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Ghost fishing efficiency in swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) pot fishery
Marine Pollution BulletinAbandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) is a global challenge that negatively affects marine environment through plastic pollution and continued capture of marine animals, so-called "ghost fishing". In different pot fisheries, ghost fishing related to ALDFG is of concern, including pot fishery targeting swimming crab (Portunus ...
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Urbanization driving Ocypode quadrata burrow density, depth, and width across Caribbean beaches
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Globally, sandy beaches support local economies and are the most commonly-used type of coastline. This importance is perhaps most striking in the Caribbean; however, no study has assessed the morphological features of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) sandy
Kaliegh Schlender +4 more
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Predator Diet and Trophic Position Modified with Altered Habitat Morphology. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Empirical patterns that emerge from an examination of food webs over gradients of environmental variation can help to predict the implications of anthropogenic disturbance on ecosystems.
Alexander Tewfik +3 more
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An experimental study on ghost fishing in rocky coastal reefs in southern Brazil
Marine and Fishery Sciences, 2022 A ghost fishing experiment was conducted using gillnets in a rocky reef off the state of Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Scuba divers monitored changes in the structure of the nets and catches for 92 days.
Johnatas Adelir-Alves +4 more
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Edging along a Warming Coast: A Range Extension for a Common Sandy Beach Crab. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Determining the position of range edges is the first step in developing an understanding of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics in play as species' ranges shift in response to climate change.
David S Schoeman +6 more
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Natural diet of Ocypode quadrata (Fabricius, 1787) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura) from the Northern Coast of São Paulo, Brazil [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2019 Decapod crustaceans have a wide variety of feeding habits, alternating among herbivory, predation, saprophagy, and filtration. The occupation of various trophic positions in the food web is a key feature in the evolution of the group.
Tassia Turini Gomes +3 more
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Individual Laterality in Ghost Crabs (Ocypode saratan) Influences Burrowing Behavior [PDF]
Symmetry, 2021 Behavioral handedness is known to enhance an individual’s handling capabilities. However, the ecological advantages in brachyuran crustaceans remain unclear, despite the Ocypode species having been studied extensively. Thus, in this study, we analyzed the laterality of the endemic Red Sea ghost crab on one beach in Eilat, Israel.
Reuven Yosef +3 more
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Heliyon, 2023 The longer-term ecosystem impacts associated with a beach nourishment project conducted in 2014 were studied on an ocean beach on the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Paul Paris, Anya Leach, D. Reide Corbett
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Hemolymph supply to locomotor muscles of the ghost crab Ocypode quadrata [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2021 ABSTRACT Ghost crabs are the fastest and most aerobically fit of the land crabs. The exceptional locomotory capacity of these invertebrate athletes seemingly depends upon effective coupling between the cardiovascular system and skeletal muscles, but how these systems are integrated has not been well defined.
Siyuan Yang +3 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Sandy beaches are the most common ecosystems of coastal regions and provide direct and indirect essential services for millions of people, such as coastal protection, fishing, tourism, and recreational activities.
Carlos A. M. Barboza +5 more
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