Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Oct 2025

Insights on the last sea urchin Diadema africanum mass mortality suggest a worldwide Diadematid pandemic in 2022-2023

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Iván Cano
Jacob Lorenzo-Morales
Omri Bronstein
Carlos Sangil
José Carlos Hernández

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1665504

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Oct 2025

Legacy effects of an atmospheric heatwave are buffered by mutualistic interactions between intertidal clams and seagrass

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Marta Román
Elsa Vazquez
Nicolás Weidberg
Rosa M. Viejo
Salvador Román
Jesus Souza Troncoso
David Wethey
Sarah A. Woodin
Celia Olabarria

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1706079

Brief Research Report

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Deeper eelgrass meadows are refugia from disease and environmental stressors

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Olivia J. Graham
Lillian R. Aoki
Brendan Rappazzo
Morgan Eisenlord
C. Drew Harvell

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1542488

888 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

High-resolution monitoring of Salish Sea estuarine communities through participatory science

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Benjamin G. Rubinoff
Emily W. Grason
P. Sean McDonald
Lisa Watkins

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1584193

411 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Oct 2025

Extreme marine heatwaves drive divergent kelp forest trajectories and alternative stable states

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Jeremie Bauer
Julio Lorda
Rodrigo Beas-Luna
Luis Malpica-Cruz
Alicia Abadía-Cardoso
Andrea Paz Lacavex
Jorge Olmos

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1691156

220 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Oct 2025

Zooplankton and micronekton active flux around the Iberian Peninsula

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

María Couret
Airam N. Sarmiento-Lezcano
Jose Maria Landeira
Sarah Lou Carolin Giering
Will Major
M. Pilar Olivar
Javier Díaz-Pérez
Arturo Castellón
Santiago Hernández-León

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1652483

131 views

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 2025

DIVERSITY AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF PELAGIC AMPHIPODS IN THE WESTERN ROSS SEA AND THE PACIFIC SECTOR OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Roberta Minutoli
LETTERIO GUGLIELMO
Angelo Bonanno
Simona Genovese
Rosalia Ferreri
Davide Di Paola
Marco Grillo
Ylenia Guglielmo
Kerrie M. Swadling
Antonia Granata

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1633246

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Arctic sea-ice Ridges: A major Contributor to Algal Habitable Space in Spring

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Giulia Castellani
Mats A. Granskog
Aleksandra Elias Chereque
Anthony Chun Yin Chan
Iael Perez
Hauke Flores
Christian Katlein
Ilka Peeken

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1653882

143 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Oct 2025

Distribution and abundance of squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) and its association with anchoveta in the coastal zone of the Peruvian Current (1998–2024)

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Pedro Ramiro Castillo
Luis La Cruz
Carlos Valdez
Gustavo Cuadros
Ketty Ferrel
Marissela Pozada-Herrera
Rodolfo Cornejo
Aníbal Aliaga
Daniel Grados

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1609766

941 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Seasonal analysis of Southern Ocean copepod ecology using a moored sediment trap

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Florence Atherden
Sabena Jane Blackbird
Peter Ward
George Andrew Wolff
Geraint A. Tarling
Clara Manno

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1586990

192 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Sep 2025

One-year assessment and predictive modeling of macrobenthic communities under thermal discharge and environmental influences near the preoperational YanTai HY-Nuclear Power Plant in the Yellow Sea

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Yu Xia
Xiaofei Yin
Xiaohui Liu
Mengxue Xu
Deqing Weng
Qian Liu
Wendan Chi
Haiyi Wu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1637335

912 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

Comprehensive Associations Between Pearl Oyster Beds with Corals, Seagrass Beds and Algal Beds Recorded in the Hottest Sea on the Planet

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Reem AlMealla
Brisneve Edullantes
Mohamed Ali
Zainab Mardhi
Manaal Khan
Mominah Sharif
Ayesha Tyabji
Nada AlMoussa
Fatima Omran
Mariam Hasan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1667575

388 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Sep 2025

CoDeMap: a classification scheme for benthic habitats from the coast to the deep sea in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Valentina Grande
Lorenzo Angeletti
Mariacristina Prampolini
Giorgio Castellan
Giacomo Dalla Valle
Simonetta Fraschetti
Daniela Basso
Dimitar Berov
Valentina Alice Bracchi
Frine Cardone

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1663369

414 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Sep 2025

Ecological carrying capacity and carbon sequestration potential of Ruditapes philippinarum: a case study in Dashentang national marine ranch in TianJin Bohai Bay, China

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Yue Zhang
Debin Zheng
Yongjun Guo
Shuang Liang
Biao Guo
Muhan Li

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1640824

2,734 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Sep 2025

Volatilome differences between native and invasive seagrass species in the Caribbean area

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Amélie Saunier
Salomé Coquin
Laure Hannibal
Célia Ortole
Benjamin de Montgolfier
Caroline Lecareux
Elena Ormeno
Catherine Fernandez

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1641139

1,065 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Biogeographic variation in the impact of predation and secondary foundation species on the recruitment and growth of sessile mangrove prop root communities

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Jessene Aquino-Thomas
Shalondria J. Sears
C. Edward Proffitt

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1599285

1,500 views