Learning from nature to enhance Blue engineering of marine infrastructure
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.03.012
Abstract: Abstract The global sprawl of urban centres is replacing complex natural habitats with relatively flat and featureless infrastructure that supports low biodiversity. In a growing countermovement, artificial microhabitats are increasingly incorporated into designs for “Green”… read more here.
Keywords: engineering; diversity; rock pools; infrastructure ... See more keywords
Hydroperiod and species-sorting influence metacommunity composition of crustaceans in temporary rock pools in India
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DOI: 10.1080/20442041.2018.1548868
Abstract: ABSTRACT Most studies on crustacean metacommunity ecology do not consider constituent higher-level taxa separately, despite ecological differences among them. This oversight, coupled with the fact that observed patterns can vary in different regions, prompted our… read more here.
Keywords: metacommunity; rock pools; temporary rock; composition ... See more keywords
A new desiccation-resistant midge from ephemeral rock pools in South Africa, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5128.3.5
Abstract: One newly described species of Chironomidae, Polypedilum (Pentapedilum) cranstoni sp. nov., was discovered in ephemeral rock pools from the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. Desiccation-resistant larvae were obtained from bottom sediments of rock pools that… read more here.
Keywords: rock; ephemeral rock; cranstoni nov; polypedilum pentapedilum ... See more keywords
Removal of an established invader can change gross primary production of native macroalgae and alter carbon flow in intertidal rock pools
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217121
Abstract: The impact of invasive species on recipient communities can vary with environmental context and across levels of biological complexity. We investigated how an established invasive seaweed species affected the biomass, eco-physiology, carbon and nitrogen storage… read more here.
Keywords: intertidal rock; storage capacity; rock pools; carbon ... See more keywords
Ecology of Aedes vittatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in rock pools across agroecosystem in Northern Savanna, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.342395
Abstract: Background & objectives: This study focuses on modulating dexterity of some ecological variables of Aedes vittatus classically breeding in rocky habitats. The study provides a useful insight into ecological variables that underpin or hinder profuse… read more here.
Keywords: vittatus; ecology; rock; aedes vittatus ... See more keywords