Aquaculture is viewed as a potential mechanism to meet the growing demand for seafood
around the world. The future of bivalve shellfish aquaculture in the US hinges on sustainable …

This review compiles, summarizes and provides new analytical insights on large amounts of
fragmented information on the diets and feeding behaviours of syngnathids (Family …

The objectives of the present study were twofold:(1) to identify spatial sedimentation and
erosion patterns developing within patches of epibenthic structures (ie physical structures …

The complexity of habitat structure created by aquatic vegetation is an important factor
determining the diversity and composition of soft-sediment coastal communities. The …

Two different Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson beds growing in mining-contaminated
sediments were compared with two reference beds in the Mar Menor coastal lagoon. The …

Habitat complexity is a potential structuring force in benthic communities. Different studies
often estimate complexity in different ways, and it is not always clear how precise the …

In Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland, we monitored patterns of settlement and distribution of 2
species of gadids, Atlantic cod Gadus morhua and Greenland cod G. ogac, following a large …

Seagrass landscapes are coastal environments that support diverse and abundant faunal
communities. This study investigated infaunal assemblage patterns in fragmented and …

In marine ecology, a long-standing issue has been determining which components of habitat
structure predominantly influence ecological processes structuring communities. In …

Grasslands are often considered as two‐dimensional habitats rather than complex,
multilayered habitats. However, native grasslands are complex habitats, with multiple layers …