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Causes of decoupling between larval supply and settlement and consequences for understanding recruitment and population connectivity by Pineda, Jesús, Porri, Francesca, Starczak, Victoria, Blythe, Jonathan

“…Marine broadcast spawners have two-phase life cycles, with pelagic larvae and benthic adults. Larval supply and settlement link these two phases and are…”
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Long term environmental variability modulates the epigenetics of maternal traits of kelp crabs in the coast of Chile by Baldanzi, Simone, Saldías, Gonzalo S., Vargas, Cristian A., Porri, Francesca

“…The methylation of DNA is an environmentally inducible epigenetic mechanism reflecting the short‐term ecological and environmental background of populations…”
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Thermal specialization across large geographical scales predicts the resilience of mangrove crab populations to global warming by Fusi, Marco, Giomi, Folco, Babbini, Simone, Daffonchio, Daniele, McQuaid, Christopher D., Porri, Francesca, Cannicci, Stefano

“…The broad prediction that ectotherms will be more vulnerable to climate change in the tropics than in temperate regions includes assumptions about centre/edge…”
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Coastal ecosystem services in South Africa’s largest natural bay: The role of marine benthic filter feeders in mitigating pollution by Puccinelli, Eleonora, Porri, Francesca, Altieri, Katye, Flynn, Raquel, Little, Hazel, Louw, Tayla, Pattrick, Paula, Sparks, Conrad, Tsanwani, Mutshutshu, de Waardt, Sonya, Walker, David, Fawcett, Sarah

“…•We evaluated the role of mussels in enhancing coastal water quality.•The study took place in False Bay, Southern Africa’s largest natural bay.•Most…”
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Distribution of native and non-indigenous bivalves and their settlers along an urban gradient by Gauff, Robin Pierre Maximilien, Mugnai, Francesco, Mancuso, Francesco Paolo, Porri, Francesca, Costantini, Federica, Airoldi, Laura

“…Marine coastal habitats are often characterized by strong gradients of anthropogenic disturbance such as pollution, typically most severe at urban waterfronts…”
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Environmental domains and range-limiting mechanisms: testing the Abundant Centre Hypothesis using southern African sandhoppers by Baldanzi, Simone, McQuaid, Christopher D, Cannicci, Stefano, Porri, Francesca

“…Predicting shifts of species geographical ranges is a fundamental challenge for conservation ecologists given the great complexity of factors involved in…”
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Eco-creative nature-based solutions to transform urban coastlines, local coastal communities and enhance biodiversity through the lens of scientific and Indigenous knowledge by Porri, Francesca, McConnachie, Boudina, van der Walt, Kerry-Ann, Wynberg, Rachel, Pattrick, Paula

“…Abstract Increasing anthropogenic pressure on the sea and alteration of coastscapes challenge the functioning of marine ecosystems and long-term reliance on…”
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Thermal sensitivity in dual‐breathing ectotherms: Embryos and mothers determine species' vulnerability to climate change by Vorsatz, Lyle D., Mostert, Bruce P., McQuaid, Christopher D., Cannicci, Stefano, Porri, Francesca

“…Understanding the life‐stage specific vulnerability of ectotherms to temperature increases is crucial to accurately predicting the consequences of current and…”
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Intertidal estimates of sea urchin abundance reveal congruence in spatial structure for a guild of consumers by Ma, Kevin C. K., Redelinghuys, Suzanne, Gusha, Molline N. C., Dyantyi, Siphelele B., McQuaid, Christopher D., Porri, Francesca

“…We hypothesized congruence in the spatial structure of abundance data sampled across multiple scales for an ecological guild of consumers that exploit similar…”
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Larval Fish Assemblage Structure at Coastal Fronts and the Influence of Environmental Variability by Pattrick, Paula, Weidberg, Nicolas, Goschen, Wayne S., Jackson, Jennifer M., McQuaid, Christopher D., Porri, Francesca

