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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

Deep Learning-Based Automatic Estimation of Live Coral Cover from Underwater Video for Coral Reef Health Monitoring

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
Coral reefs are vital to marine biodiversity but are increasingly threatened by global climate change and human activities, leading to significant declines in live coral cover (LCC).
Zechen Li, Shuqi Zhao, Yuxian Lu, Cheng Song, Rongyong Huang, Kefu Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Indicators for the management of coral reefs and their applications to marine protected areas [PDF]

Informed planning and decision-making in the management of natural resources requires an ability to integrate complex interactions in ecosystems and communicate these effectively to stakeholders. This involves coping with three fundamental dilemmas.
McManus, J.W., Ablan, M.C.A., Viswanathan, K., WorldFish Center   +3 more
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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

Study on Chemical Diversity of Coral-Symbiotic Symbiodiniaceae Based on Single-Cell Mass Spectrometry

Zhipu Xuebao
Coral reefs, often referred to as the ‘tropical rainforests of the sea’, are among the most ecologically diverse and productive marine ecosystems on Earth.
Jia-yu ZHANG, Shi-guo CHEN, Ke-fu YU, Jia-yuan LIANG, Zhuang-hao HOU, Ji-ying PEI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coral community dynamics and disturbances : a modelling approach for Caribbean coral reefs [PDF]

The capacity of reefs to recover after disturbance is fundamental to prediction of their stability. This is particularly relevant now, following the global decline of reefs during the last decades.
Langmead, Olivia
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Asynchronous population trends stabilize mesopredatory coral reef fish communities in the face of global change

Oikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity can underpin stability in communities, allowing them to withstand environmental fluctuations without changes in aggregate properties like total abundance or biomass. We investigated the influence of biodiversity on two crucial population‐level mechanisms governing abundance stability in mesopredatory coral reef fishes: 1) ‘community ...
Rucha Karkarey, Eva Maire, Nicholas A. J. Graham, Valeriano Parravicini, Simon. J. Brandl, Jeremy Carlot, Mehdi Adjeroud, Rohan Arthur, Teresa Alcoverro, Shaun. K. Wilson, Jordan Goetze, Thomas H. Holmes, Julien Wickel, Dan. A. Exton, Sally A. Keith   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of atmospheric nitrogen deposition in coral-algal phase shifts on remote coral reefs

Frontiers in Marine Science
Remote seawater has been considered a potential refuge for corals in the face of anthropogenic disturbances. However, these remote areas may receive increased atmospheric N deposition, and the ecological consequences remain unclear.
Yichen Fu, Xiaoyan Chen, Yuchen Liu, Yuxiao Li, Kefu Yu, Kefu Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Integrating and assessing metacommunity drivers of ecosystem function and resilience in benthic algal systems

Oikos, EarlyView.
Understanding the scales and mechanisms by which species composition interacts with ecosystem functions is critical for forecasting the effects of environmental perturbations on ecosystem services. However, the linkages between what regulates the ecosystem functions of dispersal‐capable networks of communities (metacommunities) and what regulates a ...
Thomas P. Shannon, Evelyn E. Gaiser
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial Diversity and Community Composition in the Pyloric Ceca of Acanthaster solaris in the Xisha Islands

Redai dili
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (CoTS) are natural enemies of corals. Periodic outbreaks of CoTS and substantial feeding on corals lead to the degradation of coral reefs among the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Symbiotic bacteria play an important role in the development,
Yu Jiaoyang, Yu Xiaopeng, Yu Kefu, Ma Yuling   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source