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Marine Heatwaves Overwhelm the Buffering Benefits of Marine Protected Areas: Two Decades of Collapse in a Mediterranean Gorgonian

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
Two decades of monitoring across the north‐western Mediterranean reveal a 45% regional biomass loss of the foundation gorgonian Paramuricea clavata, driven by increasingly frequent marine heatwaves. Protection sustained higher biomass but could not halt decline, underscoring the urgent need to pair conservation with climate action to preserve red ...
Yanis Zentner, Joaquim Garrabou, Pol Capdevila, Daniel Gómez‐Gras, Graciel·la Rovira, Alba Medrano, Frederic Zuberer, Jean‐Baptiste Ledoux, Diego K. Kersting, Mikel Zabala, Cristina Linares   +10 more
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Briarane Diterpenoids from the Gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea

Marine Drugs, 2014
Seven new briarane diterpenoids, gemmacolides AS-AY (1–7), were isolated together with ten known analogues (8–17) from the South China Sea gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea.
Ming-Ping La, Jiao Li, Cui Li, Hua Tang, Bao-Shu Liu, Peng Sun, Chun-Lin Zhuang, Tie-Jun Li, Wen Zhang   +8 more
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The state of knowledge on four families of Syngnathoidei fishes (Teleostei: Syngnathiformes): Aulostomidae, Centriscidae, Fistulariidae and Solenostomidae

Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 109, Issue 1, Page 400-449, July 2026.
Abstract Knowledge on the ecology and life‐history traits of coastal marine species is vital to inform their conservation and management, especially as their coastal habitats come under increasing threats. However, such data have never been collated for four of the five families in the suborder Syngnathoidei—the close relatives of the better‐studied ...
Syd J. Ascione, Elsa Camins, Miguel Correia, Amanda C. J. Vincent   +3 more
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Short-term growth of octocorals Swiftia exserta and Muricea pendula in a mesocosm

Frontiers in Marine Science
To optimize fragmentation approaches for restoration applications, this study assessed fragmentation size influences on health and growth rates of mesophotic octocorals.
Kassidy Lange, Peter Etnoyer
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Population Genomics Highlight the Vulnerability of Coral‐Dwelling Gobies to Ecological Losses due to Climatic Disturbances

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 13, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Predicting species resilience to climate change generally focuses on species life history and ecology, overlooking genomic changes following disturbances. After consecutive cyclones and heatwaves, coral‐dwelling Gobiodon gobies have experienced extreme population and group size reductions, and slower recovery rates than their coral hosts.
Catheline Y. M. Froehlich, Renae L. Kirby, Samuel Greaves, Siobhan J. Heatwole, O. Selma Klanten, Martin Hing, Marian Y. L. Wong   +6 more
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Composition and abundance of octocorals in the Sea of Marmara, where the Mediterranean meets the Black Sea

Scientia Marina, 2015
Species composition and abundance of octocoral assemblages were investigated in the Sea of Marmara, which forms the connection between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, two semi-enclosed seas with peculiar oceanographic conditions. Fourteen octocoral
Eda N. Topçu, Bayram Öztürk
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Refugia, but Not for Everyone: Genetic Structure Differentiates Shallow and Mesophotic Populations of the Brooder Sponge Ircinia variabilis

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 13, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Understanding how gene‐flow and selection interact across environmental gradients is essential for assessing population resilience and evaluating the deep‐refugia potential of mesophotic habitats under rapid climate change. In the context of depth, genetic connectivity patterns have been documented for broadcast‐spawning species, but that of ...
Tom Morav, Micha Ilan, Liron Goren, Tal Idan, Sigal Shefer, Yaron Tikochinski, Julio A. Díaz, Giorgos Chatzigeorgiou, Carlota Gracia‐Sancha, Ana Riesgo, Sergi Taboada   +10 more
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Grazers and predators mediate the post-settlement bottleneck in Caribbean octocoral forests

Frontiers in Marine Science
In the Caribbean, reef-building scleractinian corals have declined precipitously and octocorals have emerged as one of their main successors. The success of octocorals and the formation of octocoral forests has been attributed to their continuing ...
Christopher D. Wells, Christopher D. Wells, Joseph Benz, Kaitlyn J. Tonra, Emily R. Anderson, Howard R. Lasker, Howard R. Lasker   +6 more
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Phylogenetic Relationships Within Chrysogorgia (Alcyonacea: Octocorallia), a Morphologically Diverse Genus of Octocoral, Revealed Using a Target Enrichment Approach

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
The octocoral genus Chrysogorgia (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1864) contains 81 nominal species that are ecologically important components of benthic communities.
Candice Bobby Untiedt, Candice Bobby Untiedt, Andrea M. Quattrini, Andrea M. Quattrini, Catherine S. McFadden, Phil A. Alderslade, Eric Pante, Eric Pante, Christopher P. Burridge   +8 more
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A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, Volume 600, Issue 11, Page 1621-1637, June 2026.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
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