29 March 2021

Incorporation of feeding functional group information informs explanatory patterns of long-term population changes in fish assemblages

"The authors showed an interesting approach to describe and predict long-term changes in the nearshore fish community of Lake Michigan."

Charles Okpala, Handling Editor

25 March 2021

Large-scale movements of common bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic: dolphins with an international courtyard

"The data can be used in conservation programmes of dolphins"

Diogo Provete, Handling Editor

4 March 2021

The influence of fish farm activity on the social structure of the common bottlenose dolphin in Sardinia (Italy)

"Provides rare insights into social relationships of dolphins, including how males tend to be solitary."

Mark Costello, Handling Editor

25 February 2021

A community perspective on the concept of marine holobionts: current status, challenges, and future directions

"As the holobiont concept expands, insightful perspectives, such as this one, are more than useful for the advancement of the field."

Konstantinos Kormas, Handling Editor

18 February 2021

Pseudocnidae of ribbon worms (Nemertea): ultrastructure, maturation, and functional morphology

"The manuscript describes with detail several nemertean pseudocnides and shed light into the evolution of this structure and the importance to the systematics and phylogeny of the group. It will be relevant not only for nemertean enthusiasts but for zoologists in general."

Wagner Magalhães, Handling Editor

11 February 2021

Freshwater sponge hosts and their green algae symbionts: a tractable model to understand intracellular symbiosis

"This work, points out a new model system to study symbiosis between photosynthetic algae and sponge a basal metazoan."

Bishoy Kamel, Handling Editor

8 February 2021

Rapid coral reef assessment using 3D modelling and acoustics: acoustic indices correlate to fish abundance, diversity and environmental indicators in West Papua, Indonesia

"This study shows the potential use of low-cost technologies to collect habitat and acoustic data for the assessments of coral reef systems."

Matteo Zucchetta, Handling Editor

13 January 2021

Economic contribution and attitude towards alien freshwater ornamental fishes of pet store owners in Klang Valley, Malaysia

"This manuscript determines the relationships between variables measuring socioeconomic contribution and respondents’ attitudes towards non-native freshwater ornamental fishes, and compares the attitudes of groups having different demographic characteristics towards non-native freshwater ornamental fishes, and evaluates the contribution of non-native freshwater ornamental fish sales to the businesses of pet store owners within Klang Valley, Malaysia."

C. Zuniga-Gonzalez, Handling Editor

12 January 2021

Records of ctenophores from South Africa

"Its use of citizen scientists for marine life is exceptional, and the photography stunning."

Mark Costello, Handling Editor

21 December 2020

The positive effect of coexisting ecosystem engineers: a unique seaweed-mussel association provides refuge for native mud crabs against a non-indigenous predator

"This study demonstrated that native mud crabs find refuge from predation by invasive green crabs in a habitat created by the association of giant Irish moss with blue mussel shells."

Xavier Pochon, Handling Editor