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Corrections to: Apparent recruitment failure for the vast majority of coral species at Eilat, Red Sea
A correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-021-02121-x
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Long-term changes in population genetic features of a rapidly expanding marine invader: implication for invasion success
Large blooms of Rhopilema nomadica, a highly venomous rhizostamatid scyphozoan species introduced to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal, have become ubiquitous in the summer and winter months along the Isra...
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Apparent recruitment failure for the vast majority of coral species at Eilat, Red Sea
The status of coral reefs is often portrayed by parameters (e.g., coverage, bleaching, diseases, nutrients and rugosity) assigned to adult populations. Yet, coral recruitment is essential for sustaining coral ...
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Population genetic parameters of the emerging corallivorous snail Drupella cornus in the northern Gulf of Eilat and Tanzanian coastlines based on mitochondrial COI gene sequences
The genetic diversity and population genetic structures of Drupella cornus populations from six localities in the northern Gulf of Eilat (GOE) and five localities in Tanzania (269 individuals) were investigated u...
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Foul play? On the rapid spread of the brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae) in the Mediterranean, with new records from the Gulf of Lion and the southern Levant
Specimens of the penaeid shrimp Penaeus aztecus, a West Atlantic species, were collected off Le Grau du Roi, Gulf of Lion, France, and off the Israeli coast, Levant Basin, Mediterranean Sea. This alien species ha...
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Cotylorhiza erythraea Stiasny, 1920 (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae: Cepheidae), yet another erythraean jellyfish from the Mediterranean coast of Israel
An unfamiliar scyphozoan jellyfish species has been observed along the Mediterranean coast of Israel since 2003. Morphological characters such as the densely anastomosed radial canals and the stalked cupped ap...
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Restoration of the Animal Forests: Harnessing Silviculture Biodiversity Concepts for Coral Transplantation
Coral reefs and rain forests are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on earth, sharing numerous ecological and functional properties. Decades of anthropogenic activities and the overexploitation o...
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Restoration of the Animal Forests: Harnessing Silviculture Biodiversity Concepts for Coral Transplantation
Coral reefs and rain forests are among the most diverse and productive ecosystems on earth, sharing numerous ecological and functional properties. Decades of anthropogenic activities and the overexploitation o...
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Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii (Chordata, Ascidiacea) have not been recorded in the Red Sea
Two botryllid species, Botryllus schlosseri and Botrylloides leachii are listed in a recent literature review on the ascidian species inventory from the Red Sea (Shenkar, Mar Biodiv 42:459–469, 2012). However, a ...
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Long-term population genetic structure of an invasive urochordate: the ascidian Botryllus schlosseri
The accelerated pace of marine biological invasions raises questions pertaining to genetic traits and dynamics underlying the successful establishment of invasive species. Current research stresses the importa...
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Cell Cultures from Marine Invertebrates: New Insights for Capturing Endless Stemness
Despite several decades of extensive research efforts, there is yet no single permanent cell line available from marine invertebrates as these cells stop dividing in vitro within 24–72 h after their isolation,...
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Employing of the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) Methodology as an Efficient Population Genetic Tool for Symbiotic Cnidarians
Although the use of molecular markers in population genetics of marine organisms is increasingly employed, methodologic limitations still hampered the research for some taxa, such as symbiotic cnidarians, incl...
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Steps in the construction of underwater coral nursery, an essential component in reef restoration acts
Many coral reefs worldwide are rapidly declining, but efficient restoration techniques are not yet available. Here, we evaluate methodologies for reef restoration based on the “gardening concept”. A floating m...
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Development of Panel of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific to Urochordate Cell Surface Antigens
Monoclonal antibodies are an important tool in the study of botryllid ascidians’ immunology and developmental biology. Here we describe the development of a panel of 38 monoclonal antibodies that are specific to
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Marine Invertebrate Cell Cultures: New Millennium Trends
This review analyzes activities in the field of marine invertebrate cell culture during the years 1999 to 2004 and compares the outcomes with those of the preceding decade (1988 to 1998). During the last 5 yea...
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Isolation by distance in the scleractinian coral Seriatopora hystrix from the Red Sea
Pelagic dispersal of larvae in sessile marine invertebrates could in principle lead to a homogeneous gene pool over vast distances, yet there is increasing evidence of surprisingly high levels of genetic diffe...
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A Simple, Reliable, and Fast Protocol for Thraustochytrid DNA Extraction
DNA extraction of thraustochytrids, common marine unicellular organisms, is usually accomplished by either the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or proteinase K protocols. A novel lysis buffer protocol fo...
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Nubbing of Coral Colonies: A Novel Approach for the Development of Inland Broodstocks
The establishment of large numbers of ramets from any individual coral genet can be used as a valuable source of material for the trade in ornamental marine organisms and in physiological and ecotoxicological ...
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Ex situ Culture of Colonial Marine Ornamental Invertebrates: Concepts for Domestication
The worldwide market for ornamental saltwater invertebrates supplies the needs of millions of aquarium hobbyists, as well as for public exhibition (zoos, aquaria), universities, and research institutions. The ...
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Molecular Characterization of Metallothionein- and Cytochrome P4501A-CDNAS of Sparus aurata and Their Use for Detecting Pollution along the Mediterranean Coast of Israel
Members of the fish family Sparidae are abundant in various continental shelf habitats along the Mediterranean, including relatively clean and polluted regions. Fish Metallothionein (MT) and cytochrome P4501A ...
