Marine caves are biodiversity reservoirs and refuge habitats, harbouring rare species and
living fossils. The Mediterranean Sea hosts more than 3000 caves, which are among the …

Sponges are a major component of benthic ecosystems across the world and fulfil a number
of important functional roles. However, despite their importance, there have been few …

Marine caves are widely acknowledged for their unique biodiversity and constitute a typical
feature of the Mediterranean coastline. Herein an attempt was made to evaluate the …

Abstract Remote Operated Vehicles are routinely used to undertake inspection and
maintenance activities of underwater pipelines in north-west Australia. In doing so, many …

Over the past several decades molecular tools have shown an enormous potential to aid in
the clarification of species boundaries in the marine realm, particularly in morphologically …

Deep-sea sponge grounds provide structurally complex habitat for fish and invertebrates
and enhance local biodiversity. They are also vulnerable to bottom-contact fisheries and …

The model marine crenarchaeote 'Cenarchaeum symbiosum'is until now the only ammonia‐
oxidizing archaeon known from a marine sponge. Here, phylogenetic analyses based on the …

Bioeroding sponges play a central role in carbonate cycling on corals reefs. They may
respond differently to habitat deterioration than many other benthic invertebrates, because at …

Abstract The Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia officinalis is an iconic species with high
socio‐economic value and precarious future owing to unregulated harvesting, mortality …

The effects of ocean acidification on lower invertebrates such as sponges may be
pronounced because of their low capacity for acid–base regulation. However, so far, most …