Interactions between microbial biofilms and marine fouling algae: a mini review

S Mieszkin, ME Callow, JA Callow - Biofouling, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Natural and artificial substrata immersed in the marine environment are typically colonized
by microorganisms, which may moderate the settlement/recruitment of algal spores and …

[PDF][PDF] Larval settlement in echinoderms: a review of processes and patterns

PC Doll, CF Caballes, AS Hoey… - … and Marine Biology, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being
ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …

Ingestion of microplastic has limited impact on a marine larva

KL Kaposi, B Mos, BP Kelaher… - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
There is increasing concern about the impacts of microplastics (< 1 mm) on marine biota.
Microplastics may be mistaken for food items and ingested by a wide variety of organisms …

Ex situ co culturing of the sea urchin, Mespilia globulus and the coral Acropora millepora enhances early post-settlement survivorship

J Craggs, J Guest, M Bulling, M Sweet - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Reef restoration efforts, utilising sexual coral propagation need up-scaling to have
ecologically meaningful impact. Post-settlement survival bottlenecks, in part due to …

Effect of bacterial biofilms formed on fouling-release coatings from natural seawater and Cobetia marina, on the adhesion of two marine algae

S Mieszkin, P Martin-Tanchereau, ME Callow… - Biofouling, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Previous studies have shown that bacterial biofilms formed from natural seawater (NSW)
enhance the settlement of spores of the green alga Ulva linza, while single-species biofilms …

Impacts of ocean acidification on sea urchin growth across the juvenile to mature adult life-stage transition is mitigated by warming

SA Dworjanyn, M Byrne - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding how growth trajectories of calcifying invertebrates are affected by changing
climate requires acclimation experiments that follow development across life-history …

Implications of changing Caribbean coral reefs on Diadema antillarum larvae settlement

T Wijers, B van Herpen, D Mattijssen, AJ Murk… - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
Tropical western Atlantic reefs have gradually shifted from being dominated by corals to
being mainly covered by macroalgae. The mass-mortality of the sea urchin Diadema …

Cue selection and ontogeny reveal larval settlement dynamics of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum, a keystone coral reef herbivore

AR Pilnick, A Petrosino, MM Hassan, JT Patterson - Marine Biology, 2023 - Springer
Understanding early life histories of keystone marine herbivores can broaden insight into
population dynamics and ecosystem functioning. Settlement, defined as the transitional …

Novel shaker bottle cultivation method for the long spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum; Philippi, 1845) results in high larval survival and settlement rates

T Wijers, A Hylkema, AR Pilnick, AJ Murk, JT Patterson - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
The long spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum was an abundant grazer on Caribbean
coral reefs, until 1983–1984, when densities were reduced by∼ 98% during a region wide …

Impact of growing up in a warmer, lower pH future on offspring performance: transgenerational plasticity in a pan-tropical sea urchin

S Karelitz, MD Lamare, B Mos, H De Bari… - Coral Reefs, 2019 - Springer
Transgenerational plasticity (TGP) may be an important mechanism for marine organisms to
acclimate to climate change stressors including ocean warming (OW) and ocean …