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Effect of a generalist mesopredator on modular and unitary sessile prey associated with a foundation species [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnitary and modular sessile organisms both dominate in marine benthic communities, commonly preyed upon by the same generalist predators. The differences between unitary and modular defensive strategies may underlie the ways generalist predators control ...
Alexandra Chava +2 more
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Variation in the Health Status of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Forests: The Synergistic Effect of Marine Heat Waves and Fishing Activity [PDF]
BiologyOver the past thirty years, the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata in the Mediterranean Sea has faced increasing threats, including heat waves and human activities such as artisanal and recreational fishing.
Martina Canessa +7 more
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Truly a hyperparasite, or simply an epibiont on a parasite? The case of Cyclocotyla bellones (Monogenea, Diclidophoridae) [PDF]
Parasite, 2022 Cyclocotyla bellones Otto, 1823 (Monogenea, Diclidophoridae) is one of the few monogenean species reported as hyperparasitic: the worms dwell on cymothoid isopods, themselves parasites of the buccal cavity of fishes. We present here observations based on
Bouguerche Chahinez +2 more
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Effects of global warming on Mediterranean coral forests [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The effects of global warming have been addressed on coral reefs in tropical areas, while it is still unclear how coral forests are reacting, particularly at temperate latitudes. Here we show how mesophotic coral forests are affected by global warming in
Giovanni Chimienti +7 more
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Ecological Interactions on Sandy Beach Ecosystems: A Global Synthesis of Mole Crabs and New Insights into Emerita brasiliensis and Emerita rathbunae (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura, Hippidae) [PDF]
BiologySandy beaches are dynamic intertidal ecosystems where ecological interactions play a critical yet often overlooked role in shaping community structure and population dynamics.
Rayane Romão Saad Abude +11 more
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New Echinoderm-Crab Epibiotic Associations from the Coastal Barents Sea [PDF]
Animals, 2021 During diving surveys for a Russian research project that monitored introduced species, red king crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus) were collected at a coastal site of the Barents Sea to study the structure and dynamics of this species.
Alexander G. Dvoretsky +1 more
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Diversity, 2020 Epibiosis is a common phenomenon in marine systems. In marine environments, ciliates are among the most common organisms adopting an epibiotic habitus and nematodes have been frequently reported as their basibionts.
Elisa Baldrighi +12 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2021 Epibiosis among plankton communities and the role of environmental forcing therein are discussed in this study. We hypothesized that a sub-surface thermal inversion phenomenon and associated hydrographical changes during winter monsoon promoted group ...
Alfisa Siddique +5 more
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Diversity, 2022 Biogenic habitats often form hot spots of biodiversity. However, the role of epibiosis and the ‘habitat cascades’ phenomenon in enhancing structural heterogeneity and biodiversity in biogenic habitats in remote and difficult-to-access areas is little ...
Georgios Kazanidis +5 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 We evaluated here the effects of the epibiotic diatom Tabularia sp. on the productivity of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa (Dana) for assessing their risk on copepod intensive aquaculture industry for the provision of live feed.
Yen-Ju Pan +6 more
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