New trends in marine chemical ecology

THE H. T. ODUM SYNTHESIS ESSAY New Trends in Marine Chemical Ecology

This essay is the outcome of a colloquium convened in November 2005 at the Benthos Laboratory of the Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn in Ischia, Italy, on chemical ecology and the role of secondary metabolites in the structuring and functioning of marine biodiversity. The participants of the workshop are part of the European Network of Excellence MarBEF (Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function...

Marine chemical ecology.

This review covers the recent marine chemical ecology literature for phytoplankton, macroalgae, sponges and other benthic invertebrates; 249 references are cited.

Chemical Ecology of Marine Bacteria and Algae

Marine chemical ecology: chemical signals and cues structure marine populations, communities, and ecosystems.

Chemical cues constitute much of the language of life in the sea. Our understanding of biotic interactions and their effects on marine ecosystems will advance more rapidly if this language is studied and understood. Here, I review how chemical cues regulate critical aspects of the behavior of marine organisms from bacteria to phytoplankton to benthic invertebrates and water column fishes. These...

New Trends in Marine Natural Products

Public interest in substances with marine origin is very recent in comparison to that of terrestrial plants that dates back to our origins as nomadic hunter-gatherers. Our ancestors made the distinction between edible plants some of which they eventually cultivated as humans became sedentary and toxic substances that could serve as remedies once properly prepared and administered during special...