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Natural recovery of a marine foundation species emerges decades after landscape-scale mortality by Hall, Margaret O., Bell, Susan S., Furman, Bradley T., Durako, Michael J.

“…Globally, the conditions and time scales underlying coastal ecosystem recovery following disturbance remain poorly understood, and post-disturbance examples of…”
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Long-term performance of seagrass restoration projects in Florida, USA by Rezek, Ryan J., Furman, Bradley T., Jung, Robin P., Hall, Margaret O., Bell, Susan S.

“…Seagrass restoration is a common tool for ecosystem service enhancement and compensatory mitigation for habitat loss. However, little is known about the…”
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Predator Diet and Trophic Position Modified with Altered Habitat Morphology by Tewfik, Alexander, Bell, Susan S, McCann, Kevin S, Morrow, Kristina

“…Empirical patterns that emerge from an examination of food webs over gradients of environmental variation can help to predict the implications of anthropogenic…”
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Saltmarsh boundary modulates dispersal of mangrove propagules: implications for mangrove migration with sea-level rise by Peterson, Jennifer M, Bell, Susan S

“…Few studies have empirically examined the suite of mechanisms that underlie the distributional shifts displayed by organisms in response to changing climatic…”
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Foraging behavior under starvation conditions is altered via photosynthesis by the marine gastropod, Elysia clarki by Middlebrooks, Michael L, Pierce, Sidney K, Bell, Susan S

“…It has been well documented that nutritional state can influence the foraging behavior of animals. However, photosynthetic animals, those capable of both…”
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Climate drives coupled regime shifts across subtropical estuarine ecosystems by Hesterberg, Stephen G, Jackson, Kendal, Bell, Susan S

“…Ecological regime shifts are expected to increase this century as climate change propagates cascading effects across ecosystems with coupled elements. Here, we…”
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The Use of Imagery and GIS Techniques to Evaluate and Compare Seagrass Dynamics across Multiple Spatial and Temporal Scales by Kaufman, Kristen A., Bell, Susan S.

“…Using aerial imagery and GIS techniques, a retrospective study conducted fine-scale (1.0 m 2 resolution) seagrass mapping to document the spatial heterogeneity…”
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An Interdisciplinary and Synthetic Approach to Ecological Boundaries by CADENASSO, MARY L, PICKETT, STEWARD T. A, WEATHERS, KATHLEEN C, BELL, SUSAN S, BENNING, TRACY L, CARREIRO, MARGARET M, DAWSON, TODD E

“…We introduce a collection of articles that proposes conceptual and methodological tools to advance the integrated study of ecological boundaries. A number of…”
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Tidal events and salt-marsh structure influence black mangrove (Avicennia germinans) recruitment across an ecotone by Peterson, Jennifer M, Bell, Susan S

“…Field experiments were conducted at a black mangrove-salt-marsh ecotone in southwest Florida (USA) to investigate retention of propagules of the black…”
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The effects of phosphate on the biomineralization of the green alga, Halimeda incrassata (Ellis) Lam by Demes, Kyle W., Bell, Susan S., Dawes, Clinton J.

“…Field surveys indicated that individuals of Halimeda incrassata (Ellis) Lamouroux, a rhizophytic alga, were significantly more mineralized when collected from…”
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Conditional Use of Mangrove Habitats by Fishes: Depth as a Cue to Avoid Predators by Ellis, William L., Bell, Susan S.

“…The flooded intertidal zone in coastal estuarine systems (e.g., mangroves and salt marshes) is thought to provide nekton with both food and refuge from…”
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Air temperature and winter mortality: Implications for the persistence of the invasive mussel, Perna viridis in the intertidal zone of the south-eastern United States by Firth, Louise B., Knights, Antony M., Bell, Susan S.

“…Global climate change and invasive species represent two of the biggest threats to the environment. Biological communities are responding to global climate…”
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Species composition of patches influences mangrove recruitment in a saltmarsh mosaic by Peterson, Jennifer M., Bell, Susan S.

“…Spatial distributions of marine and coastal plant populations are shifting in response to climate change, and interactions among organisms at ecotones may…”
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Three-dimensional interstitial space mediates predator foraging success in different spatial arrangements by Hesterberg, Stephen G., Duckett, C. Cole, Salewski, Elizabeth A., Bell, Susan S.

“…Identifying and quantifying the relevant properties of habitat structure that mediate predator–prey interactions remains a persistent challenge. Most previous…”
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Braun-Blanquet data in ANOVA designs: comparisons with percent cover and transformations using simulated data by Furman, Bradley T., Leone, Erin H., Bell, Susan S., Durako, Michael J., Hall, Margaret O.

“…The Braun-Blanquet (BB) cover-abundance scale is used to visually estimate community composition and species dominance. An 8-division variant was developed for…”
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Value of Long‐Term Assessment of Restoration: Support from a Seagrass Investigation by Bell, Susan S, Middlebrooks, Michael L, Hall, Margaret O

“…The importance of judging success of restoration studies over extended time periods has been repeatedly voiced but convincing information to justify increased…”
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Linking Restoration and Landscape Ecology by Bell, Susan S., Fonseca, Mark S., Motten, Little B.

“…Landscape ecology focuses on questions typically addressed over broad spatial scales. A landscape approach embraces spatial heterogeneity, consisting of a…”
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Variation in ghost crab trophic links on sandy beaches by Morrow, Kristina, Bell, Susan S., Tewfik, Alexander

“…Using field surveys and stable isotope analyses of beach consumers and prey, we investigated whether the identity of dominant prey items of ghost crabs Ocypode…”
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Nekton Community Structure Varies in Response to Coastal Urbanization Near Mangrove Tidal Tributaries by Krebs, Justin M, McIvor, Carole C, Bell, Susan S

“…To assess the potential influence of coastal development on estuarine-habitat quality, we characterized land use and the intensity of land development…”
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MAA-like absorbing substances in Florida Keys phytoplankton vary with distance from shore and CDOM: Implications for coral reefs by Ayoub, Lore M., Hallock, Pamela, Coble, Paula G., Bell, Susan S.

“…Colored dissolved organic material (CDOM) is the primary attenuator of low wavelength visible and ultraviolet radiation (UVR, 290–400). Phytoplankton produce…”
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