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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Pablo Saenz-Agudelo, Hugo B. Harrison
Summary: The movement of individuals across landscapes is a fundamental process in ecology, especially challenging in the marine environment. The two-phased life-cycle of marine organisms poses a significant challenge in quantifying dispersal patterns.
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Eric Wolanski, Robert H. Richmond, Yimnang Golbuu
Summary: In the tropical western Pacific regions of Guam and Palau, mesoscale turbulence and ENSO-driven changes in ocean circulation play crucial roles in the self-recruitment of rabbit fish and grouper fish larvae. Mesoscale turbulence, in particular, is the dominant process controlling connectivity between reefs and islands in the area.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Leah M. Morgan, Chet F. Rakocinski
Summary: The study found that between 2016 and 2019, the recovery of eastern oysters in western Mississippi Sound was limited by substrate limitation, recruitment limitation, and post-settlement limitation. In 2018, early oyster recruitment was primarily limited by substrate availability, while in 2019, recruitment was severely impacted due to unprecedented freshwater discharge.
ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2022)
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Ecology
Angus R. McIntosh, Hamish S. Greig, Simon Howard
Summary: Organisms with complex life cycles have populations that occupy different habitats at different stages, creating demographically open populations. The dynamics of these populations depend on the occurrence and timing of stochastic influences relative to density dependence. However, understanding these dynamics has been challenging, especially in the face of climate warming. In this study, a density-perturbation experiment was conducted using stream caddisflies, and it was found that density dependence occurs in the larval stage, offsetting variability associated with dispersal and driven by food resource abundance. The results also highlight the complementary nature of stochastic and deterministic influences on open populations.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Limnology
Jessica C. Garwood, Andrew J. Lucas, Perry Naughton, Paul L. D. Roberts, Jules S. Jaffe, Laura DeGelleke, Peter J. S. Franks
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effect of swimming behavior and vertical position on cross-shore transport in internal waves using the M-AUEs. Results showed that depth-keeping larvae generally ended up closer to shore compared to passive larvae.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Fisheries
R. Jak McCarroll, Tim Scott, Erin V. King, Gerd Masselink, Benjamin J. Ciotti, Anton Cloete, Paul-Pierre Steyn, Peter Britz, Niall G. Vine, Shaun H. P. Deyzel, Andrew Witte, Richard Clark
Summary: Understanding connectivity and residence times for abalone larvae within settlement habitats is crucial for managing wild abalone stocks. Research in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa highlights the importance of shallow gully zones near Cape Recife as optimal release points for maximizing larval residency times.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tong Qiu, Robert Andrus, Marie-Claire Aravena, Davide Ascoli, Yves Bergeron, Roberta Berretti, Daniel Berveiller, Michal Bogdziewicz, Thomas Boivin, Raul Bonal, Don C. Bragg, Thomas Caignard, Rafael Calama, J. Julio Camarero, Chia-Hao Chang-Yang, Natalie L. Cleavitt, Benoit Courbaud, Francois Courbet, Thomas Curt, Adrian J. Das, Evangelia Daskalakou, Hendrik Davi, Nicolas Delpierre, Sylvain Delzon, Michael Dietze, Sergio Donoso Calderon, Laurent Dormont, Josep Espelta, Timothy J. Fahey, William Farfan-Rios, Catherine A. Gehring, Gregory S. Gilbert, Georg Gratzer, Cathryn H. Greenberg, Qinfeng Guo, Andrew Hacket-Pain, Arndt Hampe, Qingmin Han, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, Kazuhiko Hoshizaki, Ines Ibanez, Jill F. Johnstone, Valentin Journe, Daisuke