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Benthic megafauna and the functioning of macroalgal forests and urchin barrens

Oikos, EarlyView.
Two temperate rocky reef food‐web models, representing the trophic diversity of the Mediterranean rocky reef communities, were built for the two stable states: macroalgal forests and barren grounds, which are characterized by opposite amounts of erect macroalgal biomass.
Chiara Bonaviri, Davide Agnetta, Stefania Pinna, Luigi Piazzi, Fabio Badalamenti, Giulia Ceccherelli, Davide Iaciofano, Manfredi Di Lorenzo, Francesco Di Trapani, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Vesna Mačić, Anna Maria Mannino, Francesco Mura, Luigi Musco, Laura Tamburello, Tomás Vega Fernández, Salvatrice Vizzini, Trevor Willis, Paola Gianguzza   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inter‐Annual Variation in Alpha and Beta Diversity of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Communities in Agricultural Ditches

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ditches are essential elements of the agricultural landscape because of their role as habitat or refuge for aquatic species, especially in homogenized and intensively cultivated areas. However, data on the biodiversity associated with agricultural ditches, and its variation over time, are underrepresented in ecological research.
Michela Rappocciolo, Martina Chiorino, Elide Sgarella, Davide Solazzo, Cristina Spreafico, Alberto Doretto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DNA Methylation and Histone Acetylation Contribute to the Maintenance of LTP in the Withdrawal Behavior Interneurons in Terrestrial Snails

Cells
Accumulated data indicate that epigenetic regulations, including histone modifications and DNA methylation, are important means for adjusting the expression of genes in response to various stimuli.
Alena Zuzina, Daria Kolotova, Pavel Balaban   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomic diversity dynamics of early cretaceous brachiopods and gastropods in the Azerbaijanian domains of the Lesser Caucasus (Neo-Tethys Ocean) [PDF]

Geološki Anali Balkanskoga Poluostrva, 2014
Palaeontological data available from the Azerbaijanian domains (Somkhit-Agdam, Sevan-Karabakh, and Miskhan-Kafan tectonic zones) of the Lesser Caucasus permit reconstruction of the regional taxonomic diversity dynamics of two groups of Early ...
Ruban Dmitry A.
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of active ingredients and nematodes against slugs and snails on organic lettuce [PDF]

, 2008
Three years trials were carried out to evaluate the efficacy of some molluscicides for the control of slugs (Arion sp.) and snails (Cepaea nemoralis and Helix aspersa) on organic lettuce in Emilia-Romagna (Italy).
Censi, D, Curto, G, Gengotti, S
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Micronuclei and Other Nuclear Abnormalities in Patella Limpet as Biomarkers of Cytogenotoxicity in Recreational Port Waters

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past decades, the growth in human population and economic activities has led to an increase in maritime traffic. This rise puts additional pressure on marine environments, vessel fuel spills being considered to have a major impact on the ecosystem.
Carlos Valiente‐Diaz, Eva Garcia‐Vazquez, Verónica Soto‐López   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systematic of the gastropods fauna of the Quaternary deposits Lake Caspian

‬‭Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān, 2019
In this paper systematics of the gastropods of the Quaternary deposits were studied in the Caspian Sea in an exploration well in the northern city of Aq Qala in Golestan province.
I. Maghfouri Moghaddam
doaj  

A highly diverse molluscan assemblage associated with eelgrass beds (Zostera marina L.) in the Alboran Sea: Micro-habitat preference, feeding guilds and biogeographical distribution

Scientia Marina, 2009
The fauna of molluscs associated with deep subtidal Zostera marina beds (12-16 m) in southern Spain (Alboran Sea) has been characterised in terms of micro-habitat preference, feeding guilds and biogeographical affinity.
José L. Rueda, Serge Gofas, Javier Urra, Carmen Salas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bioerosion on the small scale – examples from the tropical and subtropical littoral [PDF]

, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to provide a practical guide assisting field workers in identification and interpretation of bioerosional textures created in limestone and other substrates by intertidal organisms.
Kázmér, Miklós, Taborosi, Danko
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Artificial supplementary food influences hedgehog occupancy and activity patterns more than predator presence or natural food availability

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Supplementary feeding for declining hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus populations is popular in Great Britain and has been suggested as an important factor in explaining higher densities in urban areas compared with rural ones. Occupancy modelling was used to test whether spatial variation in supplementary feeding, natural food, habitat, or predator ...
Eleanor S. Benjamin, Adam Bates, Robert Davis, Anthony Sévêque, Jonathan Wild, Ben Clutterbuck, Richard W. Yarnell   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source