How Marine Environment Changes Affect Marine Organism's Responses
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Marine Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2026 | Viewed by 856
Special Issue Editors
Interests: marine ecology; climate change; anthropogenic pressures; ecophysiology; marine restoration
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Dear Colleagues,
The marine environment is undergoing rapid changes, driven by both natural and anthropogenic stressors, that lead to ocean warming, acidification, deoxygenation, and more. Marine organisms are affected by these changes, and understanding their responses—in terms of adaptation, resilience, or loss of functionalities—is critical to understanding future scenarios that influence the implementation of conservation and management actions.
The aim of this Special Issue is to collect original research and reviews that illustrate the responses of marine organisms at different organizational levels in a changing ocean. We welcome contributions that use experimental, observational, or modeling approaches and that focus on mechanisms, patterns, or long-term trends.
We invite you to use your expertise and experience to contribute to this collective effort, which will to provide a valuable resource to marine scientists and policymakers in the future.
Dr. Marco Munari
Dr. Patrizia Stipcich
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- acclimation
- acidification
- adaptation
- climate change
- ocean warming
- plasticity
- resilience
- restoration
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