Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn

Regulatory language limits satellite-based enforcement in marine protected areas

Abstract The international community has committed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030, and satellite monitoring can now detect industrial fishing inside marine protected areas (MPAs) at near-global scale. Yet remote detection establishes only a vessel’s identity, position, time,...

Underrated deep-water scleractinian species: an ecological study along the Italian coasts (Mediterranean Sea)

Abstract Scleractinians are key components of Mediterranean mesophotic and bathyal benthic ecosystems, comprising 30 species known to occur below 40 m. A large ROV dataset, including 625 dives, each corresponding to a distinct geographical site, conducted between 40 and 1825 m ac...

DDSF-UNet: dual-domain spatial–frequency learning for underwater image enhancement

Abstract Underwater image enhancement (UIE) is still difficult. This is mainly due to wavelength-dependent light absorption, scattering, and environmental noise, which lead to low visibility, color distortion, and loss of fine details. Most existing deep learning (DL) based model...

The Chaetocerosphere: Chaetoceros Species and Associated Prokaryotes in a Coastal Area

ABSTRACT The phycosphere, the organic‐rich microenvironment surrounding phytoplankton cells, mediates interactions between algae and other microorganisms, mainly prokaryotes. We investigated associations between Chaetoceros spp., one of the most abundant diatom genera in coastal...

The non-indigenous copepod Pseudodiaptomus marinus Sato, 1913 in an Eastern Mediterranean coastal area: day–night pattern and genetic characterization

Abstract The continuously growing number of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) in marine ecosystems poses a modern threat to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, which calls for studies to extend beyond the initial recording to how these species evolve and adapt to their new environ...

A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications – version four

Abstract. A global in situ dataset for validation of satellite products from the ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI) is presented. This version of the compilation, with data starting in 1996, extends to 2025, which is important for the validation of recent algorit...

Plant-Derived Compounds as Antibiotic Adjuvants Against Drug-Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens: Mechanisms of Action, Synergistic Strategies, and Translational Challenges

Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance among ESKAPE (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species) pathogens has become a major global health threat, significantly reducing t...

Retreat, Resilience, and Reorganization: Decoding the Post-Paleozoic Evolution of Brachiopods

The Paleozoic–Modern Evolutionary Fauna transition is defined by the ecological replacement of brachiopods by bivalves. However, it remains debated whether post-Paleozoic brachiopods experienced a simple, continuous global decline or a complex macroevolutionary reorganization. Pr...

Soundscape as a proxy for seagrass meadow condition and anthropogenic activity

Soundscape analysis has emerged as a relevant tool in functional marine ecology. However, how habitat-specific variables, environmental and biological components, and external pressures influence acoustic metrics requires further validation. This study investigates how soundscape...