Decreased thermal tolerance under recurrent heat stress conditions explains summer mass mortality of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis
Extreme events such as heat waves have increased in frequency and duration over the last
decades. Under future climate scenarios, these discrete climatic events are expected to …
decades. Under future climate scenarios, these discrete climatic events are expected to …
Intertidal mussels as ecosystem engineers: their associated invertebrate biodiversity under contrasting wave exposures
Mussels often act as ecosystem engineers in rocky intertidal habitats, favoring the
occurrence of many small invertebrates by increasing habitat complexity and improving local …
occurrence of many small invertebrates by increasing habitat complexity and improving local …
Global taxonomic and functional patterns in invertebrate assemblages from rocky-intertidal mussel beds
Mussels form extensive beds in rocky intertidal habitats on temperate seashores worldwide.
They are foundation species because their beds host many invertebrates. Mussels and their …
They are foundation species because their beds host many invertebrates. Mussels and their …
Microplastic leachates induce species‐specific trait strengthening in intertidal mussels
Plastic pollution is ubiquitous with increasing recognition of its direct effects on species'
fitness. Little is known, however, about its more subtle effects, including the influence of …
fitness. Little is known, however, about its more subtle effects, including the influence of …
A facultative mutualism between habitat-forming species enhances the resistance of rocky shore communities to heat waves
Heat waves have increased in frequency, duration, and magnitude in recent decades,
causing mass mortality events in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Arguably, mass …
causing mass mortality events in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Arguably, mass …
[PDF][PDF] Bivalve assemblages as hotspots for biodiversity
JA Craeymeersch, HM Jansen - Goods and services of marine …, 2019 - library.oapen.org
Many bivalve species occur in aggregations, and locally cover large parts of the seafloor.
Above a certain density they provide a distinct, three-dimensional structure and the …
Above a certain density they provide a distinct, three-dimensional structure and the …
Enhanced weathering and erosion of a cohesive shore platform following the experimental removal of mussels
JA Gonzalez, MA Coombes, MG Palomo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The organisms inhabiting intertidal platforms can affect their weathering and erosion rates.
Research on biotic influences on platform integrity has traditionally emphasized the role of …
Research on biotic influences on platform integrity has traditionally emphasized the role of …
Intraspecific diversity in an ecological engineer functionally trumps interspecific diversity in shaping community structure
Can intraspecific diversity functionally supersede interspecific diversity? Recent studies
have established the ecological effects of intraspecific variation on a number of ecosystem …
have established the ecological effects of intraspecific variation on a number of ecosystem …
Multiple-biomarker approach in the assessment of the health status of a novel sentinel mussel Brachidontes rodriguezii in a harbor area
F Arrighetti, SM Landro, ME Lambre… - Marine pollution …, 2019 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to analyze whether a combination of biomarkers at different
levels of biological complexity could be used to assess the health status of a population of …
levels of biological complexity could be used to assess the health status of a population of …
Algal epibionts as co-engineers in mussel beds: effects on abiotic conditions and mobile interstitial invertebrates
Mussels and macroalgae have long been recognized as physical ecosystem engineers that
modulate abiotic conditions and resources and affect the composition of rocky shore …
modulate abiotic conditions and resources and affect the composition of rocky shore …