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View article: Large‐Scale Environmental Drivers of Kelp Biofouling Based on Literature Data
Large‐Scale Environmental Drivers of Kelp Biofouling Based on Literature Data Open
Macroalgae are increasingly studied for their critical contributions to coastal ecosystems, their potential to mitigate climate change, and their promise as a sustainable food source. While wild macroalgae host diverse epiphytic and invert…
View article: Drivers of Pinus halepensis Plant Community Structure across a Post-Fire Chronosequence
Drivers of Pinus halepensis Plant Community Structure across a Post-Fire Chronosequence Open
The Pinus halepensis (Aleppo pine) forests prevailing in the western part of the Mediterranean Basin are amongst the most severely affected by fire due to their inherent flammability. Our understanding of the environmental factors driving …
View article: High‐Resolution Longitudinal eDNA Metabarcoding and Morphological Tracking of Planktonic Threats to Salmon Aquaculture
High‐Resolution Longitudinal eDNA Metabarcoding and Morphological Tracking of Planktonic Threats to Salmon Aquaculture Open
Salmonid aquaculture, a major component of the Northern European, North American, and Chilean coastal economies, is under threat from challenges to gill health, many of which originate from plankton communities. A first step toward mitigat…
View article: Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity
Resilience of coastal marine metacommunities to increasing hydraulic connectivity Open
Coastal ecosystems typically comprise water patches of different salinities that host distinct communities of species. This salinity-driven heterogeneity can be vulnerable to changes in between-patch connectivity due to altered water level…
View article: Increased contribution of parasites in microbial eukaryotic communities of different Aegean Sea coastal systems
Increased contribution of parasites in microbial eukaryotic communities of different Aegean Sea coastal systems Open
Background-Aim Protistan communities have a major contribution to biochemical processes and food webs in coastal ecosystems. However, related studies are scarce and usually limited in specific groups and/or sites. The present study examine…
View article: High resolution longitudinal molecular and morphological tracking of planktonic threats to salmon aquaculture: new candidates and old players
High resolution longitudinal molecular and morphological tracking of planktonic threats to salmon aquaculture: new candidates and old players Open
Marine-phase salmonid aquaculture is a major component of the coastal economies of Northern Europe, North America and Chile and is under threat from numerous challenges to gill health, many of which originate from the phyto- and zooplankto…
View article: Spatial insurance against a heatwave differs between trophic levels in experimental aquatic communities
Spatial insurance against a heatwave differs between trophic levels in experimental aquatic communities Open
Climate change‐related heatwaves are major threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, our current understanding of the mechanisms governing community resistance to and recovery from extreme temperature events is still rudi…
View article: The effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the gaping activity and feeding of mussels
The effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) on the gaping activity and feeding of mussels Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is one of the most widespread forms of environmental pollution. Studies on terrestrial organisms have shown that the effects of ALAN can be pervasive, and importantly, can depend on the colour (i.e., wavele…
View article: Dispersal provides trophic-level dependent insurance against a heatwave in freshwater ecosystems
Dispersal provides trophic-level dependent insurance against a heatwave in freshwater ecosystems Open
Climate change-related heatwaves are major recent threats to biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, our current understanding of the mechanisms governing community resilience (resistance and recovery) to extreme temperature event…
View article: Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure
Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a disruptive form of pollution, impacting physiological and behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community levels. Evidence from terrestrial habitats show that the severity and type …
View article: Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure
Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is increasingly recognised as a disruptive form of environmental pollution, impacting many physiological and behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community-level effects. Mounting evide…
View article: Invisible biodiversity: extinction debts and colonization credits amongst US birds
Invisible biodiversity: extinction debts and colonization credits amongst US birds Open
Habitat change is a major source of biodiversity loss. However, the response of animal communities to land-cover changes is not instantaneous. In fact, extinctions and colonizations may take up a long time before they fully manifest, leadi…
View article: Supplementary material from "Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure"
Supplementary material from "Wavelength-dependent effects of artificial light at night on phytoplankton growth and community structure" Open
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a disruptive form of pollution, impacting physiological and behavioural processes that may scale up to population and community levels. Evidence from terrestrial habitats show that the severity and type …
View article: Everything is not everywhere: can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages?
Everything is not everywhere: can marine compartments shape phytoplankton assemblages? Open
The idea that ‘everything is everywhere, but the environment selects' has been seminal in microbial biogeography, and marine phytoplankton is one of the prototypical groups used to illustrate this. The typical argument has been that phytop…
View article: Environmental DNA: A New Low-Cost Monitoring Tool for Pathogens in Salmonid Aquaculture
Environmental DNA: A New Low-Cost Monitoring Tool for Pathogens in Salmonid Aquaculture Open
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is a relatively new monitoring tool featuring in an increasing number of applications such as the facilitation of the accurate and cost effective detection of species in environmental samples. eDNA mo…
View article: Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments
Lumpy species coexistence arises robustly in fluctuating resource environments Open
Significance Explaining why there are more species than limiting resources in natural systems constitutes a long-standing challenge among ecologists. Recently, this apparent paradox was resolved theoretically by showing that species can co…
View article: Environmental DNA: a new low-cost monitoring tool for pathogens in salmonid aquaculture
Environmental DNA: a new low-cost monitoring tool for pathogens in salmonid aquaculture Open
Sequencing of environmental DNA (eDNA-seq) is an emergent new monitoring tool that promises to facilitate the accurate and cost effective detection of species in environmental samples. eDNA monitoring is likely to have a major impact on th…
View article: Changes in Microbial (Bacteria and Archaea) Plankton Community Structure after Artificial Dispersal in Grazer-Free Microcosms
Changes in Microbial (Bacteria and Archaea) Plankton Community Structure after Artificial Dispersal in Grazer-Free Microcosms Open
Microbes are considered to have a global distribution due to their high dispersal capabilities. However, our knowledge of the way geographically distant microbial communities assemble after dispersal in a new environment is limited. In thi…