Small Cetacean Conservation: Current Challenges and Opportunities

Randall William Davis, Jeremy Kiszka, Rob Harcourt, Mark Meekan, Lars Bejder, Diego Horacio Rodriguez, Karen A. Stockin

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: cetacean,­endangered,­dolphin,­porpoise,­Threatened,­Ecology,­Genetics,­behaviour,­evolution,­anthropogenic,­impact,­conservation,­Management,­extinction,­threats

Benthic Biodiversity of the Indian Ocean

Rajeev Saraswat, Samir R. Damare, Mandar Nanajkar, Neloy Khare, Yanli Lei

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: Methane Seeps,­Oxygen-deficient zones,­Mid-oceanic ridges,­poly-metallic nodule field,­benthic,­Biodiversity,­Indian Ocean

Biodiversity and Distribution of Benthic Invertebrates - From Taxonomy to Ecological Patterns and Global Processes

Marcos Rubal, Jose Manuel Guerra-García, Juan Moreira Da Rocha, Carlos Navarro Barranco, Macarena Ros, Puri Veiga

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: Macrobenthos,­Meiobenthos,­Anthropogenic disturbances,­Natural variability,­Environmental drivers,­Megabenthos

Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON)

Frank Edgar Muller-Karger, Enrique Montes, Dominique Pelletier, Juan Carlos Azofeifa-Solano, James Hendee

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Living Resources

Keywords: MBON,­Ocean observing,­Marine Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBV),­species distributions,­ecosystem based management

Effects of Ice Loss on Marine Biodiversity

Katrin Linse, Ilka Peeken, Anne Helene Solberg Tandberg

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: sea ice retreat,­Ice shelf collapse,­Biodiversity change,­colonization,­Range shifts

SeaFlower Biosphere Reserve: New Findings and Trends in the Largest Caribbean Marine Protected Area

Juan Armando Sanchez, Sonia Bejarano, Santiago Herrera

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Keywords: coral reefs,­Oceanic atolls,­Caribbean,­Marine Biodiversity,­biosphere reserve,­MPAs

Exploring the Genetic Diversity of Marine Organisms Based on the Analysis of Chromosome and Genomic DNA Markers

Dongdong Xu, Zhiqiang Han, Tifeng Shan, Cassia Fernanda Yano

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: genetic diversity,­population structure,­DNA markers,­molecular cytogenetics

Ciliate Biodiversity and Evolution from Morphological, Genomic and Epigenomic Views

Xiao Chen, Lifang Li, Hongbo Pan, Xiaoshou Liu

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Keywords: ciliate,­Biodiversity,­evolution,­Genomics,­Epigenomics

Sea Ice: Bridging Spatial-Temporal Scales and Disciplines

Hauke Flores, Benjamin Allen Lange, Giulia Castellani, Jeff Shovlowsky Bowman, Janne-Markus Rintala

Frontiers Media SA

Science Earth Science Cryospheric Sciences

Keywords: Arctic Ocean,­Southern Ocean,­remote sensing,­sea ice algae,­Interdisciplinary,­Polar regions,­biogeochemistry,­cryosphere