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 …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …

The dusky grouper is a large-bodied marine species usually associated with rocky
substrates and reefs currently experiencing increasing anthropogenic pressures. Here, we …

A theoretical model of structure and functioning was constructed for the Mediterranean
undersea cave ecosystem. This model integrates almost all representative components of …

Abstract Conservation actions (as Marine Protected Areas) are key tools to maintain coastal
ecosystems. However, many reserves are characterized by several problems related to …

This is the first study to explore fish community structure and its relations to habitat and
topographic complexity in the shallow coastal waters of the Cyclades Archipelago, North …

Cryptobenthic fish communities are a rarely studied and ill-defined component of the marine
benthos. Quantitative sampling of seventy-six 1× 1 m plots at Cape Šilo, Northern Adriatic …

Marine caves are unique and vulnerable habitats, threatened by multiple global and local
disturbances. Whilst the effects of climate change on marine caves have already been …

The influence of coastal environmental conditions from winter-spring to summer on fish
larvae assemblages in a temperate area has suggested a seasonal shift in ecosystem-level …

Marine caves are environments of great interest since the organisms that inhabit them are
forced to develop specific adaptations to high constraint conditions. Because of some of …