Search Results - "O'Shaughnessy, Kathryn A."
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Rapid assessment of marine non-native species in Irish marinas
Published in Management of biological invasions (01-06-2023)“…Marinas are known to act as species reservoirs, facilitating the persistence and spread of non-native species. Monitoring of marinas for non-native species is…”
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Horizon scanning for potentially invasive non-native marine species to inform trans-boundary conservation management – Example of the northern Gulf of Mexico
Published in Aquatic invasions (08-11-2023)“…Prevention of non-native species introductions and establishment is essential to avoid adverse impacts of invasive species in marine environments. To identify…”
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Metrics matter: Multiple diversity metrics at different spatial scales are needed to understand species diversity in urban environments
Published in The Science of the total environment (15-10-2023)“…Worldwide, natural habitats are being replaced by artificial structures due to urbanisation. Planning of such modifications should strive for environmental net…”
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Toxicity of weathered Deepwater Horizon oil to bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli) embryos
Published in Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (01-02-2018)“…The BP-contracted Deepwater Horizon Macondo well blowout occurred on 20 April 2010 and lasted nearly three months. The well released millions of barrels of…”
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Ecosystem engineers enhance the multifunctionality of an urban novel ecosystem: Population persistence and ecosystem resilience since the 1980s
Published in The Science of the total environment (20-11-2024)“…In degraded urban habitats, nature-based solutions aim to enhance ecosystem functioning and service provision. Bivalves are increasingly reintroduced to urban…”
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Design catalogue for eco-engineering of coastal artificial structures: a multifunctional approach for stakeholders and end-users
Published in Urban ecosystems (01-04-2020)“…Coastal urbanisation, energy extraction, food production, shipping and transportation have led to the global proliferation of artificial structures within the…”
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Invasiveness risks of naked goby, Gobiosoma bosc, to North Sea transitional waters
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-08-2022)“…In recent decades, gobies have dispersed or introduced from the Ponto-Caspian region of eastern Europe in a westerly direction to North American and western…”
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Occurrence and assemblage composition of intertidal non-native species may be influenced by shipping patterns and artificial structures
Published in Marine pollution bulletin (01-05-2020)“…Habitat modification coupled with the spread of non-native species (NNS) are among the top threats to marine biodiversity globally. Species are known to be…”
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Are oysters being bored to death? Influence of Cliona celata on Crassostrea virginica condition, growth and survival
Published in Diseases of aquatic organisms (17-11-2015)“…The boring sponge Cliona celata is a nuisance species that can have deleterious effects on eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica growth, condition, and…”
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Taxonomic reappraisal of Gelidium coarctatum (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) and Gelidium lineare sp. nov. from the tropical western Atlantic
Published in Phycologia (Oxford) (01-09-2016)“…Gelidium coarctatum Kützing was a poorly known species described from the coast of Brazil. The name was picked up by Ugadim and applied to a common species on…”
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Prevalence of the Invasive Rhizocephalan Parasite Loxothylacus panopaei in Eurypanopeus depressus in South Carolina and Genetic Relationships of the Parasite in North and South Carolina
Published in The Journal of parasitology (01-08-2014)“…The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei is a parasitic castrator of xanthid crabs that has invaded the U.S. Atlantic coast. It was transported to the…”
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Spatially Variable Effects of Artificially-Created Physical Complexity on Subtidal Benthos
Published in Frontiers in ecology and evolution (20-08-2021)“…In response to the environmental damage caused by urbanization, Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are being implemented to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem…”
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A global analysis of complexity–biodiversity relationships on marine artificial structures
Published in Global ecology and biogeography (01-01-2021)“…Aim Topographic complexity is widely accepted as a key driver of biodiversity, but at the patch‐scale, complexity–biodiversity relationships may vary spatially…”
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Ecological effects and genetic diversity of the invading rhizocephalan parasite Loxothylacus panopaei in the flatback mud crab Eurypanopeus depressus
Published 01-01-2013“…The rhizocephalan barnacle Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884) is a parasite of xanthid crabs. Infection results in parasitic castration and anecdysis of the…”
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Ecological effects and genetic diversity of the invading rhizocephalan parasite Loxothylacus panopaei in the flatback mud crab Eurypanopeus depressus
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