Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 14 Nov 2025

Variations in carbon isotopic composition of fatty acids in Arctic pelagic particulate organic matter: A preliminary assessment over a latitudinal gradient

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Doreen Kohlbach
Benoit Lebreton
Gaёl Guillou
Anette Wold
Haakon Hop
Martin Graeve
Philipp Assmy

Frontiers in Marine Science

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Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 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
Sebastián Rosenfeld
Melanie Mackenzie
Nicolas Lavesque

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1692217

577 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Nov 2025

Assessment tools are needed to support marine Ecosystem-Based Management, but how to get them used practically?

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Anita Franco
Michael Elliott
Eva Amorim
Steve Barnard
Christopher Smith
Angel Borja
Roland Cormier
Nadia Papadopoulou

Frontiers in Marine Science

108 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2025

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

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Maria Luz Fernández de Puelles
Magdalena Gazá
Miguel Cabanellas-Reboredo
Santiago Hernández-León

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1641055

747 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

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

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Marta Román
Elsa Vázquez
Nicolás Weidberg
Rosa M. Viejo
Salvador Román
Jesús S. Troncoso
David S. Wethey
Sarah A. Woodin
Celia Olabarria

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1706079

819 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 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

767 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 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 A. Bracchi
Frine Cardone

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1663369

1,103 views

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

399 views

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

262 views

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

204 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

1,304 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

717 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

194 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

1,332 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

654 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

719 views