Search Results - "AUSTEN, M. C."

Economic valuation for the conservation of marine biodiversity by Beaumont, N.J., Austen, M.C., Mangi, S.C., Townsend, M.

“…Policy makers are increasingly recognising the role of environmental valuation to guide and support the management and conservation of biodiversity. This paper…”
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Evaluation of combined morphological and molecular techniques for marine nematode (Terschellingia spp.) identification by Bhadury, P., Austen, M. C., Bilton, D. T., Lambshead, P. J. D., Rogers, A. D., Smerdon, G. R.

“…Marine nematodes, which play an important role in many ecosystems, include a number of apparently cosmopolitan taxa that exhibit broad biogeographic ranges…”
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Building bridges between natural and social science disciplines: a standardized methodology to combine data on ecosystem quality trends by Richter, I, Roberts, B R, Sailley, S F, Sullivan, E, Cheung, V V, Eales, J, Fortnam, M, Jontila, J B, Maharja, C, Nguyen, T Ha, Pahl, S, Praptiwi, R A, Sugardjito, J, Sumeldan, J D C, Syazwan, W M, Then, A Y, Austen, M C

“…Despite a growing interest in interdisciplinary research, systematic ways of how to integrate data from different disciplines are still scarce. We argue that…”
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Global analysis of response and recovery of benthic biota to fishing by Kaiser, M. J., Clarke, K. R., Hinz, H., Austen, M. C. V., Somerfield, P. J., Karakassis, I.

“…Towed bottom-fishing gears are thought to constitute one of the largest global anthropogenic sources of disturbance to the seabed and its biota. The current…”
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Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: Implications for the ecosystem approach by Beaumont, N.J., Austen, M.C., Atkins, J.P., Burdon, D., Degraer, S., Dentinho, T.P., Derous, S., Holm, P., Horton, T., van Ierland, E., Marboe, A.H., Starkey, D.J., Townsend, M., Zarzycki, T.

“…This paper identifies and defines ecosystem goods and services provided by marine biodiversity. Case studies have been used to provide an insight into the…”
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Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) as a tool for identification of marine nematodes by Cook, A. A., Bhadury, P., Debenham, N. J., Meldal, B. H. M., Blaxter, M. L., Smerdon, G. R., Austen, M. C., Lambshead, P. J. D., Rogers, A. D.

“…Many phyla of marine invertebrates are difficult to identify using conventional morphological taxonomy. Larvae of a wider set of phyla are also difficult to…”
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Mesocosm investigation into the effects of bioturbation on the diversity and structure of a subtidal macrobenthic community by Widdicombe, Stephen, Austen, Melanie C.

“…Benthic mesocosm experiments have highlighted the importance of bioturbation in maintaining levels of diversity and setting community structure in subtidal…”
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Experimental evidence for the role of Brissopsis lyrifera (Forbes, 1841) as a critical species in the maintenance of benthic diversity and the modification of sediment chemistry by Widdicombe, Stephen, Austen, Melanie C

“…The effects on infaunal diversity and sediment chemistry of bioturbation/feeding activity by different densities of the heart urchin Brissopsis lyrifera are…”
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Interactions between multiple large macrofauna species and nematode communities — Mechanisms for indirect impacts of trawling disturbance by Ingels, J., Dashfield, S.L., Somerfield, P.J., Widdicombe, S., Austen, M.C.

“…Diverse assemblages of infauna in sediments provide important physical and biogeochemical services, but are under increasing pressure by anthropogenic…”
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Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) as a tool for identification of marine nematodes by COOK, A. A, BHADURY, P, DEBENHAM, N. J, MELDAL, B. H. M, BLAXTER, M. L, SMERDON, G. R, AUSTEN, M. C, LAMBSHEAD, P. J. D, ROGERS, A. D

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Biodiversity links above and below the marine sediment-water interface that may influence community stability by Austen, M C, Lambshead, PJD, Hutchings, P A, Boucher, G, Snelgrove, PVR, Heip, C, King, G, Koike, I, Smith, C

“…Linkages across the sediment-water interface (SWI) between biodiversity and community stability appear to exist but are very poorly studied. Processes by which…”
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Bioturbation as a mechanism for setting and maintaining levels of diversity in subtidal macrobenthic communities by WIDDICOMBE, S, AUSTEN, M. C, KENDALL, M. A, WARWICK, R. M, JONES, M. B

“…Over 2 years, experiments were conducted to compare the effects of sediment disturbance by different bioturbating, macrofaunal organisms on the diversity and…”
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A community level sediment bioassay applied to an estuarine heavy metal gradient by Austen, M.C., Somerfield, P.J.

“…A simple laboratory microcosm system, previously used as a community level sediment bioassay for laboratory contaminated sediments, has been used for testing…”
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Effects of physical disturbance on an estuarine intertidal community: field and mesocosm results compared by Cowie, PR, Widdicombe, S, Austen, M C

“…The response of an estuarine macrobenthic community to different intensities of physical disturbance was examined using comparable field and mesocosm…”
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Experimental evidence of effects of the heart urchin Brissopsis lyrifera on associated subtidal meiobenthic nematode communities by Austen, Melanie C, Widdicombe, Stephen

“…An enclosure experiment was carried out in the benthic mesocosm facility of the Norwegian Institute for Water Research at Solbergstrand, Norway, to determine…”
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The Role of Biodiversity in the Functioning of Freshwater and Marine Benthic Ecosystems by COVICH, ALAN P, AUSTEN, MELANIE C, BÄRLOCHER, FELIX, CHAUVET, ERIC, CARDINALE, BRADLEY J, BILES, CATHERINE L, INCHAUSTI, PABLO, DANGLES, OLIVIER, SOLAN, MARTIN, GESSNER, MARK O, STATZNER, BERNHARD, MOSS, BRIAN

“…Empirical studies investigating the role of species diversity in sustaining ecosystem processes have focused primarily on terrestrial plant and soil…”
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Ecology of a North Sea pockmark with an active methane seep by Dando, P. R., Austen, M. C., Burke, R. A., Kendall, M. A., Kennicutt, M. C., Judd, A. G., Moore, D. C., O'Hara, S. C. M., Schmalijohann, R., Southward, A. J.

“…At a large North Sea pockmark, with active methane seeps, surface sediments were found to have higher insoluble sulphide concentrations than sediments from the…”
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Experimental effects of tributyltin (TBT) contaminated sediment on a range of meiobenthic communities by Austen, Melanie C., McEvoy, Andrea J.

“…Microcosm experiments have been carried out with whole natural meiobenthic communities to look at the effects of TBT sediment contamination on the community…”
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Changes in and slow recovery of a meiobenthic nematode assemblage following a hypoxic period in the Gullmar Fjord basin, Sweden by AUSTEN, M. C, WIBDOM, B

“…Meiobenthos samples were collected from Gullmar Fjord, on the Swedish west coast, for just over 2 yr (December 1978-February 1981, inclusive), spanning a short…”
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The Interaction between Physical Disturbance and Organic Enrichment: An Important Element in Structuring Benthic Communities by Widdicombe, Stephen, Austen, Melanie C.

“…The interaction between physical disturbance and organic enrichment, with respect to its effect on the diversity and community structure of a macroinfaunal…”
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