“…Within the coastal zone, oceanographic features, such as fronts, can have major effects on the abundance and distribution of larval fish. We investigated the…”
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Working together for our oceans : a marine spatial plan for Algoa Bay, South Africa by Cawthra, Hayley C., McQuaid, Christopher, Lombard, Amanda T., Perissinotto, Renzo, Vrancken, Patrick, Goschen, Wayne S., Adams, Janine B., Paterson, Angus, Dorrington, Rosemary A., Snow, Bernadette, Deyzel, Shaun H.P., Roberts, Michael, Mahler-Coetzee, Jacques, Parker-Nance, Shirley, Bornman, Thomas G., Porri, Francesca, Matcher, Gwynneth F., Liu, Kenneth

“…Southern Africa occupies a critical position within the southern hemisphere for the study of broadscale global change and the three oceans around South Africa…”
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Marine Heatwaves Exceed Cardiac Thermal Limits of Adult Sparid Fish (Diplodus capensis, Smith 1884) by van der Walt, Kerry-Ann, Potts, Warren M., Porri, Francesca, Winkler, Alexander C., Duncan, Murray I., Skeeles, Michael R., James, Nicola C.

“…Climate change not only drives increases in global mean ocean temperatures, but also in the intensity and duration of marine heatwaves (MHWs), with potentially…”
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Testing source-sink theory: the spill-over of mussel recruits beyond marine protected areas by Ludford, Adam, Cole, Victoria J., Porri, Francesca, McQuaid, Christopher D., Nakin, Motebang D. V., Erlandsson, Johan

“…Source-sink theory has contributed to our understanding of the function of protected areas, particularly due to their role as population sources. Marine…”
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Metal bioaccumulation in marine invertebrates and risk assessment in sediments from South African coastal harbours and natural rocky shores by Mbandzi-Phorego, Nokubonga, Puccinelli, Eleonora, Pieterse, Petrus Philippus, Ndaba, Jabulani, Porri, Francesca

“…Industrial and urban activities are major contributors to metal contamination in coastal systems, often impacting the physiology, distribution and diversity of…”
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A functional analysis reveals extremely low redundancy in global mangrove invertebrate fauna by Cannicci, Stefano, Lee, Shing Yip, Bravo, Henrique, Cantera-Kintz, Jaime Ricardo, Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, Fratini, Sara, Fusi, Marco, Jimenez, Pedro J., Nordhaus, Inga, Porri, Francesca, Diele, Karen

“…Deforestation results in habitat fragmentation, decreasing diversity, and functional degradation. For mangroves, no data are available on the impact of…”
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Lack of match between nutrient-enriched marine seafoam and intertidal abundance of long-lived invertebrate larvae by Porri, Francesca, Puccinelli, Eleonora, Weidberg, Nicolas, Pattrick, Paula

“…Since most marine benthic species experience a pelagic larval phase, scales of dispersal are key determinants of population dynamics. Biologically derived…”
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Fine scale environmental variability and physiological tolerance influence invertebrate larval communities from a human-impacted mangrove in Hong Kong by Vorsatz, Lyle Dennis, Porri, Francesca, Pattrick, Paula, Cannicci, Stefano

“…Macroinvertebrates that rely on a supply of planktonic larvae for recruitment play a significant role in maintaining productivity in mangrove ecosystems. Thus,…”
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Fine scale depth regulation of invertebrate larvae around coastal fronts by Weidberg, Nicolas, Goschen, Wayne, Jackson, Jennifer M., Pattrick, Paula, McQuaid, Christopher D., Porri, Francesca

“…Vertical migrations of zooplankters have been widely described, but their active movements through shallow, highly dynamic water columns within the inner shelf…”
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Similar metabolic responses of co-occurring post-settlement mussels to temperature change despite distinct geographical distributions by Nel, Aldi, McQuaid, Christopher D., Duna, Olwethu O., Giménez, Luis, Porri, Francesca

“…For marine animals with biphasic life stages, different environmental conditions are experienced during ontogeny so that physiological constraints on early…”
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Ecological value of the earliest human manipulated coastal habitats: Preliminary insights into the nursery function of a pre-colonial stonewalled fish trap in South Africa by Pattrick, Paula, Minguzzi, Magda, Weidberg, Nicolas, Porri, Francesca

“…Pre-colonial stonewalled fish traps, an ancient engineering feat in the intertidal region, represent the earliest proof of human manipulation of the coastline…”
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