Identifying relevant scales of variability for monitoring epifaunal reef communities at a tidal energy extraction site
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.10.005
Abstract: Abstract The SeaGen tidal energy turbine is located in the Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland. The Narrows are designated as a Natura 2000 site, host unique biological assemblages and exhibit very high tidal velocities. This study… read more here.
Keywords: energy; energy extraction; tidal energy; reef communities ... See more keywords
Reef communities show predictable undulations in linear abundance size spectra from copepods to sharks.
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DOI: 10.1111/ele.13844
Abstract: Among the more widely accepted general hypotheses in ecology is that community relationships between abundance and body size follow a log-linear size spectrum, from the smallest consumers to the largest predators (i.e. 'bacteria to whales').… read more here.
Keywords: communities show; abundance; size; reef communities ... See more keywords