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1. Adaptive abilities of the Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum in a heterogeneous and changing environment: from population to functional genetics

Author:
A. Haguenauer; F. Zuberer; J.-B. Ledoux; D. Aurelle
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 349-357
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
acclimation; aquariums; climate change; corals; ecosystems; evolutionary adaptation; genes; genetic techniques and protocols; heat; heat shock response; heat-shock protein 70; thermal stress
Abstract:
... Mediterranean benthic ecosystems have been deeply impacted by thermal anomalies during the last decades. Adaptive capacities for marine species facing climate change can include individual acclimatization (during the individual life-span) and genetic selection (considered at the population level). The Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum, is well suited to study adaptive evolution in heteroge ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.10.010

2. Alarm call production and temporal variation in predator encounter rates for a facultative teleost grazer in a relatively pristine seagrass ecosystem

Author:
Cindy Bessey; Michael R. Heithaus
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 135-141
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Carcharhinus; Latris lineata; Pelates; Phalacrocorax; Portunus pelagicus; antipredatory behavior; crabs; ecosystems; foraging; predation; predators; risk; seagrasses; seasonal variation; sharks; vocalization
Abstract:
... Predation risk can structure the spatial and temporal patterns and strength of grazer impacts on primary producer communities. Although teleost grazers have the potential to exert strong top-down effects on seagrass communities, relatively little is known about how risk might structure these effects. Here, we used tethering trials to identify potential predators of an abundant facultative teleost ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.008

3. Antagonism between invasive pest corals Tubastraea spp. and the native reef-builder Mussismilia hispida in the southwest Atlantic

Author:
Larissa Akiko H. dos Santos; Felipe V. Ribeiro; Joel C. Creed
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 69-76
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Scleractinia; allelochemicals; coral reefs; corals; ecological invasion; field experimentation; invasive species; necrosis
Abstract:
... The biological invasion of the scleractinian corals Tubastraea coccinea and Tubastraea tagusensis into the Atlantic has resulted in their juxtaposition with native reef corals. We used microcosm and field experiments to investigate and separate the effects of chemical vs. physical mechanisms potentially responsible for observed antagonistic interactions between the invasive corals and the endemic ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.017

4. Comparing sampling effort and errors in abundance estimates between short and protracted nesting seasons for sea turtles

Author:
Andrea U. Whiting; Milani Chaloupka; Colin J. Limpus
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 165-170
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
beaches; breeding; environmental factors; females; foraging; habitats; migratory behavior; monitoring; nesting; nests; sea turtles; simulation models
Abstract:
... Sea turtles have iteroparous reproduction, migrating periodically from foraging habitat to nesting grounds where they generally lay several clutches at regular intervals throughout a nesting season. The total length of the nesting season depends ultimately on environmental conditions that are conducive to the production of viable hatchlings, and varies from 3 to 4months to year-round nesting. As w ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.016

5. Cost–benefit of different methods for monitoring invasive corals on tropical rocky reefs in the southwest Atlantic

Author:
Marcelo C. Mantelatto; Beatriz G. Fleury; Carla Menegola; Joel C. Creed
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 129-134
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
corals; ecological invasion; invasive species; islands; monitoring; reefs; Brazil
Abstract:
... Biological invasions need to be efficiently monitored in order to detect change in invader abundance and the modification of receptor communities so that management options can be effectively applied. We compared four methods, visual census (VC), photo-quadrats of 50×50cm (PHOT50), mosaic of photo-quadrats of 25×25cm (PHOTS25) and video-quadrats (VIDEO), to determine 1) the percent cover of the mo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.009

6. Density banding pattern of the south western Atlantic coral Mussismilia braziliensis

Author:
Ruy K.P. Kikuchi; Marilia D.M. Oliveira; Zelinda M.A.N. Leão
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 207-214
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
alizarin; climate change; coasts; continental shelf; cooling; corals; environmental impact; humans; lighting; monitoring; periodicity; photoperiod; slabs; temperature; time series analysis; Atlantic Ocean
Abstract:
... The South Atlantic Ocean is a region that lacks data regarding the long-term monitoring of oceanographic parameters. In addition, proxy indicators in this region are not yet well established. We evaluate the density-banding pattern of the coral Mussismilia braziliensis to calibrate it for use as a proxy of paleoceanographic parameters, such as temperature and light availability. Colonies of the co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.019

7. Habitat configuration and availability influences the settlement of temperate reef fishes (Tripterygiidae)

Author:
Dana N. Morton; Jeffrey S. Shima
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 215-220
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Tripterygiidae; field experimentation; fish; habitats; landscaping; larvae; New Zealand
Abstract:
... To survive, most benthic marine organisms must find suitable settlement habitat. For reef fishes, settlement habitat is often structurally complex, spatially heterogeneous, and dynamic. Consequently, successful settlement is likely to be determined by an interaction between larval delivery and behavior, habitat availability, and structural characteristics (e.g., configuration) of the habitat itsel ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.017

