Native biodiversity collapse in the eastern Mediterranean

PG Albano, J Steger, M Bošnjak… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Global warming causes the poleward shift of the trailing edges of marine ectotherm species
distributions. In the semi-enclosed Mediterranean Sea, continental masses and …

The invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus thermal response: Predicting metabolic suitability maps under future warming Mediterranean scenarios

G Marchessaux, M Bosch-Belmar, L Cilenti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
One of the consequences of climate change and globalization is the recent proliferation of
the invasive blue crab Callinectes sapidus in the Mediterranean Sea. In this study, C …

Adaptive responses of marine gastropods to heatwaves

JYS Leung, BD Russell, SD Connell - One Earth, 2019 - cell.com
Under climate change, many species are increasingly exposed to heatwaves, including
marine species. Although marine species are expected to succumb to heatwaves, there is …

Thermotolerance Divergence Revealed by the Physiological and Molecular Responses in Two Oyster Subspecies of Crassostrea gigas in China

H Ghaffari, W Wang, A Li, G Zhang, L Li - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Investigating the physiological mechanisms of closely related species that exhibit distinct
geographic distributions and thermal niches is essential for understanding their thermal …

Mortality, energy reserves, and oxidative stress responses of three native freshwater mussels to temperature as an indicator of potential impacts of climate change: A …

RM Said, SE Nassar - Journal of Thermal Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to rapid global climate change, the temperature of streams and rivers is predicted to be
increased, influencing aquatic organisms, particularly bivalve species. To better understand …

Exploring physiological plasticity and local thermal adaptation in an intertidal crab along a latitudinal cline

JD Gaitán-Espitia, LD Bacigalupe, T Opitz… - Journal of Thermal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Intertidal organisms have evolved physiological mechanisms that enable them to maintain
performance and survive during periods of severe environmental stress with temperatures …

Behavioural thermoregulation and food availability drive fine‐scale seasonal habitat partitioning in limpets

SDS Virgin, DR Schiel - Functional Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Small‐scale spatial variation in temperature plays a key role in limiting the distribution of
organisms in thermally heterogeneous environments. In the rocky intertidal zone, intra‐day …

Thermal tolerance traits of the undulated surf clam Paphia undulata based on heart rate and physiological energetics

P Zhang, T Zhao, L Zhou, G Han, Y Shen, C Ke - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermal tolerance traits are important factors that affect the ability of an aquaculture species
to survive, grow, and reproduce in new habitats. Paphia undulata, a species of saltwater …

Increase in weather patterns generating extreme desiccation events: implications for Mediterranean rocky shore ecosystems

R Zamir, P Alpert, G Rilov - Estuaries and Coasts, 2018 - Springer
Anthropogenic global climate change is anticipated to increase the frequency and intensity
of transient extreme weather events that can be catastrophic to ecological communities …

Integrating functional traits into correlative species distribution models to investigate the vulnerability of marine human activities to climate change

M Bosch-Belmar, C Giommi, G Milisenda… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Climate change and particularly warming are significantly impacting marine ecosystems and
the services they provided. Temperature, as the main factor driving all biological processes …