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Effects of warm oceanographic anomalies on the foraging variability of northern elephant seals
Evaluation of stable carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotopes in marine organisms over time addresses how environmental variability (e.g., El...
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Long sediment-laden algal turf likely impairs coral recovery on Florida’s coral reefs
Coral reefs in the Florida Reef Tract have seen protracted loss of coral over the past several decades due to a variety of disturbances from marine...
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Heterogeneous shell growth of the neustonic goose barnacle Lepas anserifera
Floating materials of both natural and anthropogenic origin affect marine ecosystems and human economic activities. Although the tracking of floating...
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Armored fish in cold polar waters: New information on the Arctic alligatorfish Aspidophoroides olrikii (Agonidae, Perciformes, Teleostei) from the Kara Sea (Siberian Arctic)
Data on the spatial and vertical distributions, temperature regime of habitat, size-age and, size-sex structure of Arctic alligatorfish Aspidophoroides...
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Permafrost conditions influence the abundance, distribution, and leaf traits of two closely related dominant shrub species (Rhododendron subsect. Ledum) in interior Alaska
Permafrost considerably influences boreal forest ecosystems by constraining the niche space of woody plants. The influence of permafrost on...
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Determinants of bird beta diversity patterns in a landscape with a relict habitat in northern Argentina
Understanding the determinants of beta diversity patterns is important in ecology and conservation. However, few vertebrate studies have been...
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Exploring uncharted waters: insights into groundwater zooplankton of the Brazilian semiarid region
The subterranean environments of the Caatinga drylands (Brazilian biome) host a diverse array of aquatic systems and diversity, comprising both...
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Effect of glyphosate on the sporulation of aquatic fungi: an in-vitro experience
Glyphosate, a herbicide widely used in agriculture, has adverse effects on aquatic ecosystems. This study aimed to assess the repercussions of...
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Morphological variation of the kelp Ecklonia radiata in northeastern New Zealand and across its Australasian range
Understanding the drivers of morphological plasticity, a key mechanism allowing species to flourish under a range of conditions, can provide...
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The role of agroforestry in solving the agricultural landscapes vulnerabilities in the Po Plain district
The current trend of biodiversity deterioration in rural systems is a complex issue that operates across multiple spatial scales. Agroforestry...
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Genetic diversity studies of Baikal endemic sponges at the interspecies and population levels using high-resolution microsatellite markers
Lake Baikal, an ancient, massive lake in Siberia that holds 20% of the world’s fresh water reserves, is a unique center of speciation. Changes in the...
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Turbidity effects on prey consumption and survival of larval European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
The anadromous European smelt ( Osmerus eperlanus ) plays a key role in food webs of many riverine ecosystems in Europe. However, population sizes in...
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A global meta-analysis of the effects of land use on the diversity of stream fish and macroinvertebrates
Different catchment land uses affect stream communities through direct and indirect effects by changes in water flow, sediment input, channel...
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Susceptibility of Acropora tenuis to consecutive thermal stress
Elevated temperatures cause mass coral bleaching, leading to reef degradation. The frequency of bleaching events is increasing, and severe bleaching...
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Inorganic and organic nutrients in tropical–subtropical Western Pacific coral reef waters
Coral reef ecosystems host diversified and highly productive communities, but corals are degrading in many places worldwide. Picking suitable...
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First paired observations of sexual behavior and calls in wild leopard seals
Little is known about the reproductive biology of the leopard seal ( Hydrurga leptonyx ), a Southern Ocean predator. Here we observed sexual behavior...
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DNA metabarcoding reveals high diversity of fish and macrofaunal species in diets of little auks and other Arctic seabird species in Svalbard
Climate change is a major concern for the future of marine Arctic food webs. Diet shifts of seabirds can be used as indicators of environmental...
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Habitat suitability modeling of Aurelia jellyfish (Cnidaria, Scyphozoa) in the Gulf of Mexico suggests distinct species’ distributions based on tolerance limits
Aurelia is a genus of scyphozoan jellyfish with cosmopolitan distribution and a propensity to form large aggregations, or “blooms.” Along the...
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Ontogenetic variation in isotopic niche positions of aquatic consumers in boreal lakes
We used an extensive multispecies dataset to examine how C and N stable isotope ratios (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) of aquatic consumers varied with body size in...
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Seasonal and spatial variations in macrozooplankton quality as food for fish in a Southwest Atlantic Ocean gulf – the role of lipids and fatty acids
Understanding the nutritional quality of macrozooplankton is crucial for elucidating energy and matter fluxes in marine food webs and their value as...
