Physiological and Molecular Responses to Biotic and Abiotic Stressors in Marine Organisms

Dear Colleagues,

Due to increasing human pressure along coastal areas, and the concomitant action of ongoing climate change, marine organisms are continuously exposed to biotic and abiotic stressors. Consequently, they have evolved a series of physiological and molecular strategies in order to cope with and adapt to stress, ranging from plastic acclimatory responses (reversible, within an individual lifetime) to adaptive or evolutionary responses (with effects across a generation). Such strategies are primary based on the regulation of specific genes or whole molecular pathways underlying physiological and morphological changes under stress conditions. We welcome original articles, reviews, and communication dealing with any aspects of the marine organismal response to stress at the molecular and physiological level. The submission of integrative studies, employing multiple approaches and investigating a combination of multiple stressors, is particularly encouraged.

Dr. Chiara Lauritano
Dr. Miriam Ruocco
Guest Editors

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• stress responses
• marine organisms
• enzymatic pathways
• multiple stressors
• stress markers
• epigenetic response
• physiological response