Search Results - "CUMMINGS, V. J"

Seagrass rehabilitation: successful transplants and evaluation of methods at different spatial scales by Matheson, F. E., Reed, J., Dos Santos, V. M., Mackay, G., Cummings, V. J.

“…Seagrass (Zostera muelleri Irmisch ex. Aschers) was historically prolific in Whangarei Harbour, New Zealand, but has since declined. Over two years we compared…”
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Trophic structure of coastal Antarctic food webs associated with changes in sea ice and food supply by Norkko, A., Thrush, S. F., Cummings, V. J., Gibbs, M. M., Andrew, N. L., Norkko, J., Schwarz, A.-M.

“…Predicting the dynamics of ecosystems requires an understanding of how trophic interactions respond to environmental change. In Antarctic marine ecosystems,…”
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Muddy Waters: Elevating Sediment Input to Coastal and Estuarine Habitats by Thrush, S. F., Hewitt, J. E., Cummings, V. J., Ellis, J. I., Hatton, C., Lohrer, A., Norkko, A.

“…Changes in land use and the development of coastal regions around the world have markedly increased rates of sediment input into estuarine and coastal…”
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Integrating heterogeneity across spatial scales: interactions between Atrina zelandica and benthic macrofauna by HEWITT, J. E, THRUSH, S. F, LEGENDRE, P, CUMMINGS, V. J, NORKKO, A

“…Techniques are needed to extend the generality of detailed experimental field studies. Multi-resolution sampling designs nest fine-scale sampling within…”
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Scale‐Dependent Recolonization: The Role of Sediment Stability in a Dynamic Sandflat Habitat by Thrush, S. F., Whitlatch, R. B., Pridmore, R. D., Hewitt, J. E., Cummings, V. J., Wilkinson, M. R.

“…An important ecological issue is developing an understanding of how patterns and processes vary with scale. We designed a field experiment to test how…”
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Behavioural response of juvenile bivalves to terrestrial sediment deposits: implications for post-disturbance recolonisation by Cummings, V. J., Thrush, S. F.

“…In soft-sediment systems, terrestrial sediment deposits may result in a marked change in habitat and benthic community composition. We conducted a series of…”
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Smothering of estuarine sandflats by terrigenous clay: the role of wind-wave disturbance and bioturbation in site-dependent macrofaunal recovery by Norkko, Alf, Thrush, Simon F., Hewitt, Judi E., Cummings, Vonda J., Norkko, Joanna, Ellis, Joanne I., Funnell, Greig A., Schultz, Diane, MacDonald, Iain

“…Sediment run-off from land has been recognised as a threat to the biodiversity of shallow estuarine and coastal areas. Extreme rainfall events can cause…”
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Disturbance of the Marine Benthic Habitat by Commercial Fishing: Impacts at the Scale of the Fishery by Thrush, S. F., Hewitt, J. E., Cummings, V. J., Dayton, P. K., Cryer, M., Turner, S. J., Funnell, G. A., Budd, R. G., Milburn, C. J., Wilkinson, M. R.

“…Commercial fishing is one of the most important human impacts on the marine benthic environment. One such impact is through disturbance to benthic habitats as…”
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Detecting growth under environmental extremes: Spatial and temporal patterns in nucleic acid ratios in two Antarctic bivalves by Norkko, J., Norkko, A., Thrush, S.F., Cummings, V.J.

“…Growth of Antarctic benthic organisms is very slow due to temperature and food availability, and subtle differences in growth rate may be difficult to detect…”
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Dispersal Dynamics in a Wind-Driven Benthic System by Commito, J. A., Thrush, S. F., Pridmore, R. D., Hewitt, J. E., Cummings, V. J.

“…Bedload and water column traps were used with simultaneous wind and water velocity measurements to study postlarval macrofaunal dispersal dynamics in Manukau…”
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Seagrass Patches and Landscapes: The Influence of Wind-Wave Dynamics and Hierarchical Arrangements of Spatial Structure on Macrofaunal Seagrass Communities by Turner, S. J., Hewitt, J. E., Wilkinson, M. R., Morrisey, D. J., Thrush, S. F., Cummings, V. J., Funnell, G.

“…The spatial arrangement of seagrass beds varies from scales of centimeters to meters (rhizomes, shoot groups), meters to tens of meters (patches), to tens of…”
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The role of waves in the colonisation of terrestrial sediments deposited in the marine environment by Hewitt, J.E., Cummings, V.J., Ellis, J.I., Funnell, G., Norkko, A., Talley, T.S., Thrush, S.F.

“…Elevated rates of sediment run-off, as a result of changes in land-use and climate, are a significant threat to marine coastal communities, with a potential to…”
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Fishing impacts and the degradation or loss of habitat structure by Turner, S. J., Thrush, S. F., Hewitt, J. E., Cummings, V. J., Funnell, G.

“…The wider effects of fishing on marine ecosystems have become the focus of growing concern among scientists, fisheries managers and the fishing industry. The…”
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Variable effect of a large suspension-feeding bivalve on infauna: experimenting in a complex system by Cummings, V. J., Thrush, S. F., Hewitt, J. E., Funnell, G. A.

“…In soft-sediment habitats there are many examples of species that modify their habitat and thus can be expected to have an important influence on macrobenthic…”
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The effect of changing sampling scales on our ability to detect effects of large-scale processes on communities by Hewitt, J.E, Thrush, S.F, Cummings, V.J, Turner, S.J

“…This study investigates the effect of increasing sampling resolution on our ability to detect the effects of large-scale processes on marine benthic…”
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The Generality of Field Experiments: Interactions between Local and Broad-Scale Processes by Thrush, Simon F., Hewitt, Judi E., Cummings, Vonda J., Green, Malcolm O., Funnell, Greig A., Wilkinson, Michelle R.

“…Linking the results of localized field experiments to generalities about the role of specific processes is essential in ecology. Comparative studies conducted…”
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Assessing the Short-Term Stability of Spatial Patterns of Macrobenthos in a Dynamic Estuarine System by Hewitt, J. E., Pridmore, R. D., Thrush, S. F., Cummings, V. J.

“…Recent studies of macrofauna on sandflats have emphasized postsettlement dispersal, particularly associated with sediment bedload transport. This study…”
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Fishing disturbance and marine biodiversity: role of habitat structure in simple soft-sediment systems by Thrush, Simon F., Hewitt, Judi E., Funnell, Greig A., Cummings, Vonda J., Ellis, Joanne, Schultz, Diane, Talley, Drew, Norkko, Alf

“…Broad-scale anthropogenic disturbances that reduce the density of epifauna and homogenise surficial sediments can have important consequences for seafloor…”
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The influence of the pinnid bivalve Atrina zelandica (Gray) on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in soft-sediment habitats by Cummings, V.J, Thrush, S.F, Hewitt, J.E, Turner, S.J

“…The pinnid bivalve Atrina zelandica (Gray) is found in muddy to sandy soft-sediment habitats around the coast of New Zealand. Because of their size and their…”
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The impact of habitat disturbance by scallop dredging on marine benthic communities: what can be predicted from the results of experiments? by Thrush, Simon F., Hewitt, Judi E., Cummings, Vonda J., Dayton, Paul K.

“…Field experiments were conducted on 2 subtidal sandflats to identify the short-term impacts of commercial scallop dredging on macrobenthic communities. The 2…”
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