Marine biofilms as mediators of colonization by marine macroorganisms: implications for antifouling and aquaculture

PY Qian, SCK Lau, HU Dahms, S Dobretsov… - Marine …, 2007 - Springer
In the marine environment, biofilms on submerged surfaces can promote or discourage the
settlement of invertebrate larvae and macroalgal spores. The settlement-mediating effects of …

Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment

MA Shields, DK Woolf, EPM Grist, SA Kerr… - Ocean & coastal …, 2011 - Elsevier
Many countries now recognise the need for mitigation of climate change induced by human
activities and have incorporated renewable energy resources within their energy policy …

Sensory environments, larval abilities and local self-recruitment

MJ Kingsford, JM Leis, A Shanks… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2002 - ingentaconnect.com
Models of larval dispersal rarely incorporate the behavior of larvae, yet many potential
settlers of marine invertebrates and fishes may navigate toward suitable settlement sites by …

[图书][B] Marine biofouling: colonization processes and defenses

AI Railkin - 2003 - taylorfrancis.com
Recent instances of bioinvasion, such as the emergence of the zebra mussel in the
American Great Lakes, generated a demand among marine biologists and ecologists for …

[PDF][PDF] Natural chemical cues for settlement and metamorphosis of marine invertebrate larvae

MG Hadfield, VJ Paul - Marine chemical ecology, 2001 - researchgate.net
Most benthic marine invertebrates produce planktonic larvae that remain in their larval
phases for minutes to months, sometimes dispersing over great distances before settling on …

Vertical swimming behavior influences the dispersal of simulated oyster larvae in a coupled particle-tracking and hydrodynamic model of Chesapeake Bay

EW North, Z Schlag, RR Hood, M Li, L Zhong… - Marine Ecology …, 2008 - int-res.com
Because planktonic organisms have swimming speeds that are orders of magnitude lower
than horizontal current velocities, it is unclear whether behavior of weak-swimming bivalve …

[图书][B] Marine chemical ecology

JB McClintock, BJ Baker - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
The interdisciplinary field of marine chemical ecology is an expanding and dynamic science.
It is no surprise that the breadth of marine organisms studied expanded in concert with …

[图书][B] Zooplankton of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts: a guide to their identification and ecology

WS Johnson, DM Allen - 2012 - books.google.com
Zooplankton are critical to the vitality of estuaries and coastal waters. In this revised edition
of Johnson and Allen's instant classic, readers are taken on a tour of the miniature universe …

Chemical signaling processes in the marine environment

RK Zimmer, CA Butman - The Biological Bulletin, 2000 - journals.uchicago.edu
Understanding the mechanisms by which environmental chemical signals, chemical
defenses, and other chemical agents mediate various life-history processes can lead to …

Quantifying the “bio-” components in biophysical models of larval transport in marine benthic invertebrates: advances and pitfalls

A Metaxas, M Saunders - The Biological Bulletin, 2009 - journals.uchicago.edu
Biophysical models are being used increasingly, both as predictive tools of larval dispersal
for a particular system and for general evaluation of the role of different factors in larval …