Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Characteristic and source quantification of nitrogen in sediments of a subtropical mangrove estuary

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Qingbi Tan
Yuhang Zhong
Siqi Sun
Yongjun Luo
Lixia Niu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1684073

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Original Research

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Seasonal Dynamics and Vertical Distribution of Ecosystem-Level Carbon Stocks in Different Vegetation Types of the Minjiang Estuary Wetland

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Yulong Chen
Maxiao Zhang
Jialong Guo
Qi Liu
Yu Zhang
Zhihao Li
Daniel Shalom Addo-Danso
Shubin Li
Lili Zhou

Frontiers in Marine Science

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Review

Accepted on 31 Oct 2025

Middle Eastern Mangroves at the Arid Limit (Red Sea and Arabian/Persian Gulf): Eco-Biophysical Dynamics, Blue-Carbon MRV, Climate-Risk Pathways, and Governance for Resilient Restoration - A Comprehensive Review

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Gowhar Meraj
Mohamed Yehia Abouleish
Prof. Dr. Tarig A. Ali
Shizuka Hashimoto
Asif Marazi
Rabin Chakrabortty
Suraj Kumar Singh
Shruti Kanga
Mansour Almazroui
Md. Simul Bhuyan

Frontiers in Marine Science

110 views

Review

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Seagrass restoration in the greater Southeast Asia region: techniques, species, survival and comparisons among investigations

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Anitra Thorhaug
Jennifer Joan Verduin
Wawan Kiswara
Anhana Prathep
Xiaoping Huang
John Barry Gallagher
Tzuen-Kiat Yap
Rohani Ambo-Rappe
Susan E. Dorward
Arthur Schwarz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1505222

876 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Zooplankton and micronekton active flux around the Iberian Peninsula

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

María Couret
Airam N. Sarmiento-Lezcano
José María Landeira
Sarah L. C. Giering
Will Major
M. Pilar Olivar
Javier Díaz-Pérez
Arturo Castellón
Santiago Hernández-León

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1652483

528 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Oct 2025

Shallow benthic invertebrate communities in relation to substrate types in coastal environments of the sub-Antarctic Crozet archipelago

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Yann Lelièvre
Quentin Jossart
Stéphane Hourdez
Marie Verheye
Andreas Kelch
Davide Di Franco
Jamie Maxwell
Sebastian Rosenfeld
Melanie Mackenzie
Nicolas Lavesque

Frontiers in Marine Science

225 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Oct 2025

Different Structuring Factors and Distribution Patterns of Marine Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Communities in the Subtropical Kuroshio Region

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Youta SUGAI
Masayuki USHIO
Junya HIRAI
Masumi HASEGAWA-TAKANO
Takayoshi FUJIWARA
Mako TAKADA
Kaho MORI
Hideki FUKUDA
Hiroaki SAITO
Koji HAMASAKI

Frontiers in Marine Science

169 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Comprehensive associations between pearl oyster beds and coral, seagrass, and algal habitats in the hottest sea on the planet

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

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

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1667575

1,054 views

Original Research

Published on 24 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

515 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Oct 2025

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

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

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

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1586990

636 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Oct 2025

Diel vertical distribution of copepods during spring in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Mª Luz Fernández de Puelles
Magdalena Gaza
Miguel Cabanellas-Reboredo
Santiago Hernández-León

Frontiers in Marine Science

451 views

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

937 views

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

296 views

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

1,346 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

827 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

476 views