Search Results - "Helmuth, Brian S."

Can we predict ectotherm responses to climate change using thermal performance curves and body temperatures? by Sinclair, Brent J., Marshall, Katie E., Sewell, Mary A., Levesque, Danielle L., Willett, Christopher S., Slotsbo, Stine, Dong, Yunwei, Harley, Christopher D. G., Marshall, David J., Helmuth, Brian S., Huey, Raymond B.

“…Thermal performance curves (TPCs), which quantify how an ectotherm's body temperature (Tb) affects its performance or fitness, are often used in an attempt to…”
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Microhabitats, Thermal Heterogeneity, and Patterns of Physiological Stress in the Rocky Intertidal Zone by Brian S. T. Helmuth, Hofmann, Gretchen E.

“…Thermal stress has been considered to be among the most important determinants of organismal distribution in the rocky intertidal zone. Yet our understanding…”
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Increased Thermal Sensitivity of a Tropical Marine Gastropod Under Combined CO2 and Temperature Stress by Minuti, Jay J., Corra, Charlee A., Helmuth, Brian S., Russell, Bayden D.

“…The ability of an organism to alter its physiology in response to environmental conditions offers a short-term defense mechanism in the face of weather…”
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Water flow influences oxygen transport and photosynthetic efficiency in corals by FINELLI, Christopher M, HELMUTH, Brian S. T, PENTCHEFF, N. Dean, WETHEY, David S

“…Recent studies indicate that the incidence and persistence of damage from coral reef bleaching are often highest in areas of restricted water motion, and that…”
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Local- and Regional-Scale Effects of Wave Exposure, Thermal Stress, and Absolute versus Effective Shore Level on Patterns of Intertidal Zonation by Harley, Christopher D. G., Helmuth, Brian S. T.

“…Rocky intertidal ecosystems are characterized by marked zonation patterns in which species replace one another along the vertical gradient of emersion time…”
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Intertidal Mussel Microclimates: Predicting the Body Temperature of a Sessile Invertebrate by Helmuth, Brian S. T.

“…To elucidate the determinants of intertidal invertebrate body temperatures during aerial exposure, I developed deterministic models using the environmental…”
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Physiological and biochemical responses to acute environmental stress and predation risk in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis by Torossian, Jessica L., Hosek, Kristen E., Donelan, Sarah C., Trussell, Geoffrey C., Helmuth, Brian S., Zippay, Mackenzie L.

“…The effects of climate change and associated increases in temperature on organisms are a major focus of scientific research, but how these impacts play out…”
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Science integration into US climate and ocean policy by Petes, Laura E., Howard, Jennifer F., Helmuth, Brian S., Fly, Elizabeth K.

“…Marine systems around the world are increasingly affected by climate change. This Perspective describes emerging US initiatives aimed at enhancing ocean…”
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Septal complexity in ammonoid cephalopods increased mechanical risk and limited depth by Daniel, Thomas L., Helmuth, Brian S., Saunders, W. Bruce, Ward, Peter D.

“…The evolution of septal complexity in fossil ammonoids has been widely regarded as an adaptive response to mechanical stresses imposed on the shell by…”
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