8. Habitat segregation of two dotillid crabs Scopimera globosa and Ilyoplax pusilla in relation to their cellulase activity on a marsh-dominated estuarine tidal flat in central Japan

Author:
Shun Kawaida; Taeko Kimura; Haruhiko Toyohara
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 93-99
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
cellulose; crabs; endo-1,4-beta-glucanase; estuarine sediments; habitats; organic matter; salt marshes; Japan
Abstract:
... This study aimed to clarify the relationship between cellulase activity and habitat segregation for two dotillid crabs – Scopimera globosa and Ilyoplax pusilla – on the marsh-dominated Tanakagawa tidal flat in central Japan. Both species are deposit feeders, and represent the dominant crab species in the study area. S. globosa was found to occur within sandy sediment habitats on the tidal flat, wh ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.003

9. Hermit crab population structure and association with gastropod shells in the northern Bering Sea

Author:
Jennifer F. Peura; James R. Lovvorn; Christopher A. North; Jason M. Kolts
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 10-16
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Buccinidae; climate change; crabs; models; population structure; sediments; snails; Bering Sea
Abstract:
... Most models of the impacts of climate change on the distributions of animals have focused on limits to thermal tolerances of individual species. Such “bioclimatic envelope” models do not consider the importance of interactions among species, each of which may respond to climate change in its own way. Hermit crabs (Paguridae) cannot exist without shells produced by gastropods. Thus, their ranges ar ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.009

10. Phenotypic plasticity in larval swimming behavior in estuarine and coastal crab populations

Author:
Seth H. Miller; Steven G. Morgan
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 45-50
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
adults; at-risk population; coasts; crabs; estuaries; females; fish; habitats; larvae; phenotypic plasticity; predation; risk; surface water; swimming
Abstract:
... The timing of vertical migrations by newly-hatched larvae determines the extent of transport away from adult populations and exposure to predatory fishes, but it is largely unknown whether larval swimming behavior is a fixed trait or changes adaptively in response to different ocean conditions that are encountered between habitats. We determined whether larvae of the shore crab, Pachygrapsus crass ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.013

11. Physiological plasticity preserves the metabolic relationship of the intertidal non-calcifying anthozoan-Symbiodinium symbiosis under ocean acidification

Author:
Michael D. Jarrold; Piero Calosi; Wilco C.E.P. Verberk; Samuel P.S. Rastrick; Andrew Atfield; John I. Spicer
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 200-206
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Anthozoa; Symbiodinium; acidification; carbon dioxide; chlorophyll; pH; photosynthesis; primary productivity; respiratory rate; seawater; symbionts; symbiosis
Abstract:
... Ocean acidification (OA) is predicted to have profound effects on the physiological performance of marine organisms. Intertidal organisms may be better able to cope with future OA scenarios, as they tend to exhibit high levels of physiological plasticity and already experience pH levels predicted to occur with future OA. Here we investigated the physiological plastic responses and performance unde ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.013

12. Prey selection by Gulf of Maine green crabs (Carcinus maenas), rock crabs (Cancer irroratus) and American lobsters (Homarus americanus): A laboratory study

Author:
Joseph Sungail; Anne Christine Brown; Kimberly Alpert; Juliet Maurukas
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 294-303
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Cancer irroratus; Carcinus maenas; Cirripedia; Homarus americanus; Mytilus; Saccharina latissima; body size; claws; crabs; forage; lobsters; macroalgae; mussels; predators; Gulf of Maine
Abstract:
... Young green crabs (Carcinus maenas), rock crabs (Cancer irroratus) and American lobsters (Homarus americanus) co-exist in close proximity and forage on similar prey species in the rocky intertidal in the Gulf of Maine. Young green crabs (25–35mm carapace width), rock crabs (25–35mm carapace width) and American lobsters (25–35mm carapace length) were collected along with the prey species blue musse ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.021

13. South American homogeneity versus Caribbean heterogeneity: population genetic structure of the western Atlantic fiddler crab Uca rapax (Brachyura, Ocypodidae)

Author:
Claudia Laurenzano; Fernando L.M. Mantelatto; Christoph D. Schubart
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 22-27
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
crabs; gene flow; genetic recombination; haplotypes; islands; larvae; Caribbean; Caribbean Sea; Cuba; French West Indies; Hispaniola; Jamaica; Suriname
Abstract:
... The majority of marine species, including fiddler crabs, are thought to be genetically homogeneous due to their planktonic larval stages. However, recent studies have uncovered genetically structured populations in other littoral crabs thriving in mangroves. To determine the population genetic structure of the widespread mudflat fiddler crab Uca rapax, Smith, 1870 along the western Atlantic and th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.007

14. Spatial variation in photosynthetic recovery of intertidal turf algae from acute UVB and temperature stress associated with low tides along the central coast of Chile

