Search Results - "Marine biology"

Nitrogen enrichment, altered stoichiometry, and coral reef decline at Looe Key, Florida Keys, USA: a 3-decade study by Lapointe, Brian E., Brewton, Rachel A., Herren, Laura W., Porter, James W., Hu, Chuanmin

“…Increased loadings of nitrogen (N) from fertilizers, top soil, sewage, and atmospheric deposition are important drivers of eutrophication in coastal waters…”
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Microplastic ingestion by scleractinian corals by Hall, N. M., Berry, K. L. E., Rintoul, L., Hoogenboom, M. O.

“…We report for the first time the ingestion of microplastics by scleractinian corals, and the presence of microplastics in coral reef waters adjacent to inshore…”
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Impacts of ocean acidification on marine shelled molluscs by Gazeau, Frédéric, Parker, Laura M., Comeau, Steeve, Gattuso, Jean-Pierre, O’Connor, Wayne A., Martin, Sophie, Pörtner, Hans-Otto, Ross, Pauline M.

“…Over the next century, elevated quantities of atmospheric CO 2 are expected to penetrate into the oceans, causing a reduction in pH (−0.3/−0.4 pH unit in the…”
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Future ocean acidification will be amplified by hypoxia in coastal habitats by Melzner, Frank, Thomsen, Jörn, Koeve, Wolfgang, Oschlies, Andreas, Gutowska, Magdalena A., Bange, Hermann W., Hansen, Hans Peter, Körtzinger, Arne

“…Ocean acidification is elicited by anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions and resulting oceanic uptake of excess CO 2 and might constitute an abiotic stressor…”
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Toward a global reference database of COI barcodes for marine zooplankton by Bucklin, Ann, Peijnenburg, Katja T. C. A., Kosobokova, Ksenia N., O’Brien, Todd D., Blanco-Bercial, Leocadio, Cornils, Astrid, Falkenhaug, Tone, Hopcroft, Russell R., Hosia, Aino, Laakmann, Silke, Li, Chaolun, Martell, Luis, Questel, Jennifer M., Wall-Palmer, Deborah, Wang, Minxiao, Wiebe, Peter H., Weydmann-Zwolicka, Agata

“…Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding, assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems…”
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A global review of green turtle diet: sea surface temperature as a potential driver of omnivory levels by Esteban, Nicole, Mortimer, Jeanne A., Stokes, Holly J., Laloë, Jacques-Olivier, Unsworth, Richard K. F., Hays, Graeme C.

“…To better understand dietary requirements, trophic shifts, and trophic interactions of the threatened green turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), we conducted a…”
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Long-term and trans-life-cycle effects of exposure to ocean acidification in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis by Dupont, S., Dorey, N., Stumpp, M., Melzner, F., Thorndyke, M.

“…Anthropogenic CO 2 emissions are acidifying the world’s oceans. A growing body of evidence demonstrates that ocean acidification can impact survival, growth,…”
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A review of a decade of lessons from one of the world’s largest MPAs: conservation gains and key challenges by Hays, Graeme C., Koldewey, Heather J., Andrzejaczek, Samantha, Attrill, Martin J., Barley, Shanta, Bayley, Daniel T. I., Benkwitt, Cassandra E., Block, Barbara, Schallert, Robert J., Carlisle, Aaron B., Carr, Pete, Chapple, Taylor K., Collins, Claire, Diaz, Clara, Dunn, Nicholas, Dunbar, Robert B., Eager, Dannielle S., Engel, Julian, Embling, Clare B., Esteban, Nicole, Ferretti, Francesco, Foster, Nicola L., Freeman, Robin, Gollock, Matthew, Graham, Nicholas A. J., Harris, Joanna L., Head, Catherine E. I., Hosegood, Phil, Howell, Kerry L., Hussey, Nigel E., Jacoby, David M. P., Jones, Rachel, Sannassy Pilly, Sivajyodee, Lange, Ines D., Letessier, Tom B., Levy, Emma, Lindhart, Mathilde, McDevitt-Irwin, Jamie M., Meekan, Mark, Meeuwig, Jessica J., Micheli, Fiorenza, Mogg, Andrew O. M., Mortimer, Jeanne A., Mucciarone, David A., Nicoll, Malcolm A., Nuno, Ana, Perry, Chris T., Preston, Stephen G., Rattray, Alex J., Robinson, Edward, Roche, Ronan C., Schiele, Melissa, Sheehan, Emma V., Sheppard, Anne, Sheppard, Charles, Smith, Adrian L., Soule, Bradley, Spalding, Mark, Stevens, Guy M. W., Steyaert, Margaux, Stiffel, Sarah, Taylor, Brett M., Tickler, David, Trevail, Alice M., Trueba, Pablo, Turner, John, Votier, Stephen, Wilson, Bry, Williams, Gareth J., Williamson, Benjamin J., Williamson, Michael J., Wood, Hannah, Curnick, David J.

