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Local factors drive the richness, biomass and composition of benthic invertebrate communities in Neotropical reservoirs
Dams affect aquatic biota in running water by altering the environmental dynamics. One of the communities affected are benthic invertebrates, that...
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Benthic composition changes on coral reefs at global scales
Globally, ecosystems are being reconfigured by a range of intensifying human-induced stressors. Coral reefs are at the forefront of this...
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Long term benthic survey demonstrates a shift in the composition of benthic reef communities at shallow sites in Roatán, Honduras
Coral reefs ecosystems are facing an unprecedented decline due to the action of natural and anthropogenic stressors. The Caribbean Sea is considered...
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Temperature increase alters relative fatty acid composition and has negative effects on reproductive output of the benthic copepod Tachidius discipes (copepoda: Harpacticoida)
Copepods are aquatic invertebrates with a key role at the basis of marine food webs due to their high biomass as well as their elevated fatty acid...
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Short-term temporal variability in offshore benthic biodiversity across hydrographic regions at a sub-Antarctic archipelago
Community composition is one of the main factors influencing the ecological functioning of any given ecosystem, with a more diverse community...
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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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Potential impacts of changing vegetation on benthic invertebrate assemblages in Odaigahara, Japan
Across Japan, populations of Sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) have grown rapidly over recent decades, and Odaigahara has particularly high densities of Sika...
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Bioturbation by Benthic Stingrays Alters the Biogeomorphology of Tidal Flats
Fishing-down-marine-food-webs has resulted in alarming declines of various species worldwide. Benthic rays are one examples of such overexploited...
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Composition and Structure of Benthic Algocenoses of a Large Eutrophic River (Using the Example of the Oka River, Russia): II. Abundance Parameters and Species Diversity of Communities
AbstractThe quantitative (abundance and biomass) development and spatial heterogeneity of the species structure (species diversity, evenness, and...
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Benthic exometabolites and their ecological significance on threatened Caribbean coral reefs
Benthic organisms are the architectural framework supporting coral reef ecosystems, but their community composition has recently shifted on many...
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Distinct emissions of biogenic volatile organic compounds from temperate benthic taxa
IntroductionBiogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) are emitted by all organisms as intermediate or end-products of metabolic processes....
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How do substrate types affect the seasonal richness and functional feeding groups variation of benthic insects in an arid region (northeastern Algeria)?
The diversity of bottom substrates is a primary driver of taxonomic richness and species abundance patterns of freshwater benthic insects in space...
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Benthic microbial biogeographic trends in the North Sea are shaped by an interplay of environmental drivers and bottom trawling effort
Microbial composition and diversity in marine sediments are shaped by environmental, biological, and anthropogenic processes operating at different...
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How Benthic Sediment Microbial Communities Respond to Glyphosate and Its Metabolite: a Microcosm Experiment
Glyphosate is the most commonly used agricultural herbicide in the world. In aquatic ecosystems, glyphosate often adsorbs to benthic substrates or is...
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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 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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Patterns and drivers for benthic algal biomass in sub-Arctic mountain ponds
This study investigated the spatial variation in total benthic algal biomass and within cyanobacteria, green algae, and diatoms in sub-Arctic ponds....
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The role of seedbanks and hyporheic refuges in supporting benthic invertebrate community resistance and resilience to dry phases
In intermittent streams, aquatic organisms use various strategies to face dry phases, but the relative contribution of these strategies to persist...
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Exploring benthic habitat assessments on coral reefs: a comparison of direct field measurements versus remote sensing
Coral reefs are spatially variable ecosystems that form biogenic structures ranging in size from 10 to 1000s of meters. Their changes in response to...
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Preferential consumption of benthic cyanobacterial mats by Caribbean parrotfishes
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous on coral reefs and perform many important ecosystem functions. Benthic cyanobacterial mats (BCMs) have become...
