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Embryonic development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Starfish play essential ecological roles as predators and ecosystem regulators; however, detailed developmental descriptions exist for only a handful of species, none of which are from the Mediterranean Sea. Results In this study, we provide the first full account of the development of the Mediterranean starfish Hacelia attenuata ...
Silvia Caballero‐Mancebo, Laurent Gilletta, Janet Chenevert, Stefania Castagnetti   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Dynamics of Coral-Algal Interactions in Space and Time on the Southern Great Barrier Reef

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018
Globally, tropical coral reefs are being degraded by human activities, and as a result, reef-building corals have declined while macroalgae have increased.
Kristen T. Brown, Kristen T. Brown, Kristen T. Brown, Dorothea Bender-Champ, Dorothea Bender-Champ, Andreas Kubicek, Andreas Kubicek, Rene van der Zande, Rene van der Zande, Rene van der Zande, Michelle Achlatis, Michelle Achlatis, Michelle Achlatis, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Sophie G. Dove, Sophie G. Dove, Sophie G. Dove   +18 more
doaj   +1 more source

Filling the gaps: first record of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish, Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (Spinulosida: Acanthasteridae), at Gorgona Island, Colombia, Tropical Eastern Pacific [PDF]

Check List, 2017
We report the occurrence of a major corallivore, the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Acanthaster planci, on the coral reefs of Gorgona Island, Tropical Eastern Pacific.
Fernando Zapata, María Palacios, Valentina Zambrano, Melina Rodríguez-Moreno   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Human impact on atolls leads to coral loss and community homogenisation : a modeling study [PDF]

, 2012
We explore impacts on pristine atolls subjected to anthropogenic near-field (human habitation) and far-field (climate and environmental change) pressure.
Riegl, Bernhard M., Sheppard, Charles R C, Charles R. C. Sheppard (160177), Sam J Purkis, Sheppard Charles R. C., Purkis, Samuel J., Charles R C Sheppard, Purkis Sam J., Sheppard, Charles R. C., Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.), Riegl, Bernhard, Bernhard M. Riegl (160174), Riegl, Bernhard M, Sam J. Purkis (160180), Purkis, Sam J, Riegl Bernhard M., Bernhard M Riegl   +16 more
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A shining starlet: Nematostella vectensis as a model for developmental, regenerative, and comparative biology

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract The sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has been used as a model organism in developmental biology studies for many years. This estuarine species has the notable capacity to regenerate its full body plan from small pieces throughout life. Nematostella have been described as having a great degree of cellular plasticity.
Patrick A. Lewis, Zachary Horowitz, Michael Shribak, Karen Echeverri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water contamination reduces the tolerance of coral larvae to thermal stress [PDF]

, 2010
Coral reefs are highly susceptible to climate change, with elevated sea surface temperatures (SST) posing one of the main threats to coral survival.
Negri Andrew P., Mia O Hoogenboom, Hoogenboom, M.O., Andrew P. Negri, Andrew P Negri, Negri, Andrew P., Hoogenboom Mia O., Hoogenboom, Mia O., Negri, A.P., Mia O. Hoogenboom   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Temporal patterns in innate immunity parameters in reef‐building corals and linkages with local climatic conditions

Ecosphere, 2016
Extremes in seasonal environmental conditions can significantly impact the health and physiological functioning of reef corals, underscoring the need for knowledge of seasonally specific baselines from which to monitor and forecast impending stress ...
Jeroen A. J. M. van de Water, Joleah B. Lamb, Scott F. Heron, Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Bette L. Willis   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sodium sulfite can reliably induce chemical hypoxia without toxic effects in the model sea anemone species, Exaiptasia diaphana

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, EarlyView.
Abstract Climate change is accelerating the deoxygenation of aquatic ecosystems, so understanding its effects on biological processes is increasingly critical. An emerging method for inducing hypoxia during experimentation utilizes sodium sulfite (SSI) to scavenge oxygen; however, it remains unclear if hypoxia‐inducing concentrations of SSI are toxic ...
Zhen Qin, Lorenzo Vassura, Bianca A. Parodi, Elise M. J. Laetz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Survival and reinfection rates of SCTLD-affected corals treated in situ with amoxicillin

Frontiers in Marine Science
The unprecedented mortality to Caribbean corals caused by stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) led to the use of an in-water medicine applied directly to disease lesions.
Karen L. Neely, Robert J. Nowicki, Michelle A. Dobler, Kathryn A. Toth, Kevin A. Macaulay, Sydney M. Gallagher   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source