Identifying the wetlands of international importance in Beibu Gulf along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, based on ...
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Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Identifying the wetlands of international importance in Beibu Gulf along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway, based on ...
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Changing nutritional seascapes of kelp forests
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Ocean warming and short-term extreme events (e.g. marine heatwaves) are becoming more intense and frequent and have had major impacts on ecosystems. Seaweeds are foundational components of temperate reefs, providing nutrition for a diversity of species and underpinning temperate food webs. While the impacts of climate-driven environmental change on...
Exposure to closed-loop scrubber washwater alters biodiversity, reproduction, and grazing of marine zooplankton
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Shipping is a large industry responsible for atmospheric emissions of hazardous substances including SOX, NOX, and particulate matter. Many ships have installed exhaust gas cleaning systems (scrubbers) to remove primarily SOX from the exhaust, but the hazardous substances are instead transferred to the water used in the scrubbing process. Ships wit...
Effect of seaweed canopy disturbance on understory microbial communities on rocky shores
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Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Introduction The collapse of macroalgal habitats is altering the structure of benthic communities on rocky shores globally. Nonetheless, how the loss of canopy-forming macroalgae influences the structure of epilithic microbial communities is yet to be explored. Methods Here, we used experimental field manipulations and 16S-rRNA-gene amplicon sequen...
Identifying New England’s underutilized seafood species and evaluating their market potential in a changing climate
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Developing and diversifying market opportunities for lesser known yet abundant seafood species has been a successful strategy for seafood businesses in the Northeast United States. Since climate change and other stressors are currently threatening the economic vitality of New England’s seafood industry, it is important to identify if there are less...
Distribution, health and threats to Mediterranean macroalgal forests: defining the baselines for their conservation and ...
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Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
The worldwide decline of macroalgal forests is raising major concerns for the potentially negative consequences on biodiversity and ecosystem functions, pushing for the definition of specific conservation and restoration measures. Protecting and restoring these habitats requires detailed information on their distribution, ecological status, and dri...
Nutritional ecology of temperate octocorals in a warming ocean
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Global warming of the oceans poses a double threat to benthic organisms as they reach their thermal limits and starve to death due to declines in plankton abundance during heat waves. Under these circumstances, dissolved nutrients become an important alternative food source, especially in temperate regions where they can reach high concentrations. ...
Analysis of the driving factors of the change of erosion-deposition in the Minjiang Estuary, Southeast China
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Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Understanding the evolution and driving factors of sedimentation and erosion at the mouths of small and medium-sized mountain streams during various periods is essential for regional spatial utilization, development, and sustainable economic growth. This is particularly important when considering the combined impact of climate change and human acti...
Omics-based identification, characterization, and validation of marine bioactive peptides
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
Deep electrical imaging of the extinct oceanic ridge in the southwestern sub-basin of the South China Sea
Published in Frontiers in Marine Science
The resistivity structure of an extinct mid-ocean ridge is significant in understanding the evolution of a mid-ocean ridge from its spreading phase to its dying phase. The magnetotelluric (MT) method is a crucial tool in studying the deep resistivity structure as it is sensitive to resistivity which is affected by heat and allows for imaging of the...
