Environmental status of the Gulf of California: a pollution review

F Páez-Osuna, S Álvarez-Borrego… - Earth-Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Gulf of California (GC) is an unique large ecosystem characterized by its rich
biodiversity, high biological productivity and endemism of marine life. However, as many …

Zoobenthic community establishment and habitat complexity the importance of seagrass shoot-density, morphology and physical disturbance for faunal recruitment

C Boström, E Bonsdorff - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2000 - int-res.com
Seagrass meadows are among the most diverse coastal ecosystems in the Baltic Sea. There
is, however, an apparent lack of quantitative data on functional aspects of these systems …

Two centuries of multiple human impacts and successive changes in a North Atlantic food web

HK Lotze, I Milewski - Ecological applications, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
European colonization of North America severely altered terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
alike. Here, we integrate archaeological, historical, and recent data to derive the ecological …

Climate change impact on seaweed meadow distribution in the North Atlantic rocky intertidal

A Jueterbock, L Tyberghein, H Verbruggen… - Ecology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The North‐Atlantic has warmed faster than all other ocean basins and climate
change scenarios predict sea surface temperature isotherms to shift up to 600 km …

Expansive covers of turf-forming algae on human-dominated coast: the relative effects of increasing nutrient and sediment loads

SK Gorgula, SD Connell - Marine Biology, 2004 - Springer
Turf-forming algae form more extensive habitat on subtidal rock adjacent to urban than non-
urban coast of South Australia. This pattern is frequently observed on the world's temperate …

Macroalgal blooms alter community structure and primary productivity in marine ecosystems

DA Lyons, C Arvanitidis, AJ Blight… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Eutrophication, coupled with loss of herbivory due to habitat degradation and
overharvesting, has increased the frequency and severity of macroalgal blooms worldwide …

Stress ecology in Fucus: abiotic, biotic and genetic interactions

M Wahl, V Jormalainen, BK Eriksson, JA Coyer… - Advances in marine …, 2011 - Elsevier
Stress regimes defined as the synchronous or sequential action of abiotic and biotic stresses
determine the performance and distribution of species. The natural patterns of stress to …

Recovering subtidal forests in human‐dominated landscapes

D Gorman, SD Connell - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Policy initiatives that seek to recover lost habitats require the capacity to anticipate and
suppress the mechanisms that drive loss. The replacement of forested landscapes by simple …

Impacts of anthropogenic stress on rocky intertidal communities

TP Crowe, RC Thompson, S Bray… - Journal of Aquatic …, 2000 - Springer
Rocky shores provide a harsh environment for marine organisms andwe briefly discuss
natural sources of variation in community structure beforeconsidering anthropogenic …

A survey of epiphytic dinoflagellates from the coastal waters of the island of Hawai 'i

ML Parsons, LB Preskitt - Harmful algae, 2007 - Elsevier
Three hundred and sixty-nine macroalgal and non-algal samples were collected from six
coastal sites around the island of Hawai 'i on a biweekly basis over a 1-year period to …