Marine biofilms are ubiquitous in the marine environment. These complex microbial
communities rapidly respond to environmental changes and encompass hugely diverse …

Pollution of aquatic ecosystems by plastic wastes poses severe environmental and health
problems and has prompted scientific investigations on the fate and factors contributing to …

Petroleum-hydrocarbons spilt in surface seawater may pose potential threats to the
corrosion of steel infrastructures. We show that crude oil accelerated steel corrosion mainly …

An estimated three million shipwrecks exist worldwide and are recognized as cultural
resources and foci of archaeological investigations. Shipwrecks also support ecological …

Biogeography of macro-and micro-organisms in the deep sea is, in part, shaped by naturally
occurring heterogeneous habitat features of geological and biological origin such as seeps …

Fetida Cave is an active sulfuric acid cave influenced by seawater, showing abundant
microbial communities that organize themselves under three main different morphologies …

Biofilm formation is a common adaptation for microbes in energy-limited conditions such as
those prevalent in the vast deep terrestrial biosphere. However, due to the low biomass and …

Shipwrecks act as artificial reefs and provide a solid surface in aquatic systems for many
different forms of life to attach to, especially microbial communities, making them a hotspot of …

Historic shipwrecks function as habitats for benthic organisms by providing food, refuge, and
structure. They also form islands of biodiversity on the seabed, shaping microbial ecology …

Wood arrives on the seabed from natural and anthropogenic sources (eg, wood falls and
wooden shipwrecks, respectively) and creates seafloor habitats for macro-, meio-and …