The decline of dissolved oxygen in the oceans could be detrimental to marine life and
biogeochemical cycles. However, predicting future oxygen availability with models that …

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) presence in marine sediments can significantly affect the
environmental quality and negatively influence economy and recreational activities in …

Echinoderms play a crucial role in the functioning of marine ecosystems and due to their
extensive distribution, rapid response, and the high sensitivity of their planktonic larvae to a …

Marine sediments store complex mixtures of compounds, including heavy metals, organotins
and a large array of other contaminants. Sediment quality monitoring, characterization and …

The sensitivity of the copepods Acartia tonsa, commonly used in standardized tests for
environmental risk assessment and A. clausi, the dominant autochthonous congener …

Identification of sex in the sea urchin, Paracentrotus lividus, has thus far been achieved
through gamete analysis, often using lethal, stressful and generally invasive methods. In this …

End-of-the-century predictions on carbon dioxide (CO 2) driven ocean acidification and the
continuous leakage of pesticides from inland to coastal areas are of concern for potential …

Ocean acidification poses an increasing concern for broadcast spawning species that
release gametes in the water column where fertilization occurs. Indeed, the functionality of …

Coastal marine systems are characterized by high levels of primary production that result in
diel oxygen fluctuations from undersaturation to supersaturation. Constant normoxia, or …

Despite the widespread use of herbicide glyphosate in cultivation, its extensive runoff into
rivers and to coastal areas, and the persistence of this chemical and its main degradation …