Impact of life history traits on gene flow: A multispecies systematic review across oceanographic barriers in the Mediterranean Sea

M Pascual, B Rives, C Schunter, E Macpherson - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Marine species can demonstrate strong genetic differentiation and population
structure despite the hypothesis of open seas and high connectivity. Some suggested …

A broad‐taxa approach as an important concept in ecotoxicological studies and pollution monitoring

A Rosner, L Ballarin, S Barnay‐Verdier… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic invertebrates play a pivotal role in (eco) toxicological assessments because they
offer ethical, cost‐effective and repeatable testing options. Additionally, their significance in …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles

PPE Weaver, J Aguzzi, RE Boschen-Rose, A Colaço… - Marine Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Deep-sea mining may be just a few years away and yet society is struggling to assess the
positive aspects, such as increasing the supply of metals for battery production to fuel the …

Sponge mass mortalities in a warming Mediterranean Sea: are cyanobacteria-harboring species worse off?

E Cebrian, MJ Uriz, J Garrabou, E Ballesteros - PLoS One, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Mass mortality events are increasing dramatically in all coastal marine environments.
Determining the underlying causes of mass mortality events has proven difficult in the past …

Sediment impacts on marine sponges

JJ Bell, E McGrath, A Biggerstaff, T Bates… - Marine pollution …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in sediment input to marine systems can influence benthic environments
in many ways. Sponges are important components of benthic ecosystems world-wide and as …

[HTML][HTML] Sponge-associated marine bacteria as indicators of heavy metal pollution

J Selvin, SS Priya, GS Kiran, T Thangavelu… - Microbiological …, 2009 - Elsevier
Sponges invariably filter a large volume of seawater and potentially accumulate heavy
metals and other contaminants from the environment. Sponges, being sessile marine …

Pollution impacts and recovery potential in three species of the genus Cystoseira (Fucales, Heterokontophyta)

M Sales, E Cebrian, F Tomas, E Ballesteros - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2011 - Elsevier
Macroalgae of the genus Cystoseira are experiencing substantial decline in the
Mediterranean Sea, which has been generally attributed to increased pollution. A field …

Aquatic zooremediation: deploying animals to remediate contaminated aquatic environments

S Gifford, RH Dunstan, W O'Connor, CE Koller… - TRENDS in …, 2007 - cell.com
The ability of animals to act in a bioremediative capacity is not widely known. Animals are
rarely considered for bioremediation initiatives owing to ethical or human health concerns …

Tough adults, frail babies: an analysis of stress sensitivity across early life-history stages of widely introduced marine invertebrates

MC Pineda, CD McQuaid, X Turon, S Lopez-Legentil… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
All ontogenetic stages of a life cycle are exposed to environmental conditions so that
population persistence depends on the performance of both adults and offspring. Most …

Marine sponges as a powerful tool for trace elements biomonitoring studies in coastal environment

AM Orani, A Barats, E Vassileva, OP Thomas - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
In this work, we performed a comparative study on six marine sponge species collected
along the French Mediterranean and Irish coasts for their TEs accumulation. Intra and inter …