Sea anemones have often been used as bioindicators of contamination because they are
semisessile organisms that rarelly leave their niche, which is why they are conducive to …

A total of 58 articles were retrieved for this review and after a rigorous selection process, 37
articles provided relevant data on metal concentrations in various marine organisms …

Anemones, specifically the species Anemonia sulcata, are cnidarians that serve as
bioindicators in marine ecosystems, indicating the health of the environment and changes in …

Participants in the coastal socio-economy of the Mediterranean Sea, such as industries,
aquaculture, urban populations, conglomerates, and tourists, create intense anthropogenic …

Context Settlement and metamorphosis are key processes influencing the natural
recruitment and aquaculture production of aquatic organisms. Recruitment requirements in …

Pollution particularly affects coastal ecosystems due to their proximity to anthropic sources.
Among those environments, harbours are subjected to marine traffic but also to accidental …

Marine pollution through anthropic outfalls like sewage pipes is a growing concern since
point-source pollution can affect many organisms. Investigating pollutant concentrations in …

During the Spanish colonial era, ships frequently transported mercury across the Atlantic to
the New World to be used in gold mining. As many of those eventually sank, shipwrecks may …

Metal pollution monitoring programs make use of organisms, such as mussels, as
biomonitors to evaluate and compare the metal pollution status of coastal areas worldwide …

Metallothioneins (MTs) constitute an important family of metal binding proteins. Mollusk MTs,
in particular, have been used as model systems to better understand the evolution of their …