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Development of a DNA Barcoding System for Seagrasses: Successful but Not Simple

PLoS ONE, 2012
Seagrasses, a unique group of submerged flowering plants, profoundly influence the physical, chemical and biological environments of coastal waters through their high primary productivity and nutrient recycling ability. They provide habitat for aquatic life, alter water flow, stabilize the ground and mitigate the impact of nutrient pollution.
Christina Lucas, Thirunavakkarasu Thangaradjou, Jutta Papenbrock   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Integrating ecological feedbacks across scales and levels of organization

Ecography, EarlyView.
In ecosystems, species interact in various ways with other species, and with their local environment. In addition, ecosystems are coupled in space by diverse types of flows. From these links connecting different ecological entities can emerge circular pathways of indirect effects: feedback loops.
Benoît Pichon, Sonia Kéfi, Nicolas Loeuille, Ismaël Lajaaiti, Isabelle Gounand   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Knowledge and Conservation of Seagrasses in the Tamil Nadu State of India

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2011
Local knowledge systems are not considered in the conservation of fragile seagrass marine ecosystems. In fact, little is known about the utility of seagrasses in local coastal communities.
Newmaster AF, Berg KJ, Ragupathy S, Palanisamy M, Sambandan K, Newmaster SG   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bay Scallops, Argopecten irradians, in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas) [PDF]

, 2009
There is no evidence that a commercial bay scallop fishery exists anywhere in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. No data concerning scallop abundance or distribution was found for Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Hubner, Matt, Withers, Kim
core  

Analysis of Sea Turtle Bycatch by Andalusia Pelagic Longline Fleet in the Northeast Atlantic

Fisheries Oceanography, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Northeast Atlantic is one of the most crucial foraging grounds for juvenile loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), while also serving as an important fishing area for the Andalusia surface longline fishery. The main aim of present study is to assess the sea turtle interaction with the Andalusia pelagic
Marina Tortosa, Jose Francisco Moreno, Ángel David Macías, Francisco Javier Abascal, Salvador García‐Barcelona, Juan Jesús Bellido, José Carlos Báez   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Updated extinction risk of seagrass species in the Tropical Atlantic Bioregion

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Seagrasses can form vast meadows in coastal areas and provide valuable ecosystem services. Despite their importance, seagrasses are threatened, and their spatial extent and ecological condition have declined worldwide.
Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Jimena Samper-Villarreal, Joel C. Creed, Joel C. Creed, Duarte Frade, Duarte Frade, Bradley T. Furman, Bradley T. Furman, Salomão Bandeira, Salomão Bandeira, Hacen M. El-Hacen, Hacen M. El-Hacen, A. Carolina Peralta, A. Carolina Peralta, Ester A. Serrão, Ester A. Serrão, Beatriz E. Vera Vegas, Beatriz E. Vera Vegas, Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek, Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison of the sonar recording method and the aerial photography method for mapping seagrass meadows

Acta Geographica Slovenica, 2020
This article presents a new perspective on the study of the spatial distribution of seagrass meadows, which—due to their sensitivity to coastal hydrodynamics, sediment transport, changes in nutrient content, and disruptions due to human intervention in ...
Mojca Poklar
doaj   +1 more source

Network analysis identifies weak and strong links in a metapopulation system [PDF]

, 2008
The identification of key populations shaping the structure and connectivity of metapopulation systems is a major challenge in population ecology. The use of molecular markers in the theoretical framework of population genetics has allowed great advances
A. F. Rozenfeld, Brooks, C. M. Duarte, Dyer, E. A. Serrao, E. Hernandez-Garcia, Goldstein, Hey, Lago-Fern  ndez, Maslov, May, Newman, Pastor-Satorras, Proulx, Rozenfeld, S. Arnaud-Haond, V. M. Eguiluz, Wright, Wright   +18 more
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Period of the day drives distinctions in the taxonomic and functional structures of reef fish assemblages

Journal of Fish Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Circadian processes are key drivers of animal behaviour, influencing patterns of activity, resource partitioning and competition avoidance. Studies evaluating circadian changes on the structure of marine assemblages are lacking, especially for reef fish.
Marcos B. Lucena, Thiago C. Mendes, Cesar A. M. M. Cordeiro, Carlos E. L. Ferreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anomalies in the carbonate system of Red Sea coastal habitats [PDF]

, 2019
© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Baldry, K., Saderne, V., McCorkle, D. C., Churchill, J. H., Agust, S., & Duarte, C. M.
Agusti, Susana, Baldry, Kimberlee, Churchill, James H., Duarte, Carlos M., McCorkle, Daniel C., Saderne, Vincent   +5 more
core   +2 more sources