PeerJ Preprints - Table of Contents

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Taxonomic identification of environmental DNA with informatic sequence classification trees.

Shaun P Wilkinson, Simon K Davy, Michael Bunce, Michael Stat

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26812v1

March 29, 2018 - Version: 1

Utilization of eDNA metabarcoding to assess coral reef health in Okinawa, Japan

James D Reimer, Joseph DiBattista, Piera Biondi, Giovanni D Masucci, Michael Stat, Michael Bunce

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26791v1

March 29, 2018 - Version: 1

Restoration actions in marine ecosystems: a global analysis

Simonetta Fraschetti, Giuseppe Guarnieri, Loredana Papa, Chris McOwen, Nadia Papadopoulou, Meri Bilan, Christoffer Boström, Pol Capdevila, Laura Carugati, Emma Cebrian, Thanos Dailianis, Francesco De Leo, Dario Fiorentino, Karine Gagnon, Cristina Gambi, Joaquim Garrabou, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Bernat Hereu, Silvija Kipson, Jonne Kotta, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Cristina Linares, Juliette Martin, Alba Medrano, Ignasi Montero-Serra, Telmo Morato, Antonio Pusceddu, Katerina Sevastou, Chris Smith, Jana Verdura, Roberto Danovaro

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26799v1

March 6, 2018 - Version: 1

Functional diversity and biogeography using ‘sFDvent’ - the first global trait database for hydrothermal vent species

Abbie Chapman, Amanda E Bates, Verena Tunnicliffe, The sFDvent Working Group

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26627v1

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Marine Fungi: the missing tile in the Ocean Biodiversity mosaic

Giovanna Cristina Varese, Elena Bovio, Laura Garzoli, Giorgio Gnavi, Anna Poli, Valeria Prigione

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26805v1

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Restoring biodiversity in the Mediterranean coralligenous - the MERCES project

Carlo Cerrano, Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Joana Boavida, Eliana Ferretti, Andrea Gari, Daniel Gomez-Gras, Andrea Gori, Bernat Hereu, Silvija Kipson, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Cristina Linares, Àngel López-Sanz, Paula López-Sendino, Martina Milanese, Ignasi Montero-Serra, Marta Pagès, Antonio Sarà, Daniela Pica, Ester Serrao, Fabrizio Torsani, Núria Viladrich, Joaquim Garrabou

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26813v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Saving endangered bluefin tuna from extinction: the efforts of CBCGDF

Shuya Huang, Jinfeng Zhou, Linda Wong

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26678v1

March 24, 2018 - Version: 1

Lax science can have negative impacts on conservation: A rebuttal to Lau and Jacobs (2017)

Richard Brusca

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26767v1

March 29, 2018 - Version: 1

Marine environmental heterogeneity detected from the sky helps to estimate biodiversity hotspots across the food web.

Alice Soccodato, Kristin Kaschner, Cristina Garilao, Severine Alvain, Francesco D'Ovidio

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26795v1

March 27, 2018 - Version: 1

Fit for purpose? Identifying and resolving quality issues with marine biodiversity datasets in R

Samuel Bosch, Pieter Provoost, Ward Appeltans

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26776v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Arctic benthic diversity research with PANABIO: scale, sharing, and modelling

Dieter Piepenburg, Jan Holstein, Paul Kloss, Thomas Brey, Casper Kraan

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26681v1

March 22, 2018 - Version: 1

Long-term changes in the species and functional diversity of a fine sand macrobenthic community in the English Channel

Lise Bacouillard, Noémie Baux, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Nicolas Desroy, Katja Juliana Geiger, Franck Gentil, Céline Houbin, Éric Thiébaut

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26751v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

10 years of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS): where do we stand & where are we heading?

Leen Vandepitte, Bart Vanhoorne, Wim Decock, Thomas Lanssens, Stefanie Dekeyzer, Kevin Verfaille, Francisco Hernandez, Tammy Horton, Andreas Kroh

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26682v1

March 23, 2018 - Version: 1

Drivers of polychaetes functional α- and β-diversity at regional scale: Disentangling the role of biogenic habitats and environmental variability

Aurélien Boyé, Éric Thiébaut, Jacques Grall, Pierre Legendre, Caroline Broudin, Céline Houbin, Vincent Le Garrec, Marion Maguer, Gabin Droual, Olivier Gauthier

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26760v1

March 15, 2018 - Version: 1

Multiscale spatial distribution of macrofauna response to fishery pressure

Dario Fiorentino, Casper Kraan, Jennifer Dannheim, Shahin Kadar Badesab, Werner Armonies, Ulf Gräwe, Thomas Brey

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26709v1

March 21, 2018 - Version: 1

Analyses of the links between species and functional diversity: the effects of methodological choices to assess functional diversity

Céline Houbin, Lise Bacouillard, Noemie Baux, Jean Claude Dauvin, Nicolas Desroy, Katja Geiger, Franck Gentil, Eric Thiébaut

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26746v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Spatial and environmental drivers of biodiversity, ecology and biogeography of coral communities in SW of the Arabian/Persian Gulf

Jessica Bouwmeester, John Burt, Pedro Range, Radhouan Ben-Hamadou

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26671v1

March 31, 2018 - Version: 1

Species distribution modeling of deep sea sponges in the North Pacific Ocean.

Fiona Davidson

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26815v1

March 5, 2018 - Version: 1

Horseshoe crabs as a flagship species for the conservation and restoration of estuarine, beach and mangrove habitats

Mark Botton, John Tanacredi

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26621v1

March 26, 2018 - Version: 1

Seabird Expert Network (CBird): Findings and recommendations from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program’s State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report

Kathy Kuletz, Mark Mallory, Grant Gilchrist, Gregory J Robertson, Flemming Merkel, Bergur Olsen, Erpur Hansen, Mia Rönkä, Tycho Anker-Nilssen, Hallvard Strøm, Sebastien Descamps, Maria Gavrilo, Robert Kaler, David Irons, Antii Below

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26771v1

March 23, 2018 - Version: 1

Latitudinal and bathymetrical species richness patterns in the NW Pacific and adjacent Arctic Ocean

Hanieh Saeedi, Mark John Costello, Angelika Brandt

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26756v1

March 14, 2018 - Version: 1

Benthic fauna distribution over different seamounts in the Mozambique Channel, from towed camera data

Marion Boulard, Inge Van Den Beld, Julie Tourolle, Olivier Soubigou, Stephan Jorry, Karine Olu

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26699v1

March 27, 2018 - Version: 1

Benthos Expert Network: Findings and recommendations from the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program’s State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report (SAMBR)

Virginie Roy, Lis Lindal Jørgensen, Philippe Archambault, Martin Blicher, Nina Denisenko, Guðmundur Guðmundsson, Katrin Iken, Jan Sørensen, Natalia Anisimova, Carolina Behe, Stanislav Denisenko, Vera Metcalf, Steinunn Olafsdóttir, Tom Schiøtte, Ole Tendal, Alexandra M. Ravelo, Monika Kędra, Dieter Piepenburg

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26775v1

March 22, 2018 - Version: 1

What and where? Identifying high-risk aquatic invasive species and hotspots of suitable habitat in the Arctic

Jesica Goldsmit, Chris Mckindsey, Philippe Archambault, Kimberly Howland

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26752v1

March 16, 2018 - Version: 1

Regional Cooperation and Governance of Marine Biodiversity in Areas beyond National Jurisdiction: The Case of West and Central African Region

Sheila Kong Mukwele

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26718v1