Author:
Evie A. Wieters; Alba Medrano; Gonzalo Quiroga
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 340-348
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Gelidium; climate; climate change; coastal water; coasts; environmental factors; fronds; geographical distribution; lawns and turf; photosynthesis; physiological response; prediction; summer; synergism; temperature; tides; weather; Chile
Abstract:
... Ecological consequences of punctuated, extreme climate events depend largely upon species' physiological capacity to tolerate and recover from such stressful events. However, physiological responses of intertidal organisms to repetitive exposure to severe conditions using natural patterns are rarely explored, and we know little about how physiological sensitivity within a species varies over local ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.10.008

15. Surfacing characteristics and diving behaviour of blue whales in Sri Lankan waters

Author:
Asha de Vos; Fredrik Christiansen; Robert G. Harcourt; Charitha B. Pattiaratchi
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 149-153
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Balaenoptera musculus; Markov chain; Monte Carlo method; boats; breathing; models; surveys; tail; time series analysis; whales; Sri Lanka
Abstract:
... Surfacing behaviour and dive characteristics were quantified from focal follows of individual blue whales between January–March 2012 and 2013. During this period individual whales were followed from small boats to observe their surfacing patterns and breathing behaviour. Data on time at first surface, length of surface interval, number of blows, final dive time and whether or not the whale ‘fluked ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.010

16. Survival of oyster larvae in different salinities depends on source population within an estuary

Author:
L.E. Eierman; M.P. Hare
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 61-68
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Crassostrea virginica; adults; breeding stock; estuaries; euryhaline species; gene flow; genetic variation; models; oyster larvae; phenotypic plasticity; population structure; rearing; reefs; salinity; spawning; survival rate; viability; Delaware Bay; New Jersey
Abstract:
... The role of environmental heterogeneity in limiting connectivity and shaping population structure continues to be a major question in evolutionary biology, particularly for high-dispersal species. Many marine species have a two part life cycle comprised of a sedentary adult phase and a dispersing larval phase. For estuarine species such as Crassostrea virginica (eastern oyster), larvae are often c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.015

17. Variation in assimilation efficiencies of dominant Neocalanus and Eucalanus copepods in the subarctic Pacific: Consequences for population structure models

Author:
Yoshiyuki Abe; Masafumi Natsuike; Kohei Matsuno; Takeshi Terui; Atsushi Yamaguchi; Ichiro Imai
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 321-329
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Bacillariophyceae; Copepoda; ash content; energy transfer; marine ecosystems; models; phytoplankton; population structure; survival rate; trophic relationships; zooplankton
Abstract:
... The assimilation efficiency of zooplankton is an essential parameter required to estimate energy transfer to higher trophic levels in marine ecosystems. However, little information is available for large oceanic copepods, especially the Neocalanus and Eucalanus species dominant in the subarctic Pacific. In this study, the assimilation efficiencies of the C5 stages of Neocalanus cristatus, Neocalan ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.10.023

18. A little bait goes a long way: The influence of bait quantity on a temperate fish assemblage sampled using stereo-BRUVs

Author:
Jethro Hardinge; Euan S. Harvey; Benjamin J. Saunders; Stephen J. Newman
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 250-260
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Coris; Sardinops sagax; intraspecific competition; males; sardines; species diversity; trophic relationships; Western Australia
Abstract:
... Baited remote underwater video systems are becoming a widely adopted tool for sampling fish assemblages. One of the outstanding knowledge gaps associated with this technique is the effect of different quantities of bait on the fish assemblages sampled. We investigated how different quantities of bait (0g, 200g, 1000g or 2000g of crushed pilchards, Sardinops sagax) influenced the relative abundance ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.018

19. A new method to evaluate the nutritional composition of marine mammal diets from scats applied to harbor seals in the Gulf of Alaska

Author:
Gretchen L. Geiger; Shannon Atkinson; Jason N. Waite; Gail M. Blundell; James R. Carpenter; Kate Wynne
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 118-128
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Phoca vitulina; biomass; breeding season; computer software; diet; energy; marine mammals; methodology; molting; nutrient content; nutrient databanks; summer; Alaska; Gulf of Alaska
Abstract:
... The nutritional profile of harbor seal (Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758) diets was determined from scats using a new diet formulation software program and a prey nutritional database developed from proximate analyses of various prey found in Alaskan waters. Scats were collected from Tugidak Island, Alaska, during summers from 2001 to 2009 and prey composition of the diet was estimated using split-sa ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.09.005

20. A novel, non-invasive and in vivo approach to determine morphometric data in starfish

Author:
Robert Sigl; Hannes Imhof; Marcus Settles; Christian Laforsch
Source:
Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 2013 v.449 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
0022-0981
Subject:
Asteroidea; cecum; gonads; habitats; image analysis; keystone species; magnetic resonance imaging; models; morphometry; scanners; time series analysis
Abstract:
... Starfish (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) are present in most benthic ocean habitats and play an important ecological role as keystone species or by dominating through sheer individual numbers. In order to assess nutritional and reproductive states in ecological studies on asteroids, invasive techniques to calculate organ indices are conventionally used. We present a non-invasive method that enables im ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jembe.2013.08.002