Population status of the world's largest limpet, Scutellastra mexicana (Mollusca: Patellidae), on María Madre Island, Mexico: Possible last bastion of a species facing …

JL Carballo, E Bautista‐Guerrero… - Aquatic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Scutellastra mexicana is the largest patellid in the world, with records of up to 35.5 cm in
length, and is one of the most endangered marine invertebrates from tropical Pacific rocky …

Scale-dependent topographic complexity underpins abundance and spatial distribution of ecosystem engineers on natural and artificial structures

F Bauer, AM Knights, JN Griffin, ME Hanley… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
In response to ongoing coastal urbanization, it is critical to develop effective methods to
improve the biodiversity and ecological sustainability of artificial shorelines. Enhancing the …

Impacts of pervasive climate change and extreme events on rocky intertidal communities: Evidence from long-term data

N Mieszkowska, MT Burrows, SJ Hawkins… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Annual surveys of the abundance of intertidal invertebrates and macroalgae have been
made at between 70 and 100 rocky intertidal time-series sites around the United Kingdom …

Global taxonomic and functional patterns in invertebrate assemblages from rocky-intertidal mussel beds

NM Cameron, RA Scrosati, N Valdivia, ZD Meunier - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
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 …

Habitat structure shapes temperate reef assemblages across regional environmental gradients

T Jackson-Bué, AJ Evans, PJ Lawrence… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Intertidal artificial habitats are proliferating, but are generally simpler in structure and host
lower biodiversity than natural rocky reefs. Eco-engineering aims to enhance the biodiversity …

Variability and connectivity in populations of different limpet species across rockpool-generated mosaic landscapes

MI Seabra, N Penteado, T Cruz… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Limpets are keystone grazers on rocky shores. We studied spatial patterns of four co-
occurring patellids (Patella ulyssiponensis, Patella depressa, Patella rustica, Patella …

Rocky shores as tractable test systems for experimental ecology

SJ Hawkins, KE Pack, K Hyder… - Journal of the Marine …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Rocky shore ecology has been studied for a long time, starting with qualitative descriptions
and becoming more quantitative and experimental over time. Some of the earliest …

Promoting ocean literacy in elementary school students through investigation activities and citizen science

D Boaventura, AT Neves, J Santos… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
To enable the process of energy transition towards carbon neutrality, it is important to
educate the community on the need for social, economic, environmental and institutional …

Artificial reefs in the North–East Atlantic area: Present situation, knowledge gaps and future perspectives

B Reis, P van der Linden, IS Pinto, E Almada… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Artificial reefs have been deployed in multiple regions of the world for different purposes
including habitat restoration and protection, biodiversity and fish stock enhancement …

Latitudinal patterns in intertidal ecosystem structure in West Greenland suggest resilience to climate change

J Thyrring, S Wegeberg, ME Blicher… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change has ecosystem‐wide cascading effects. Little is known, however, about the
resilience of Arctic marine ecosystems to environmental change. Here we quantify and …