates hard tissues such as bones, teeth, otoliths and shells …

The saxitoxin-producing dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum is a well-known microalga that
causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in many coastal regions of the world. In this study …