Species identification is a key procedure for broad-scoped ecological, phylogeographic and
evolutionary studies. However, to perform a taxonomic study in the molecular era is a …

For many organisms, the magnitude of recruitment of settlers into the juvenile population is a
key life-history parameter, which has pronounced effects on population dynamics. However …

The mechanisms determining the strength of interactions between non-indigenous and
native species in the invaded environment are of great interest to both ecologists and …

Adaptative traits enable organisms to survive and reproduce. Though these traits are often
innate features (ones that may or may not exhibit variability in response to environmental …

Climate change is expected to create more favourable climatic conditions for many invasive
species, increasing their abundance and range. One such invasive species is …

Disease outbreaks and mass mortality events in terrestrial and marine taxa are increasing
as a result of human influence, pollution, and climate change. Sea Star Wasting has become …

The azooxanthellate octocoral, Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing and Michelotti, 1860) has spread
throughout the Main Hawaiian Islands over the last 40 years proliferating in abundance …

Thermal environment is often regarded as a key determinant of distribution limits in marine
invertebrates and hence may represent one of the most important barriers to invasion by non …

Invasive species can disrupt food webs by altering the abundance of prey species or
integrating into the food web themselves. In the Gulf of Maine, there have been a suite of …

Ocean acidification (OA) from increased oceanic CO 2 concentrations imposes significant
physiological stresses on many calcifying organisms. OA effects on individual organisms …