The maturation of marine phylogeography depends on integration of comparative
information across different regions globally. The northwestern Pacific, characterized by …

Members of the order Harpacticoida are primarily free-living and benthic but some lineages
have adopted alternative modes of life which involve a major habitat shift or dependence on …

Microplastic ingestion has been widely documented in marine zooplankton, but the retention
time of microplastics in their digestive gut are still poorly studied, especially among species …

The hard-shell mussel (Mytilus coruscus) is widespread in the temperate coastal areas of
the northwest Pacific and holds a significant position in the shellfish aquaculture market in …

Aim Understanding the formation and maintenance of biogeographical breaks is
fundamental for developing analyses related to biodiversity and conservation …

Background Substrate, ocean current and freshwater discharge are recognized as important
factors that control the larval dispersal and recruitment of intertidal species. Life history traits …

This study investigated the effect of biofilm and barnacles on the surface of concrete. The
specimens were set in an intertidal environment and divided into two study groups: one …

Aim Oceanic currents are among the most pervasive hydrodynamic features in shaping
community dynamics, population connectivity and phylogeographical structure of intertidal …

The purplish bifurcate mussel Mytilisepta virgata is widely distributed and represents one of
the major components of the intertidal community in the northwestern Pacific (NWP). Here …

The coastline of the Korean Peninsula is influenced by three major oceanographic
ecoregions, including the estuarine Yellow Sea ecoregion on the west coast, the warmer …