Kabeya, Christopher L. Kilner, Thomas Kitzberger, Johannes M. H. Knops, Richard K. Kobe, Georges Kunstler, Jonathan G. A. Lageard, Jalene M. LaMontagne, Mateusz Ledwon, Francois Lefevre, Theodor Leininger, Jean-Marc Limousin, James A. Lutz, Diana Macias, Eliot J. B. McIntire, Christopher M. Moore, Emily Moran, Renzo Motta, Jonathan A. Myers, Thomas A. Nagel, Kyotaro Noguchi, Jean-Marc Ourcival, Robert Parmenter, Ian S. Pearse, Ignacio M. Perez-Ramos, Lukasz Piechnik, John Poulsen, Renata Poulton-Kamakura, Miranda D. Redmond, Chantal D. Reid, Kyle C. Rodman, Francisco Rodriguez-Sanchez, Javier D. Sanguinetti, C. Lane Scher, William H. Schlesinger, Harald Schmidt Van Marle, Barbara Seget, Shubhi Sharma, Miles Silman, Michael A. Steele, Nathan L. Stephenson, Jacob N. Straub, I-Fang Sun, Samantha Sutton, Jennifer J. Swenson, Margaret Swift, Peter A. Thomas, Maria Uriarte, Giorgio Vacchiano, Thomas T. Veblen, Amy V. Whipple, Thomas G. Whitham, Andreas P. Wion, Boyd Wright, S. Joseph Wright, Kai Zhu, Jess K. Zimmerman, Roman Zlotin, Magdalena Zywiec, James S. Clark
Summary: The relationships that control seed production in trees are fundamental to understanding evolutionary pressures that shape forests. A global synthesis of fecundity data reveals that seed production is influenced by taxonomy and nutrient allocation. Seed production is not constrained by a strict trade-off between seed size and numbers, and sensitivity to soil fertility varies widely among species.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adam T. Downie, Sjannie Lefevre, Bjorn Illing, Jessica Harris, Michael D. Jarrold, Mark I. McCormick, Goeran E. Nilsson, Jodie L. Rummer
Summary: Connectivity of coral reef fish populations relies on successful dispersal of pelagic larvae, which transition rapidly between extremes of physiology at the end of their larval phase. The transition is accompanied by changes in gene expression of oxygen-binding proteins, potentially enhancing hypoxia tolerance and enabling successful recruitment to reefs.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
David B. Green, Sophie Bestley, Stuart P. Corney, Rowan Trebilco, Patrick Lehodey, Mark A. Hindell
Summary: The study identified high-quality spawning habitats of Antarctic krill in small-scale management units (SSMUs) around the Antarctic Peninsula, with low coverage in other regions reliant on external sources for population. Fishing in key spawning areas may have downstream impacts on management of SSMUs and the krill fishery.
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
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Ecology
Giorgia Cecino, Eric A. Treml
Summary: This study investigated the impact of connectivity and larval life history on marine metapopulation persistence in southeast Australia, finding that the number of local outgoing connections has the largest impact on metapopulation persistence. Results also suggested that the length of the pre-competency period is an influential parameter. Major hot spots of local connectivity contributing to multispecies persistence were identified in southeast Australia. The study emphasizes the importance of local connectivity patterns and larval competency characteristics in understanding and protecting real-world metapopulation persistence.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Oceanography
Henrique Cabral, Hilaire Drouineau, Ana Teles-Machado, Maud Pierre, Mario Lepage, Jeremy Lobry, Patrick Reis-Santos, Susanne E. Tanner
Summary: Variability in recruitment success of larvae to estuarine nursery areas for different fish species along the Iberian Atlantic coast was analyzed, showing high inter- and intra-annual variation. Highest recruitment estimates were found for S. solea and D. labrax, with recruitment being overall higher at earlier spawning dates. Connectivity patterns between cold and warm year archetypes were also explored, highlighting the importance of understanding oceanographic conditions in predicting potential impacts of climate change on species with segregated life histories.
PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Serge Andrefouet, Romain Le Gendre, Yoann Thomas, Alain Lo-Yat, Celine M. O. Reisser
Summary: Connectivity plays a crucial role in various aspects of species dynamics and biogeography. Biophysical modeling and genetics are utilized to measure and analyze connectivity patterns, providing insights into the demographic connectivity questions in pearl farming lagoons. By combining genetics and biophysical modeling, researchers can identify weather sequences that likely explain observed connectivity patterns, highlighting both the strengths and limitations of each approach.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rodrigo Gurdek-Bas, Jessica A. Benthuysen, Hugo B. Harrison, Kyall R. Zenger, Lynne van Herwerden
Summary: The El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is the strongest source of interannual global climate variability. Research has found that it plays an important role in larval dispersal and connectivity patterns in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), which can affect population dynamics and biodiversity patterns in the region.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Agronomy
Chao Zhang, Ruifa Hu
Summary: This study examines the effects of farmers' adoption of direct seeding on rice yield and fertilizer use in China. The results show that direct seeding can increase rice yield but also leads to increased fertilizer use. Furthermore, the effects of adopting direct seeding vary depending on farm size and location.
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Ecology
Marine Gouezo, Eric Wolanski, Kay Critchell, Katharina Fabricius, Peter Harrison, Yimnang Golbuu, Christopher Doropoulos
Summary: Studies suggest that spatio-temporal variability in larval supply is influenced by multiple biophysical drivers, impacting the recovery potential of coral reefs following disturbances. The use of larval dispersal models can help predict reef recovery potential, with findings from the study in Palau showing that low wind speeds and irregular oceanic currents contribute significantly to enhancing larval supply.
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Chelsey Wegener, Bradley Martin, Craig Didden, Peter J. Edmunds
INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY
(2018)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peter J. Edmunds, Scott C. Burgess
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peter J. Edmunds
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Biodiversity Conservation
James R. Guest, Peter J. Edmunds, Ruth D. Gates, Ilsa B. Kuffner, Andreas J. Andersson, Brian B. Barnes, Iliana Chollett, Travis A. Courtney, Robin Elahi, Kevin Gross, Elizabeth A. Lenz, Satoshi Mitarai, Peter J. Mumby, Hannah R. Nelson, Britt A. Parker, Hollie M. Putnam, Caroline S. Rogers, Lauren T. Toth
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2018)
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Ecology
Nicolas R. Evensen, Peter J. Edmunds
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
(2018)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
R. C. Carpenter, C. A. Lantz, E. Shaw, P. J. Edmunds
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Georgios Tsounis, Peter J. Edmunds, Lorenzo Bramanti, Bonnie Gambrel, Howard R. Lasker
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peter J. Edmunds, Georgios Tsounis, Ralf Boulon, Lorenzo Bramanti
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Ecology
P. J. Edmunds, T. C. Adam, A. C. Baker, S. S. Doo, P. W. Glynn, D. P. Manzello, N. J. Silbiger, T. B. Smith, P. Fong
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2019)
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Ecology
Peter J. Edmunds
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Ecology
Peter J. Edmunds, Howard R. Lasker
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2019)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Peter J. Edmunds, Steve S. Doo, Robert C. Carpenter
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Ecology
N. N. Price, S. Muko, L. Legendre, R. Steneck, M. J. H. van Oppen, R. Albright, P. Ang, R. C. Carpenter, A. P. Y. Chui, T-Y Fan, R. D. Gates, S. Harii, H. Kitano, H. Kurihara, S. Mitarai, J. L. Padilla-Gamino, K. Sakai, G. Suzuki, P. J. Edmunds
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Jessica L. Bergman, Saki Harii, Haruko Kurihara, Peter J. Edmunds
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2018)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Peter J. Edmunds, Shelby E. McIlroy, Mehdi Adjeroud, Put Ang, Jessica L. Bergman, Robert C. Carpenter, Mary A. Coffroth, Atsushi G. Fujimura, James L. Hench, Sally J. Holbrook, James J. Leichter, Soyoka Muko, Yuichi Nakajima, Masako Nakamura, Claire B. Paris, Russell J. Schmitt, Makamas Sutthacheep, Robert J. Toonen, Kazuhiko Sakai, Go Suzuki, Libe Washburn, Alex S. J. Wyatt, Satoshi Mitarai
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2018)