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Warming modifies trophic impacts of invading shrimp with impact varying among primary producers

Oikos, EarlyView.
Environmental change drivers, such as climate change and species invasions, can disrupt biological networks and weaken ecosystem stability. Acting together, these drivers may interact and alter the effects on the ecosystem. However, few studies have examined the interactive effects of climate change and species invasions, particularly in aquatic ...
Stefanie Coxe, Linnea Kivelä, Tawfiqur Rahman, Ulrika Candolin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benthic habitat influences sea scallop distributions and swimming behavior based on underwater imagery and machine learning

Ecological Informatics
Understanding the drivers of Atlantic sea scallop distribution and abundance is a priority for fisheries management. While factors influencing scallop habitat selection and recruitment remain poorly understood, the increasing use of optical surveys for ...
Liese A. Siemann, Matthew Dawkins, Luisa M. Garcia, Jonathan Crall, Tasha E. O'Hara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dumpsite Seabed Characterization of the San Pedro Basin, CA, From Autonomous Vehicle Observations

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A wide‐area seabed survey was conducted using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) in a known dumpsite off the coast of Southern California that has been found to have widespread sediment contamination from the chemical dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).
Ryan A. McCarthy, Dylan Kriegman, Sophia T. Merrifield, Heidi Batchelor, Eric J. Terrill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Depth and benthic habitat influence shallow and mesophotic predatory fishes on a remote, high-latitude coral reef. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2022
Brown K, Monk J, Williams J, Carroll A, Harasti D, Barrett N.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Effects of Engineered Dam Releases on Benthic Assemblages During Drought and Comparison With Unregulated Reaches

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT River regulation following damming is often associated with deleterious downstream effects, in large part due to reduced total discharge and disruption of seasonal flooding. These effects would be expected to be exacerbated by drought, particularly extended drought.
Jeffrey G. Holmquist, Jutta Schmidt‐Gengenbach   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Scale Coral Reef and Seascape Habitat Variables Combine to Influence Reef Fish Assemblages

Fishes
While benthic characteristics of coral reef habitats are a major driver of the structure of coral reef fish assemblages, non-reef habitats adjacent to coral reefs (e.g., mangroves, seagrass beds, and macroalgal beds) can affect reef fish assemblages ...
Katie T. Sievers, Eva C. McClure, Rene A. Abesamis, Garry R. Russ   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat-mediated dive behavior in free-ranging grey seals.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Understanding the links between foraging behaviour and habitat use of key species is essential to addressing fundamental questions about trophic interactions and ecosystem functioning.
Mark Jessopp, Michelle Cronin, Tom Hart
doaj   +1 more source

Benthic habitat mapping of Plazh Gradina - Zlatna ribka (Black Sea) and Karpathos and Saria Islands (Mediterranean Sea). [PDF]

Biodivers Data J, 2021
Nikolopoulou S, Berov D, Klayn S, Dimitrov LI, Velkovsky K, Chatzinikolaou E, Chatzigeorgiou G, Karamfilov V, Pavloudi C.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Development and Improvement of Habitat Suitability Criteria for Instream Habitat Assessments Conducted in Support of Environmental Flows in Florida

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Florida's regulatory framework requires the establishment of minimum flows to protect aquatic ecosystems and water resources from significant harm. One of the primary methods used to evaluate significant harm is assessment of instream habitat, which relies on Habitat Suitability Criteria (HSC) curves that relate flow regimes and habitat ...
Eric J. Nagid, Kym Rouse Holzwart
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-gene phylogeny of Cephalopoda supports convergent morphological evolution in association with multiple habitat shifts in the marine environment

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012
Background The marine environment is comprised of numerous divergent organisms living under similar selective pressures, often resulting in the evolution of convergent structures such as the fusiform body shape of pelagic squids, fishes, and some marine ...
Lindgren Annie R, Pankey Molly S, Hochberg Frederick G, Oakley Todd H   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source