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Benthic Observation Survey System (BOSS) for surveys of marine benthic habitats

Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Most platforms for collecting images to characterise marine benthic habitats involve a downward or forward‐facing field of view that is relatively constrained (~70°), covering a relatively small area of benthos (downward ~1 m2, forward ~25 m2).
Tim Langlois, Claude Spencer, Brooke A. Gibbons, Kingsley J. Griffin, Kye Adams, Charlotte Aston, Neville Barrett, Ashlee Bastiaansen, Donna Beach, Ant Bernard, Todd Bond, Genevieve R. Carey, Jennifer E. Caselle, Katie Cieri, Gabrielle H. Cummins, Katherine Cure, Simon deLestang, John Fitzhardinge, Anita Giraldo‐Ospina, Gretchen Grammer, David R. Guilfoyle, Christopher Henderson, Sharyn Hickey, Jamie Hicks, Renae Hovey, Charlie Huveneers, Daniel Ierodiaconou, John Keesing, Nathan Knott, Jennifer L. Lavers, Steve Lindfield, James Lindholm, Stanley Mastrantonis, Kinsey Matthews, Matthew L. Navarro, Julian Partridge, Dominique Pelletier, Camilla V. H. Piggott, Rachel Przeslawski, Ben Radford, Matthew Rees, Ron (Doc) Reynolds, Fernanda A. Rolim, Adam Smith, Felix Spencer, Rick Starr, Samuel Thompson, Iszaac Webb, Wayne Webb, Sasha Whitmarsh, Joel Williams, Jacquomo Monk   +51 more
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DeepZoo: A cost‐effective and modular sampler for ecological studies in the deep ocean

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Understanding the structure and dynamics of deep‐ocean communities requires effective sampling of pelagic organisms in near‐bottom waters. These dispersive organisms contribute to biodiversity, connectivity and ecosystem recovery. Yet, current sampling methods remain constrained by size, cost, and depth, leaving key questions unanswered in ...
Johanna N. J. Weston, Casey Machado, Brian Kelly, Benjamin S. Weiss, Taylor P. Heyl, Daniel Lauretta, Lauren S. Mullineaux, Kirstin S. Meyer‐Kaiser   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A validated 3D point‐cloud analysis workflow for the creation of seagrass canopy height models

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Seagrasses support highly productive ecosystems in both temperate and tropical waters and provide essential ecosystem services. Despite their importance, the vertical structure of seagrasses (i.e. the canopy) remains poorly characterised at the microscale, even though it is a strong predictor of ecological processes that influence both ...
Daniele Ventura
wiley   +1 more source

First Insights on Photoreceptor Organ Ultrastructure in Marine Chaetonotida (Gastrotricha): Species of Xenotrichula and Draculiciteria (Xenotrichulidae)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Marine gastrotrichs inhabit sediments with limited available light, yet evidence suggests that photoreceptor organs are present throughout the phylum Gastrotricha. Here, we confirm this proposition with ultrastructural descriptions of photoreceptive organs in two species of Xenotrichulidae (Order Chaetonotida) that lack pigmented ocelli ...
Thiago Quintão Araújo, Rick Hochberg
wiley   +1 more source

Benthic Habitat Mapping Using Multispectral High-Resolution Imagery: Evaluation of Shallow Water Atmospheric Correction Techniques. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel), 2017
Eugenio F, Marcello J, Martin J, Rodríguez-Esparragón D.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AI‐Assisted Morphometric Analysis and Molecular Phylogeny for a Dactylogyrid (Monopisthocotyla) Skin Parasite of an Ornamental Crenuchid Fish From Brazil

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a formal description and taxonomic appraisal of Cacatuocotyle adrianoi sp. n., a Neotropical parasite belonging to the family Dactylogyridae, integrating AI‐assisted morphometric analyses, molecular data, and phylogenetic reconstruction. Phylogenetic analyses recovered Cacatuocotyle adrianoi sp. n.
J. C. C. Aguiar, M. M. Osaki‐Pereira, N. G. Silva, P. D. Mathews, R. J. Silva   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Absence of a Hectocotylus and Associated Mating Behaviour in the Paintpot Cuttlefish Ascarosepion tullbergi

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A hectocotylus is a sexually modified arm used by males of some cephalopod species to transfer spermatophores to females. In most cuttlefish (Sepiidae), it corresponds to the left arm IV, in which basal suckers are reduced or absent; this modification is thought to facilitate sperm transfer without premature rupture, which could be caused by ...
Ayano Omura, Shin‐ichiro Oka, Taketeru Tomita, Haruka Takano, Daisuke Funabara   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Same Same, but Different: A Glossary of Carcino‐Entomology as a Basis for an Improved Communication and for a Modern View of Carcinology Encompassing Entomology

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One core aspect of science is communication, both among researchers as well as with the public. For successful communication, it is crucial that the terminology used is clear to avoid misunderstandings. Especially when researchers working on different groups of organisms communicate, they often use different terms for similar morphological ...
Joachim T. Haug, Carolin Haug
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological and Morphometric Characterisation of Selected Camarodont Sea Urchin (Echinoidea: Camarodonta) Pedicellariae (Paracentrotus lividus, Psammechinus miliaris and Echinus esculentus)

Acta Zoologica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pedicellariae are small appendages on the surface of the echinoid test, involved in defence, cleaning, and locomotion. Pedicellariae in three species of camarodont sea urchins common in UK waters (Paracentrotus lividus [Lamarck, 1816], Psammechinus miliaris [P.L.S Müller, 1771] and Echinus esculentus [Linnaeus, 1758]) are the focus of this ...
H. C. Reinardy, R. Marton, C. Allen, E. Mitchell, L. Brunner, A. D. Hughes, R. A. Jenner   +6 more
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Chironomid‐based summer temperature reconstruction of the Eemian–Weichselian transition at Lichtenberg, northern Germany

Boreas, EarlyView.
Understanding the temperature variability of past interglacial cycles is essential to predict future climates. We present a new summer temperature reconstruction, based on the subfossil chironomid record from a small palaeolake adjacent to the Middle Palaeolithic site of Lichtenberg, northern Germany. The record spans from the Saalian late glacial over
Sonja Rigterink, Bartosz Kotrys, Michael Hein, Xuan Li, Neda Rahimzadeh, Agnieszka Gruszczyńska, Marcel Weiss, Brigitte Urban, David Colin Tanner, Tobias Lauer, Antje Schwalb   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source