Abstract The United Nations (UN)'s call for a decade of “ecosystem restoration” was
prompted by the need to address the extensive impact of anthropogenic activities on natural …

Microorganisms interact with all biological components in a variety of ways. They contribute
to increase the efficiency of marine food webs and facilitate the adaptation of multicellular …

Climate change is reorganizing the planet's biodiversity, necessitating proactive
management of species and habitats based on spatiotemporal predictions of distributions …

Lophelia pertusa reefs are vulnerable deep‐sea ecosystems and their ecological integrity
partly depends on the connectivity and availability of suitable habitat. Moreover, connectivity …

Biogenic structures edified by crustose coralline algae (CCA) are known to enhance
biodiversity, but the mechanisms involved are only partially defined. This study aims at …

Scleractinian cold-water corals (CWCs) are one of the most important habitat engineers of
the deep sea. Although the South China Sea (SCS) abuts the biodiversity center of …

The temperate soft coral Dendronephthya australis has been listed as Endangered in NSW,
Australia, owing to its restricted geographic range, rapidly declining populations, and a …

Marine animal forests (MAFs) are benthic ecosystems characterised by biogenic three‐
dimensional structures formed by suspension feeders such as corals, gorgonians, sponges …

Polychaetes of the genus Sabellaria (Annelida, Sabellariidae) are gregarious
bioconstructors that build reefs by assembling rigid tubes with sand grains in shallow waters …

Abstract The Bay of Biscay is a structurally complex region, exhibiting high biodiversity and
productivity and hosting a wide variety of benthic habitats. Unfortunately, current scientific …