Benthic Community Structure | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2021

Slow Community Development Enhances Abiotic Limitation of Benthic Community Structure in a High Arctic Kelp Bed

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Christina Bonsell
Kenneth H. Dunton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.592295

3,704 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 01 Nov 2021

Integrating Oceanographic Data and Benthic Community Structure Temporal Series to Assess the Dynamics of a Marginal Reef

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Julia Biscaia Zamoner
Anaide Wrublevski Aued
Luis Carlos Pinto Macedo-Soares
Vitor André Passos Picolotto
Carlos Alberto Eiras Garcia
Bárbara Segal

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.762453

4,956 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Feb 2015

Multi-scale processes drive benthic community structure in upwelling-affected coral reefs

in Coral Reef Research

Corvin Eidens
Torsten Hauffe
Elisa Bayraktarov
Christian Wild
Thomas Wilke

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2015.00002

10,420 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2016

Biogeochemical and Microbial Variation across 5500 km of Antarctic Surface Sediment Implicates Organic Matter as a Driver of Benthic Community Structure

in Aquatic Microbiology

Deric R. Learman
Michael W. Henson
J. Cameron Thrash
Ben Temperton
Pamela M. Brannock
Scott R. Santos
Andrew R. Mahon
Kenneth M. Halanych

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00284

14,234 views
56 citations

Review

Published on 17 Oct 2025

The influence of habitat heterogeneity and disturbance on benthic community structure in deep-sea polymetallic nodule environments and management implications for seabed mining

in Deep-Sea Environments and Ecology

Ailish Ullmann
Ashley A. Rowden
Daniel Leduc
Daniela Zeppilli

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1650660

2,822 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 19 Jan 2026

Assessing benthic community structure and diversity in the Western Pacific polymetallic nodule area: insights from multi-primer eDNA metabarcoding

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Ziyu Zhao
Ziyu Li
Xuebao He
Juan Yang
Jianxin Xia

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1690596

1,189 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Sep 2019

Caribbean Near-Shore Coral Reef Benthic Community Response to Changes on Sedimentation Dynamics and Environmental Conditions

in Marine Conservation and Sustainability

Abimarie Otaño-Cruz
Alfredo A. Montañez-Acuña
Noelia M. García-Rodríguez
Dakeishla M. Díaz-Morales
Elizabeth Benson
Elvira Cuevas
Jorge Ortiz-Zayas
Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2019.00551

9,403 views
30 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Sep 2014

Loss of persistence of the North Atlantic Oscillation and its biological implication

in Interdisciplinary Climate Studies

Joachim W. Dippner
Caroline Möller
Ingrid Kröncke

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2014.00057

5,140 views
27 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2020

Physiological Responses of an Arctic Crustose Coralline Alga (Leptophytum foecundum) to Variations in Salinity

in Aquatic Photosynthetic Organisms

Arley F. Muth
Andrew J. Esbaugh
Kenneth H. Dunton

Frontiers in Plant Science

doi 10.3389/fpls.2020.01272

3,222 views
9 citations

Review

Published on 11 Oct 2021

Structure and Connectivity of Hydrothermal Vent Communities Along the Mid-Ocean Ridges in the West Indian Ocean: A Review

in Deep-Sea Environments and Ecology

Maëva Perez
Jin Sun
Qinzeng Xu
Pei-Yuan Qian

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.744874

7,710 views
20 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2020

Seasonal and Spatial Variability in Patchiness of Microphytobenthos on Intertidal Flats From Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Tisja D. Daggers
Peter M. J. Herman
Daphne van der Wal

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2020.00392

4,890 views
25 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2019

Small-Scale Variability Dominates Benthic Coverage and Diversity Across the Jardines de La Reina, Cuba Coral Reef System

in Coral Reef Research

Leslie Hernández-Fernández
Roberto González de Zayas
Laura Weber
Amy Apprill
Maickel Armenteros

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2019.00747

5,145 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2016

Eutrophication and Hypoxia Diminish Ecosystem Functions of Benthic Communities in a New England Estuary

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Stephen S. Hale
Giancarlo Cicchetti
Christopher F. Deacutis

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2016.00249

23,715 views
75 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2025

Distribution and environmental drivers of macrofaunal nematode communities across gradients of methane seepage at cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin (New Zealand) and potential implications of disturbance from gas hydrate extraction

in Marine Pollution

Daniel Leduc
Ashley A. Rowden
Sarah Seabrook
David A. Bowden
Andrew R. Thurber
Jane Halliday
Cliff S. Law
Olivia S. Pereira
Bethany G. Whitten
Andrew Marriner

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1486305

2,455 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2018

Linking Ross Sea Coastal Benthic Communities to Environmental Conditions: Documenting Baselines in a Spatially Variable and Changing World

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Vonda J. Cummings
Judi E. Hewitt
Simon F. Thrush
Peter M. Marriott
N. Jane Halliday
Alf Norkko

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2018.00232

5,715 views
33 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Jan 2022

Assessment of Exploitation Intensity of Commercial Species and Associated Benthic Communities, in Chilean Marine Management Areas of North Patagonia

in Marine Ecosystem Ecology

Madeleine Hamame
Paula Ortiz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.635756

2,747 views
1 citation

Articles

Slow Community Development Enhances Abiotic Limitation of Benthic Community Structure in a High Arctic Kelp Bed

Integrating Oceanographic Data and Benthic Community Structure Temporal Series to Assess the Dynamics of a Marginal Reef

Multi-scale processes drive benthic community structure in upwelling-affected coral reefs

Biogeochemical and Microbial Variation across 5500 km of Antarctic Surface Sediment Implicates Organic Matter as a Driver of Benthic Community Structure

The influence of habitat heterogeneity and disturbance on benthic community structure in deep-sea polymetallic nodule environments and management implications for seabed mining

Assessing benthic community structure and diversity in the Western Pacific polymetallic nodule area: insights from multi-primer eDNA metabarcoding

Caribbean Near-Shore Coral Reef Benthic Community Response to Changes on Sedimentation Dynamics and Environmental Conditions

Loss of persistence of the North Atlantic Oscillation and its biological implication

Physiological Responses of an Arctic Crustose Coralline Alga (Leptophytum foecundum) to Variations in Salinity

Structure and Connectivity of Hydrothermal Vent Communities Along the Mid-Ocean Ridges in the West Indian Ocean: A Review

Seasonal and Spatial Variability in Patchiness of Microphytobenthos on Intertidal Flats From Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery

Small-Scale Variability Dominates Benthic Coverage and Diversity Across the Jardines de La Reina, Cuba Coral Reef System

Eutrophication and Hypoxia Diminish Ecosystem Functions of Benthic Communities in a New England Estuary

Distribution and environmental drivers of macrofaunal nematode communities across gradients of methane seepage at cold seeps on Hikurangi Margin (New Zealand) and potential implications of disturbance from gas hydrate extraction

Linking Ross Sea Coastal Benthic Communities to Environmental Conditions: Documenting Baselines in a Spatially Variable and Changing World

Assessment of Exploitation Intensity of Commercial Species and Associated Benthic Communities, in Chilean Marine Management Areas of North Patagonia