Biomineralization in bryozoans: present, past and future
Many animal phyla have the physiological ability to produce biomineralized skeletons with
functional roles that have been shaped by natural selection for more than 500 million years …
functional roles that have been shaped by natural selection for more than 500 million years …
Growth and calcification of marine bryozoans in a changing ocean
AM Smith - The Biological Bulletin, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
Bryozoans are colonial benthic marine invertebrate calcifiers, important and especially
abundant and diverse in southern hemisphere shelf environments. Large heavily calcified …
abundant and diverse in southern hemisphere shelf environments. Large heavily calcified …
Temperature as a likely driver shaping global patterns in mineralogical composition in bryozoans: implications for marine calcifiers under global change
B Figuerola, HJ Griffiths, M Krzeminska… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Southern Ocean is showing one of the most rapid responses to human‐induced global
change, thus acting as a sentinel of the effects on marine species and ecosystems. Ocean …
change, thus acting as a sentinel of the effects on marine species and ecosystems. Ocean …
Evolving mineralogy of cheilostome bryozoans
PD Taylor, NP James, Y Bone, P Kuklinski… - …, 2009 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Cheilostomes dominate bryozoan faunas today and are the only order of bryozoans to have
evolved aragonitic, calcitic, and bimineralic skeletons. New XRD analyses of 177 recent …
evolved aragonitic, calcitic, and bimineralic skeletons. New XRD analyses of 177 recent …
Arctic sensitivity? Suitable habitat for benthic taxa is surprisingly robust to climate change
Arctic marine ecosystems are often assumed to be highly vulnerable to ongoing climate
change, and are expected to undergo significant shifts in structure and function. Community …
change, and are expected to undergo significant shifts in structure and function. Community …
Mineralogical and chemical composition of Arctic gastropods shells
A Iglikowska, J Przytarska… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Assessment of environmental controls and natural variability of shell chemistry is inevitable
to understand the future of marine calcifiers functioning under the climate change and …
to understand the future of marine calcifiers functioning under the climate change and …
Bryozoan constructions in a changing Mediterranean Sea
Abstract Bryozoans in the Mediterranean Sea are recognized as bioconstructional
framework builders, both primary builders that construct frameworks alone or in combination …
framework builders, both primary builders that construct frameworks alone or in combination …
[HTML][HTML] Distribution and mineralogy of carbonate sediments on Antarctic shelves
We analyzed 214 new core-top samples for their CaCO3 content from shelves all around
Antarctica in order to understand their distribution and contribution to the marine carbon …
Antarctica in order to understand their distribution and contribution to the marine carbon …
Size effect on the mineralogy and chemistry of Mytilus trossulus shells from the southern Baltic Sea: implications for environmental monitoring
Mussels have the ability to control biomineral production and chemical composition,
producing shells with a range of functions. In addition to biological control, the environment …
producing shells with a range of functions. In addition to biological control, the environment …
Skeletal mineralogy of marine calcifying organisms shaped by seawater temperature and evolutionary history—A case study of cheilostome bryozoans
A Piwoni‐Piórewicz, LH Liow… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Quantify the contribution of environmental factors (water temperature, salinity and
depth) and evolutionary history to varied skeletal mineralogy in calcifying marine organisms …
depth) and evolutionary history to varied skeletal mineralogy in calcifying marine organisms …