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Elizabeth C. Lowe, Rochelle Steven, Rebecca L. Morris, Kirsten M. Parris, Axton C. Aguiar, Cameron E. Webb, Ana B. Bugnot, Katherine A. Dafforn, Rod M. Connolly, Mariana Mayer Pinto
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Ken Ishida, Michikusa Tachibana, Yuan Yao, Yoko Wada, Takashi Noda
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Charlotte Kunze, Mirco Woelfelschneider, Lena Rolfer
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Benjamin Weitzman, Brenda Konar, Katrin Iken, Heather Coletti, Daniel Monson, Robert Suryan, Thomas Dean, Dominic Hondolero, Mandy Lindeberg
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Liam N. Nash, Pablo A. P. Antiqueira, Gustavo Q. Romero, Paula M. de Omena, Pavel Kratina
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Juan Valqui, Bruno Ibanez-Erquiaga, Aldo S. Pacheco, Lynn Wilbur, Diana Ochoa, Jorge Cardich, Maria Perez-Huaranga, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, Alexander Perez, Aldo Indacochea, Jose Avila-Peltroche, Ch Maria Rivera, Matthieu Carre
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ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
H. E. Lowman, M. Moingt, A. R. Zimmerman, J. E. Dugan, J. M. Melack
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
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Ecology
Barbara J. Spiecker, Bruce A. Menge
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Biodiversity Conservation
Jianji Liao, Dian Zhang, Shangke Su, Shanshan Liang, Jianguo Du, Weiwei Yu, Zhiyuan Ma, Bin Chen, Wenjia Hu
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Environmental Sciences
Claudia Sbrocca, Marleen De Troch, Valentina Losi, Eleonora Grassi, Maria Balsamo, Federica Semprucci
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaoguang Ouyang, Cheuk Yan Lee, Shing Yip Lee
Summary: Intertidal benthos play a crucial role in connecting tertiary predators and primary producers in marine food webs, while also directly contributing to sediment CO2 emissions. Different benthos taxa and feeding habits significantly impact CO2 production, with crabs showing lower delta C-13-CO2 respiration compared to gastropods. The relationships between benthos feeding habits, food sources, and CO2 production provide valuable insights for understanding their contributions to sediment-atmosphere CO2 fluxes in mangrove forests.
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
G. M. Velez-Rubio, L. Gonzalez-Etchebehere, F. Scarabino, R. Trinchin, G. Manta, M. Laporta, M. Zabaleta, V. Vidal, A. de Leon-Mackey, C. Kruk
Summary: This study developed a simple classification method for macroalgal organisms in transitional waters in southern rocky shores, classifying species into eight MFGs based on morphological traits and showing that most species can be effectively classified using three morphological traits (shape, consistency, and texture). The validated MFGs differed significantly in species richness and biomass, were distributed differently along the intertidal zone, and dominated under different environmental conditions such as sea surface temperature, sea level, and salinity.
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Geography, Physical
Yafei Huang, Weihong He, Wei Liao, Yongbiao Wang, Zhixing Yi, Hao Yang, Guoshan Li
Summary: The destruction of terrestrial and marine ecosystems generally shows a rapid extinction process, but the relationship between the two collapses is still unclear. The terrestrial input from land to marine system plays an important link between them.
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(2022)