Latitudinal gradients of biodiversity: pattern, process, scale, and synthesis

MR Willig, DM Kaufman… - Annual review of ecology …, 2003 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract The latitudinal gradient of decreasing richness from tropical to extratropical areas
is ecology's longest recognized pattern. Nonetheless, notable exceptions to the general …

Demersal fish and megafaunal assemblages on the Cretan continental shelf and slope (NE Mediterranean): seasonal variation in species density, biomass and …

A Kallianiotis, K Sophronidis, P Vidoris… - Progress in …, 2000 - Elsevier
The demersal fish and megafaunal assemblages in the area of Heraklion Bay, Crete, were
sampled during four research cruises from September 1994 to September 1995 within the …

Variation in demersal fish species richness in the oceans surrounding New Zealand: an analysis using boosted regression trees

JR Leathwick, J Elith, MP Francis, T Hastie… - Marine ecology progress …, 2006 - int-res.com
We analysed relationships between demersal fish species richness, environment and trawl
characteristics using an extensive collection of trawl data from the oceans around New …

Zonation of deep biota on continental margins

RS Carney - Oceanography and marine biology, 2005 - taylorfrancis.com
Pioneering deep-sea surveys established that the fauna of the continental margins is zoned
in the sense that individual species and assemblages occupy restricted depth bands. It has …

An analysis of artificial reef fish community structure along the northwestern Gulf of Mexico shelf: potential impacts of “Rigs-to-Reefs” programs

MJ Ajemian, JJ Wetz, B Shipley-Lozano, JD Shively… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Artificial structures are the dominant complex marine habitat type along the northwestern
Gulf of Mexico (GOM) shelf. These habitats can consist of a variety of materials, but in this …

Application of species distribution models to explain and predict the distribution, abundance and assemblage structure of nearshore temperate reef fishes

M Young, MH Carr - Diversity and Distributions, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The purpose of this study was to create predictive species distribution models (SDM s)
for temperate reef‐associated fish species densities and fish assemblage diversity and …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological connectivity across ocean depths: Implications for protected area design

BC O'Leary, CM Roberts - Global Ecology and Conservation, 2018 - Elsevier
Coastal nations have embarked on a rapid program of marine protected area (MPA)
establishment, incentivised by the approaching 2020 deadline of United Nations global …

Assessing habitat suitability models for the deep sea: is our ability to predict the distributions of seafloor fauna improving?

DA Bowden, OF Anderson, AA Rowden… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Methods that predict the distributions of species and habitats by developing statistical
relationships between observed occurrences and environmental gradients have become …

Response of surface water masses and circulation to late Quaternary climate change east of New Zealand

PPE Weaver, L Carter, HL Neil - Paleoceanography, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
A series of cores from east of New Zealand have been examined to determine the
paleoceanographic history of the late Quaternary in the SW Pacific using planktonic …

Linking temperate demersal fish species to habitat: scales, patterns and future directions

AF Johnson, SR Jenkins, JG Hiddink… - Fish and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Adoption of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management relies on recognition of the
link between fish and other components of the ecosystem, namely their physical and …