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Benthic Habitats and Their Inhabitants
In this chapter, we describe the formation and map** of marine benthic underwater habitats in offshore waters. We characterize the respective...
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Ecological Structure in Benthic Habitats of Offshore Waters
Map** the structure of benthic macrofauna communities is essential for assessing and monitoring the state of the seafloor habitats. The presence...
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Benthic macroinvertebrates in a tufa-depositing environment: a case study of highly vulnerable karst lotic habitats in Southeast Europe
Karst freshwater ecosystems are considered biodiversity hotspots, highlighting their sensitivity and vulnerability to environmental change. However,...
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Secondary engineering of rhodolith beds by the sand tilefish Malacanthus plumieri generates distinctive habitats for benthic macroinvertebrates and fish
Whilst the importance of foundation species for biodiversity conservation has been largely acknowledged (e.g., coral and bivalve reefs, seagrass,...
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The continental shelf seascape: a network of species and habitats
The diversity of benthic communities on continental shelves is tightly linked to the diversity of habitats. Therefore, considering seascape habitat...
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Variation in macrobenthic community of vegetated and unvegetated habitats in a macrotidal estuary of northern Brazilian Amazon coast
Comparisons among vegetated and unvegetated intertidal habitats have led to the paradigm that benthic fauna are more abundant and diverse in the...
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Diversity and spatial variability of shallow benthic macrofaunal assemblages in a high-Arctic fjord (Young Sound, North-East Greenland)
Although knowledge of Arctic benthic biodiversity has increased considerably in recent decades, some regions, such as Northeast Greenland, remain...
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Linking Resource Quality and Biodiversity to Benthic Ecosystem Functions Across a Land-to-Sea Gradient
Benthic macrofauna modifies carbon and nutrient retention and recycling processes in coastal habitats. However, the contribution of benthic consumers...
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Variations in macrobenthic fauna of mangrove and unvegetated habitats in an Amazon estuary
Comparisons between vegetated and unvegetated intertidal habitats have led to the paradigm that benthic fauna are more abundant and diverse in the...
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Fish and benthic communities in an offshore and well-managed coral reef after bleaching disturbance in the Philippines
Climate change is perhaps the greatest threat to coral reefs worldwide. However, there is spatial variation in the extent and severity of this...
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Benthic Invertebrate Macrofauna
Sandy beach benthic invertebrate macrofauna includes species of several taxonomic groups, with annelids (polychaete worms), mollusks, and crustaceans...
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Evaluation of the Allen Coral Atlas benthic habitat map product for New Caledonia using representative habitat observations from a multi-species fishery assessment
Several remote sensing projects have produced coral reef habitat maps globally. This includes the Allen Coral Atlas (ACA) project. The present study...
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Assessing diets of marine fauna associated with emerging zoantharian habitats in the Canary Islands
Population outbreaks of zoantharians in shallow water reefs have been observed globally, including intertidal and subtidal sites in the Canary...
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Benthic successional dynamics on settlement substrate in coral reefs lagoons
Several factors influence coral reef recovery, including availability of appropriate recruitment surface, which is provided mainly by crustose...
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Aquatic phases have a stronger effect on lotic benthic diatoms than human-induced microhabitat variability
Here, we studied the influence of changes of aquatic phases (standing and flowing phases) and human-induced habitat variability (natural and...
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Biodiversity associated with restored small-scale mussel habitats has restoration decision implications
The global loss of marine ecosystem engineers has caused an unprecedented decline in biodiversity. Although wild shellfish habitats have been shown...
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A novel method for identifying fine-scale bottom-use in a benthic-foraging pinniped
BackgroundFor diving, marine predators, accelerometer and magnetometer data provides critical information on sub-surface foraging behaviours that...
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Exploring Great Lakes benthoscapes: can we visually delineate hypoxic habitats?
Benthic macroinvertebrate communities are useful indicators for biological assessment of environmental and anthropogenic stressors, but our ability...
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Mayfly taxonomic and functional diversity in hydrologically extreme habitats of temporary pools in the Mediterranean karst intermittent rivers
Temporary pools are small and shallow freshwater habitats with a recurring dry phase and intermittent stagnant water. They are particularly well...
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Drivers of reef fish assemblage structure in a mosaic of Brazilian marine habitats
Fishes are conspicuous and threatened components of reef ecosystems. Understanding the role of the variables that shape their assemblages is...
