Coral reef benthic regimes exhibit non-linear threshold responses to natural physical drivers

JM Gove, GJ Williams, MA McManus, SJ Clark… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
We assessed the independent effects of natural physical drivers in structuring coral reef
benthic communities at a remote oceanic atoll in the central equatorial Pacific with minimal …

[HTML][HTML] Between-habitat variation of benthic cover, reef fish assemblage and feeding pressure on the benthos at the only atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas Atoll, NE Brazil

GO Longo, RA Morais, CDL Martins, TC Mendes… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The Southwestern Atlantic harbors unique and relatively understudied reef systems,
including the only atoll in South Atlantic: Rocas atoll. Located 230 km off the NE Brazilian …

Corals fail to recover at a Caribbean marine reserve despite ten years of reserve designation

BE Huntington, M Karnauskas, D Lirman - Coral Reefs, 2011 - Springer
The ability of reserves to replenish fish stocks is relatively well documented, but the
evidence of their ability to induce positive effects on benthic communities remains …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis indicates habitat-specific alterations to primary producer and herbivore communities in marine protected areas

BL Gilby, T Stevens - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014 - Elsevier
Understanding changes in trophic group interactions following the implementation of marine
protected areas (MPAs) is critical in understanding their success, or otherwise. A systematic …

Probing Membrane Protein Sequestration and Oligomerization in Polymer-Tethered Phospholipid Bilayers Containing Raft-Mimicking Lipid Mixtures

C Naumann - Biophysical Journal, 2015 - cell.com
Saturday, February 7, 2015 1a and cholesterol content have a profound effect on the
sequestration of integrins in raft-mimicking lipid mixtures. 1, 2 These experimental findings …

Hierarchizing biological, physical and anthropogenic factors influencing the structure of fish assemblages along tropical rocky shores in Brazil

TP Teixeira-Neves, LM Neves, FG Araújo - Environmental Biology of …, 2015 - Springer
Understanding the distribution patterns of reef fish and the relationships between those
patterns and habitat and anthropogenic factors is important for the development of …

西沙群岛礁栖鱼类物种多样性及其食性特征

高永利, 黄晖, 练健生, 杨剑辉 - 生物多样性, 2014 - biodiversity-science.net
通过新的方法(即潜水调查法) 调查了西沙群岛浅水区的礁栖鱼类, 并从食性角度分析鱼类群落
特征及其对水质环境变化的响应. 2006 年5-6 月, 对西沙群岛6 个岛礁(东岛, 永兴岛, 羚羊礁 …

Change in fish and benthic communities in Belizean patch reefs in and outside of a marine reserve, across a parrotfish capture ban

TR McClanahan, NA Muthiga - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2020 - int-res.com
The role of a marine reserve and fisheries regulations in restoring fish populations on reefs
disturbed by climate impacts was evaluated. Eight patch reefs, divided equally between no …

Similar impacts of fishing and environmental stress on calcifying organisms in Indian Ocean coral reefs

TR McClanahan, NA Muthiga - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2016 - int-res.com
Calcification and reef growth processes dominated by corals and calcifying algae are
threatened by climate and fishing disturbances. Twenty-seven environmental, habitat, and …

Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area

E Gress, MJ Arroyo-Gerez, G Wright… - Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Widespread shallow coral reef loss has led to calls for more holistic approaches to coral reef
management, requiring inclusion of ecosystems interacting with shallow coral reefs in …