Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

The effects of mangrove vegetation on functional features of crustacean assemblages were
investigated using the Biological Traits Analysis (BTA). The study was carried out at four …

Climate change is leading to increases in freshwater discharge to coastal environments with
implications for benthic community structure and functioning. Freshwater inputs create …

Macrobenthic traits, for example feeding mode, life history, morphology, are increasingly
used for determining responses of macrobenthic fauna to environmental change and …

Meiofaunal organisms are diverse, and so is their diet comprising bacteria, fungi, micro-
algae, flagellates, ciliates, and other meiofauna. Studies have inferred diet from correlative …

Arctic marine ecosystems are undergoing rapid correction in response to multiple
expressions of climate change, but the consequences of altered biodiversity for the …

On Arctic shelves, where primary production occurs in both the pelagic and sympagic (ice-
associated) habitats, sympagic organic material (OM) can constitute a disproportionate …

Climate warming influences structure and function of Arctic benthic ecosystems. Assessing
the response of these systems to perturbations requires long-term studies addressing key …

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 …

In many species of marine benthic invertebrates, a planktonic larval phase plays a critical
role in dispersal. Very little is known about the larval biology of most species, however, in …