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Compound-specific stable isotope analysis of amino acid nitrogen reveals detrital support of microphytobenthos in the Dutch Wadden Sea benthic food web

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
The Wadden Sea is the world’s largest intertidal ecosystem and provides vital food resources for a large number of migratory bird and fish species during seasonal stopovers.
Philip M. Riekenberg   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid Assessment of Intertidal Wetland Sediments [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Urbanization of coastal areas poses a severe threat to ecologically valuable intertidal wetlands. This paper presents a pragmatic approach called Rapid Assessment for Intertidal Wetland Sediments (RAITWS) for evaluating the sediment quality of intertidal
Borthwick, Alistair G. L.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Microbenthic Net Metabolism Along Intertidal Gradients (Cadiz Bay, SW Spain): Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Environmental Factors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Microphytobenthos (MPB), the photosynthetic primary producing component of microbenthos, shows variable patterns in its biomass distribution along the intertidal gradient as a result of the interactions of factors such as light, tides, temperature ...
Bohórquez Ferrando, Julio   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Feeding ecology of 0-group sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax in salt marshes of Mont Saint-Michel bay (France) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
0-group sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax, colonize intertidal marsh creeks of Mont Saint Michel Bay, France, on spring tides (e.g., 43% of the tides) during flood and return to coastal waters during ebb.
Feunteun, Eric   +3 more
core   +4 more sources

Variability of macrofauna distribution along a dissipative log-spiral sandy beach in Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2017
Log-spiral beaches display defined physical gradients alongshore. However, the majority of studies focus on the variability of a single population of macrofauna species.
Carlos A.M. Barboza   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Littoral hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) of Larak Island, Persian Gulf, Iran [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2013
The hermit crab fauna of the Larak Island was investigated, which revealed seven species representing five genera and two families. The family Diogenidae represents six species namely Areopaguristes perspicax (Nobili, 1906), Clibanarius signatus Heller ...
J. Seyfabadi,   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shell use by the hermit crab Calcinus californiensis at different levels of the intertidal zone

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2011
The gastropod shell use of the hermit crab Calcinus californiensis was studied at Troncones, Guerrero, México. Hermit crabs were captured at two different levels of the intertidal zone, in wave-protected and wave-exposed sites. C. californiensis occupied
Elsah Arce, Guillermina Alcaraz
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid and Accurate Monitoring of Intertidal Oyster Reef Habitat Using Unoccupied Aircraft Systems and Structure from Motion

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2019
Oysters support an economically important fishery in many locations in the United States and provide benefits to the surrounding environment by filtering water, providing habitat for fish, and stabilizing shorelines. Changes in oyster reef health reflect
Anna E. Windle   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Checklist of Marine Ornamental Molluscs of India: A Case Study from Dwarka and Bet-Dwarka, Gujarat

open access: yesÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, 2023
Marine molluscs are economically very important and they are exploited by men for various purposes since the prehistoric times. Manufacture of ornaments is an age-old industry in the south and south-east India and molluscs as an ornament or souvenir are ...
Mayurdan GADHAVİ   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diversification at the narrow sea-land interface in the Caribbean: phylogeography of endemic supralittoral Ligia isopods

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2014
Phylogeographic studies have provided valuable insights into the evolutionary histories and biodiversity of different groups in the Caribbean, a region that harbors exceptional terrestrial and marine biodiversity.
Mariana eMateos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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