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Environmental and local habitat variables as predictors of trophic interactions in subtidal rocky reefs along the SE Pacific coast

Ecography, EarlyView.
Temperature generally drives latitudinal patterns in the strength of trophic interactions, including consumption rates. However, local community and other environmental conditions might also affect consumption, disrupting latitudinal gradients, which results in complex large‐scale patterns.
Catalina A. Musrri, Alistair G. B. Poore, Oscar Pino, Nicolás Riquelme, Wolfgang B. Stotz, Fadia Tala, Martin Thiel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Habitats and Biotopes in the German Baltic Sea

Biology, 2023
To maintain or enhance biodiversity and sea floor integrity, mapping benthic habitats is a mandatory requirement in compliance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The EU Commission Decision distinguishes between Broad Habitat Types (BHTs)
Denise Marx, Agata Feldens, Svenja Papenmeier, Peter Feldens, Alexander Darr, Michael L. Zettler, Kathrin Heinicke   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biogeographic analysis of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve: Examining the refuge effect following reserve establishment [PDF]

, 2004
Almost 120 days at sea aboard three NOAA research vessels and one fishing vessel over the past three years have supported biogeographic characterization of Tortugas Ecological Reserve (TER).
Burke, John S., Burton, Michael L., Currin, Carolyn A., Field, Donald W., Fonseca, Mark S., Hare, Jonathan A., Kenworthy, W. Judson, Uhrin, Amy V.   +7 more
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PondNet – towards a global network of experiments on the effects of climate change on aquatic ecosystems

Ecography, EarlyView.
Global change is reshaping the distribution of biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems. Predicting the long‐term consequences of such changes remains a challenge due to a need for a clear understanding of the mechanisms underpinning ecosystem‐level responses, as well as the role of geographical and environmental contingencies.
Miguel G. Matias, Dominique Gravel, Jonathan M. Chase, Carla Pinto‐ Cruz, David García‐ Callejas, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Mathew A. Leibold, Dora Neto, Cátia L. Pereira, Carlos Ramos, Pedro M. Raposeiro, Alejandro Rozenfeld, Katarzyna Sroczynska, David R. Vieites, Guy Woodward, Miguel B. Araújo   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Consumer diversity drives stronger predation in tropical marine communities

Ecography, EarlyView.
Biotic interactions are predicted to be stronger in the tropics compared to higher latitudes, contributing to observed patterns of global biodiversity. While increased consumer diversity and more complex food webs are expected in tropical communities, the trophic dynamics underlying strong regional effects of predation are not well understood.
Michele F. Repetto, Gregory M. Ruiz, Mark E. Torchin, Mariana Bonfim, Amy L. Freestone   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of a Large Fishing Closure on Benthic Communitites in the Western Gulf of Maine: Recovery from the Effects of Gillnets and Otter Trawls [PDF]

, 2009
The recovery of benthic communities inside the western Gulf of Maine fishing closure area was evaluated by comparing invertebrate assemblages at sites inside and outside of the closure four to six years after the closure was established.
Abeels, Holly, Brodeur, Melissa, Cooper, Andrew B., Greene, Jennifer K., Grizzle, Raymond E, Malik, Mashkoor A., Mayer, Larry A., Rosenberg, Andrew A., Ward, Larry G.   +8 more
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Bridging the gap between policy and science in assessing the health status of marine ecosystems [PDF]

, 2016
Human activities, both established and emerging, increasingly affect the provision of marine ecosystem services that deliver societal and economic benefits.
Austen, Melanie C., Berg, Torsten, Borja, Angel, Carstensen, Jacob, Cochrane, Sabine, Danovaro, Roberto, Elliott, Michael, Greenstreet, Simon, Heiskanen, Anna-Stiina, Lynam, Christopher P., Mea, Marianna, Newton, Alice, Patrício, Joana, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Uusitalo, Laura, Uyarra, María C., Wilson, Christian   +16 more
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Temporal shifts in kelp forest structure and distribution largely reflect recent ocean warming trends

Ecography, EarlyView.
Ocean warming is driving the redistribution of species at a global scale. Biogeographic transition zones are hotspots of species range shifts, as both warm‐ and cold‐adapted species are found toward contrasting range edges. While anecdotal evidence suggests some distributional shifts have occurred in the northeast Atlantic, the empirical evidence base ...
Nora Salland, Catherine M. Wilding, Cristina Galobart, Kathryn E. Smith, Nathan G. King, Michael T. Burrows, Dan A. Smale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

CLASSIFICATION AND PREDICTION OF BENTHIC HABITAT FROM SCIENTIFIC ECHOSOUNDER DATA: APPLICATION OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS

Applied Computer Science
This study aims to map three main benthic habitats (coral, seagrass, and sand) in Kapota Atoll (Wakatobi, Indonesia) using single-beam echosounder (SBES) Simrad EK15.
Baigo HAMUNA, Sri PUJIYATI, Jonson Lumban GAOL, Totok HESTIRIANOTO   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Habitat mapping effort at the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary – Current status and future needs [PDF]

, 2006
With elevating interest to establish conservation efforts for groundfish stocks and continued scrutiny over the value of marine protected areas along the west coast, the importance of enhancing our knowledge of seabed characteristics through mapping ...
Intelmann, Steven S.
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