“…Given the recent trend towards establishing very large marine protected areas (MPAs) and the high potential of these to contribute to global conservation…”
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Development and application of a machine learning algorithm for classification of elasmobranch behaviour from accelerometry data by Brewster, L. R., Dale, J. J., Guttridge, T. L., Gruber, S. H., Hansell, A. C., Elliott, M., Cowx, I. G., Whitney, N. M., Gleiss, A. C.

“…Discerning behaviours of free-ranging animals allows for quantification of their activity budget, providing important insight into ecology. Over recent years,…”
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parrotfish–coral relationship: refuting the ubiquity of a prevailing paradigm by Russ, Garry R, Questel, Sarah-Lee A, Rizzari, Justin R, Alcala, Angel C

“…It has become almost paradigmatic in the coral reef literature that fishing-induced reductions of parrotfish abundance cause benthic phase shifts from coral to…”
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Seawater environmental DNA reflects seasonality of a coastal fish community by Sigsgaard, Eva Egelyng, Nielsen, Ida Broman, Carl, Henrik, Krag, Marcus Anders, Knudsen, Steen Wilhelm, Xing, Yingchun, Holm-Hansen, Tore Hejl, Møller, Peter Rask, Thomsen, Philip Francis

“…Coastal marine fish populations are in decline due to overfishing, habitat destruction, climate change and invasive species. Seasonal monitoring is important…”
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Microbial indicators as a diagnostic tool for assessing water quality and climate stress in coral reef ecosystems by Glasl, Bettina, Webster, Nicole S., Bourne, David G.

“…Microorganisms play a fundamental role in the functioning and stability of coral reef ecosystems. However, environmental disturbances can trigger alterations…”
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Relationship of diversity and habitat area in North Pacific plastic-associated rafting communities by Goldstein, Miriam C, Carson, Henry S, Eriksen, Marcus

“…Plastic and other anthropogenic debris (e.g., rubber, tar) augment natural floating substrates (e.g., algal rafts, pumice) in the open ocean, allowing…”
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Pelagic Sargassum morphotypes support different rafting motile epifauna communities by Martin, Lindsay M., Taylor, Madalyn, Huston, Grayson, Goodwin, Deborah S., Schell, Jeffrey M., Siuda, Amy N. S.

“…Pelagic Sargassum macroalgal rafts in the North Atlantic support sessile and motile epifauna that attract ecologically and economically important migratory…”
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Individual specialization in the foraging and feeding strategies of seabirds: a review by Ceia, Filipe R, Ramos, Jaime A

“…Trophic relationships are a central theme in ecology and play a crucial role in the survival of organisms, because the availability of food resources varies…”
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Is metabarcoding suitable for estuarine plankton monitoring? A comparative study with microscopy by Abad, David, Albaina, Aitor, Aguirre, Mikel, Laza-Martínez, Aitor, Uriarte, Ibon, Iriarte, Arantza, Villate, Fernando, Estonba, Andone

“…Metabarcoding is becoming an increasingly valuable alternative approach to biodiversity assessment, due to the combination of extreme sensitivity and potential…”
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Effects of microplastics on the feeding rates of larvae of a coastal fish: direct consumption, trophic transfer, and effects on growth and survival by Uy, Christine Angelica, Johnson, Darren W.

“…Microplastics are now found throughout the world’s oceans, and although many organisms ingest microplastics, less is known about how plastics in seawater may…”
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Review: the energetic value of zooplankton and nekton species of the Southern Ocean by Schaafsma, Fokje L., Cherel, Yves, Flores, Hauke, van Franeker, Jan Andries, Lea, Mary-Anne, Raymond, Ben, van de Putte, Anton P.

“…Understanding the energy flux through food webs is important for estimating the capacity of marine ecosystems to support stocks of living resources. The energy…”
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Lower Vibrio spp. abundances in Zostera marina leaf canopies suggest a novel ecosystem function for temperate seagrass beds by Reusch, Thorsten B. H., Schubert, Philipp R., Marten, Silke-Mareike, Gill, Diana, Karez, Rolf, Busch, Kathrin, Hentschel, Ute

“…Seagrasses, a polyphyletic group of about 60 marine angiosperm species, are the foundation of diverse and functionally important marine habitats along…”
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A review on the biodiversity, distribution and trophic role of cephalopods in the Arctic and Antarctic marine ecosystems under a changing ocean by Xavier, José C., Cherel, Yves, Allcock, Louise, Rosa, Rui, Sabirov, Rushan M., Blicher, Martin E., Golikov, Alexey V.

“…Cephalopods play an important role in polar marine ecosystems. In this review, we compare the biodiversity, distribution and trophic role of cephalopods in the…”
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