The impact of petroleum exploitation and oil spills in marine ecosystems has increased over
time. Among the concerns regarding these events, the impact on coral reefs stand out …

Amphipod crustaceans exist across marine habitats from the polar regions to the tropics,
providing a critical biological link between benthic/pelagic processes and …

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout off the coast of Louisiana caused the largest marine
oil spill on record. Samples were collected 2–3 months after the Macondo well was capped …

One of the main challenges for the treatment of oily wastewater is emulsion separation.
However, emulsions are generally more stable and difficult to separate. Herein, we report a …

Cold-water corals are habitat-forming species that are also classified as indicators of
vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) due to the threat of various anthropogenic impacts …

Numerous anthropogenic activities take place within or nearby ports, thereby increasing
environmental pressure in coastal zone that become the final destination of many …

Cold seeps in the deep sea harbor various animals that have adapted to utilize seepage
chemicals with the aid of chemosynthetic microbes that serve as primary producers. Corals …

Free-living nematodes were investigated in three Mediterranean commercial ports (Ancona
and Trieste, Italy; Koper, Slovenia) in terms of abundance, diversity and functionality. Results …

This study explores how diverse the meiobenthic (meiofauna and other benthic micro-
eukaryotes) community is throughout the United States Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continental …

Scleractinian corals are capable of accumulating polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
in reef environments; however, the mechanism behind their PAHs tolerance is unknown …