Análisis evolutivo de cinco familias de briofitas empleando fósiles virtuales [PDF]
Traditional taxa paraphyletic or polyphyletic on a molecular phylogenetic tree may be interpreted as populations of surviving ancestors that are evolutionarily static in expressed traits though labile in DNA traits used to track genetic continuity.
Zander, Richard H.
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Spatial Relation of Stem Hydroids to Branch Hydroids in Four Pleurocarpous Mosses [PDF]
The anatomy of branch and main stem connections, with respect to the spatial relation of central strands, was studied in four species of pleurocarpous mosses: Climacium americanum, Climacium dendroides, Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, and Rhytidium rugosum ...
Colbert, James T.
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Same Stone, Different Outcomes: Marine Communities on Engineered vs. Natural Rock Shores [PDF]
The effort to protect coastal property and infrastructure from storm damage, erosion, and sea level rise has resulted in increased construction of coastal protection structures (CPS) worldwide.
Lockwood, Lucy Anne Dando
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Spatial and Temporal Trends in Diet for Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) from Turtle Grass (Thalassia testudinum) Beds with Contrasting Environmental Regimes in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas [PDF]
Seagrass meadows in far South Texas are dominated by turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum), and juvenile pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) are abundant grazers of seagrass epifauna.
Barbosa, Maximiliano
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Marine introductions in the Shark Bay World Heritage Property, Western Australia: A preliminary assessment [PDF]
The presence and impacts of non-indigenous species (NIS) in marine areas of high conservation or World Heritage significance have rarely been examined. Case studies worldwide suggest that the potential exists for the introduction of NIS to significantly ...
Hewitt, C.L. +3 more
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The Boulder Patch (North Alaska, Beaufort Sea) and its Benthic Algal Flora [PDF]
We describe the benthic algal flora within the Boulder Patch, a unique and relatively isolated assemblage of cobbles and boulders in the Alaskan Beaufort Sea, on the basis of a compilation of opportunistic in situ collections made from 1977 to 2006.
Dunton, K.H., Wilce, R.T.
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Marine Evidence-based Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) – A Guide [PDF]
The Marine Evidence-based Sensitivity Assessment (MarESA) methodology was developed by the Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) team at the Marine Biological Association of the UK.
d'Avack, EAS +4 more
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The urban sanctuary: Algae and marine invertebrates of ricketts point marine sanctuary [PDF]
"This book has been designed to help keen naturalists, high-school students and university undergraduates identify the aquatic plants and invertebrates within Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary" -- page ...
Buckeridge, J, Reeves, J
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Risk analysis on the import of mussels from the Limfjord and the Isefjord (Denmark) to the Oosterschelde [PDF]
This report is the result of a risk analysis on the introduction of exotic non-indigenous species – species that have their origin outside the North Atlantic Continental Shelf region – with the import of bottom culture mussels from the Isefjord and the ...
Mesel, I.G., de, Wijsman, J.W.M.
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Evolution of Host Associations in Symbiotic Zoanthidea [PDF]
Symbioses are pervasive in life and confer novel adaptive capabilities that enable ecological expansion into unexplored niches. Evolutionary transitions in symbiosis (terminations, origins, host shifts, or changes in relationship outcomes) can therefore ...
Swain, Timothy D.
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