Blue holes are vertical water‐filled openings in carbonate rock that exhibit complex
morphology, ecology, and water chemistry. In this study, macroscopic microbial mat …

Coastal karst formations may remain unexplored by the global marine scientific research
community. Knowledge provided by fishermen coupled with scientific research on karstic …

Subsurface mixing of seawater and terrestrial-borne meteoric waters on carbonate
landscapes creates karst subterranean estuaries, an area of the coastal aquifer with poorly …

Predation risk is often invoked to explain variation in stress responses. Yet, the answers to
several key questions remain elusive, including the following:(1) how predation risk …

Blue holes are submarine karst cavities with chemical and physical characteristics of the
water column completely different from those in the surrounding environment. In this study a …

We have investigated a typical abandoned underground slate mine situated in the
Bohemian Massif (Central Europe) in order to describe its elementary components and to …

The ruling paradigm is that future climate change scenarios will lead to an increase in the
frequency, intensity, and duration of cyanobacterial blooms across the globe. It was …

Some prey are exceptionally difficult to digest, and yet even non-specialized animals may
consume them—why? Durophagy, the consumption of hard-shelled prey, is thought to …

Predation risk and resource availability are two primary factors predicted by theory to drive
the evolution of life histories. Yet, disentangling their roles in life-history evolution in the wild …

Abstract The Maldives Archipelago is located above the largest carbonate platforms on
Earth in the Indian Ocean. The Faanu Mudugau Blue Hole, located in the Ari Atoll …