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Explore our latest research and findings that drive marine conservation and innovation. From groundbreaking studies to insightful reviews, our publications reflect our commitment to advancing marine science and policy.

Molecular diversity and patterns of co-occurrence of decapod crustaceans associated with branching corals in the central Red Sea

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-024-01457-1

Authors: Laura Macrina, Tullia Isotta Terraneo, Roberto Arrigoni, Davide Maggioni, Matthew D. Tietbohl, Arthur Anker, Robert M Lasley Jr, Melissa Pappas, Michael Lee Berumen, Francesca Benzoni

Decapoda
Phylogeny
Symbiosis
Coral reefs
Integrative taxonomy

Venomous Foes in Mediterranean Africa: Occurrence of Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758), and First Records of Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777 for Algeria and Tunisia

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s41208-024-00706-1

Authors: Sahar Chebaane, Juan Sempere-Valverde, Andrea Desiderato, Sonia K M Gueroun, Francesco Tiralongo, Ernesto Azzurro, Ramla Bouhlel, Emma Derouiche, Yassine Ramzi Sghaier

Citizen science
Pleuston
Neuston
Harmful fauna
Mediterranean Sea

Plasticlusters: A marine litter microhabitat in a marina of Tunisia, N Africa

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116389

Authors: Juan Sempere-Valverde, Pablo Saenz-Arias, Anastasiia Marynova, Ons Benzarti, Ramla Bouhlel, Carlos Maria López Fe de la Cuadra, José Manuel Guerra-García, Sahar Chebaane

Non-indigenous species
Marinas
Plastic debris
Artificial habitat
Floating substrata

Localization and symbiotic status of probiotics in the coral holobiont

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00261-24

Authors: Pedro M Cardoso, L J Hill, Helena D M Villela, C L S Vilela, J M Assis, Phillipe M Rosado, João G Rosado, M A Chacon, M E Majzoub, Gustavo A S Duarte, T Thomas, Raquel S Peixoto

Coral probiotics
Beneficial microorganisms for corals
FISH
Coral-associated microbes
Tissue
Location
Halomonas sp.
Cobetia sp.

Exploring the Potential Molecular Mechanisms of Interactions between a Probiotic Consortium and Its Coral Host

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00921-22

Authors: Phillipe M Rosado, Pedro M Cardoso, João G Rosado, Júnia Schultz, Ulisses Nunes da Rocha, Tina Keller-Costa, Raquel S Peixoto

Beneficial microorganisms for corals
Coral probiotics
Genomes
Mechanisms
Symbiosis
Molecular interactions
Holobiont

Probiotics reshape the coral microbiome in situ without detectable off-target effects in the surrounding environment

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-024-06135-3

Authors: Nathalia Delgadillo-Ordoñez, Neus Garcia-Bonet, Inês Raimundo, Francisca C García, Helena Villela, Eslam O Osman, Erika P Santoro, Joao Curdia, Joao G. D. Rosado, Pedro Cardoso, Ahmed Alsaggaf, Adam Barno, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Carolina Bocanegra, Michael L. Berumen, Christian R. Voolstra, Francesca Benzoni, Susana Carvalho, Raquel S Peixoto

Probiotics
Microbiome
Coral reefs
Beneficial microorganisms for corals
Red Sea

Disentangling eukaryotic biodiversity patterns from man-made environments (port and marina) and nearby coral reefs in the Red Sea: A focus on the surveillance of non-indigenous species

Research article Year: 2024

Authors: Eva Aylagas, Hailey Shchepanik, John K. Pearman, Bruno Parisi, Joao Curdia, Michael L. Berumen, Susana Carvalho

Biosecurity
Coral reefs
invasive species
Man-made environments
Metabarcoding

Mangrove Ecotourism along the Coasts of the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries: A Systematic Review

Research article Year: 2024

Authors: Lara G. Moussa, Midhun Mohan, Nicola Burmeister, Shalini A. L. King, John A. Burt, Stefanie M Rog, Michael S. Watt, Susantha Udagedara, Lara Sujud, Jorge F. Montenegro, Joe Eu Heng, Susana Almeida Carvalho, Tarig Ali, Pavithra S. Pitumpe Arachchige, Jasem A. Albanai, Frida Sidik, Amin Shaban, Martha Lucia Palacios Peñaranda, Naji El Beyrouthy, Ana Novo, Meshal M. Abdullah, Ammar Abulibdeh, Talal Al-Awadhi, Adrián Cardil, Ewane Basil Ewane, Bijeesh K. Veettil

Ecoturism
MangrovesEcotourismGulf Cooperation Council CountriesSystematic review

Responses of the coral reef cryptobiome to environmental gradients in the Red Sea

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301837

Authors: Rodrigo Villalobos, Eva Aylagas, Joanne I. Ellis, John K. Pearman, Holger Anlauf, Joao Curdia, Diego Lozano-Cortes, Alejandro Mejia, Florian Roth, Michael L. Berumen, Susana Carvalho

Coral reefs
Red Sea
Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS)

Biodiversity patterns of the coral reef cryptobiota around the Arabian Peninsula

Research article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60336-8

Authors: Rodrigo Villalobos, Eva Aylagas, John K. Pearman, Joao Curdia, Darren Coker, Alyssa Clothilde Bell, Shannon D. Brown, Katherine Rowe, Diego Lozano-Cortés, Lotfi J. Rabaoui, Alyssa Marshell, Mohammad Qurban, Burton Jones, Michael Lee Berumen, Susana Carvalho

Biogeography
ARMS
Red Sea
Arabian (Persian) Gulf
Gulf of Oman
Coelobites
Cryptofauna
Distribution patterns
Biodiversity
Community ecology
Coral reefs
Ecology

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Explore our latest research and findings that drive marine conservation and innovation. From groundbreaking studies to insightful reviews, our publications reflect our commitment to advancing marine science and policy.

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