Despite the wide range of functional roles performed by marine sponges they are still poorly
represented in many research, monitoring and conservation programmes. The aim of this …

Warming global temperatures have consequences for biological rates. Feeding rates reflect
the intake of energy that fuels survival, growth and reproduction. However, temperature can …

Background Allometric studies have shown that individual growth rate is inversely related to
body size across a broad spectrum of organisms that vary greatly in size. Fewer studies …

Bryozoans are suspension feeding colonial animals that remain attached to the substratum
or other surfaces. How well a bryozoan can feed in a particular flow regime could help …

Understanding community assembly is a key goal in community ecology. Environmental
filtering influences community assembly by excluding ill‐adapted species, resulting in …

Body size and temperature are fundamental drivers of ecological processes because they
determine metabolic rates at the individual level. Whether these drivers act independently …

Metabolic rates vary among individuals according to food availability and phenotype, most
notably body size. Disentangling size from other factors (eg, age, reproductive status) can be …

Urbanisation of coastal habitats, particularly the increased numbers of pier-pilings, jetties
and seawalls along shorelines, affects natural systems. Epibiota on secondary substrata …

The sensitivity and evolution of phenotypes are key foci in the fields of ecology and
evolution. However, most research into these topics is performed in terrestrial and unitary …

Because of the wide diversity of forms, bryozoan colonies are frequently misidentified as
members of other phyla, including sponges, corals, hydroids, foraminiferans, and even …