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March 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ Preprints

March 7, 2018 - Version: 1

Dramatic decline and limited recovery of a green crab (Carcinus maenas) population in the Minas Basin, Canada after the summer of 2013

Brady K. Quinn

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26631v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Diversity and biological trait analysis of soft-bottom macrobenthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea.

Naomi Breine, Annelies De Backer, Kris Hostens, Carl Van Colen, Tom Moens, Gert Van Hoey

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26685v1

March 21, 2018 - Version: 1

Monitoring biodiversity in offshore marine protected areas: A habitat mapping approach

Myriam Lacharité, Craig J Brown

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26748v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Characterization of a new genotype of Betapapillomavirus HPV 17 through L1, E7, E7 and LCR sequences

Ledy H Oliveira, Larissa Silva Santos, Felipe P G Neves

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26675v1

March 27, 2018 - Version: 1

Fast cyclic stimulus flashing modulates perception of bi-stable figure

Henrikas Vaitkevicius, Vygandas Vanagas, Alvydas Soliunas, Algimantas Svegzda, Remigijus Bliumas, Rytis Stanikunas, Janus J Kulikowski

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26778v1

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Incorporating spatial analyses into conservation and monitoring of deep-sea megafauna in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Sarah N de Mendonça, Anna Metaxas

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26808v1

March 28, 2018 - Version: 1

Managing human impacts across diverse marine environments

Laura M Robson, Anita J Carter, Ellen Last, Frances J Peckett, Elly Hill

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26784v1

March 15, 2018 - Version: 1

Using passive acoustics for long-term, continuous measurements of fish biodiversity in estuarine systems

Olivia N Caretti, David B Eggleston, DelWayne R Bohnenstiehl

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26711v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Species Distribution Models for sea pen corals in the Flemish Cap and Flemish Pass Area (NorthwestAtlantic Ocean)

Mar Sacau Cuadrado, Ana Garcia-Alegre Garralda, Maria Grazia Pennino, Francisco Javier Murillo Pérez, Alberto Serrano López, Pablo Durán Muñoz

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26687v1

March 23, 2018 - Version: 2

Risk, politics, and science: A new approach to UK marine biodiversity monitoring.

Karen E Webb, Hayley Hinchen

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26754v2

March 16, 2018 - Version: 1

Evaluating the efficacy of management zones in the FKNMS: Integrating visual and photogrammetric surveys, and passive acoustics to characterize reef fish assemblages and spawning activity across coral reef management regimes

Kayelyn Simmons, DelWayne Bohnenstiehl, David Eggleston

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26720v1

March 23, 2018 - Version: 1

Lessepsian invaders reshape soft substrate assemblages on the Israeli Mediterranean shelf

Jan Steger, Bella S. Galil, Martin Zuschin, Paolo G. Albano

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26762v1

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Developing an ecologically-coherent and well-managed Marine ProtectedArea (MPA) network: Reflections and lessons learned from the UK

Hannah Carr, Peter Chaniotis, Rebekah Cioffi, Laura Cornick, Alice Cornthwaite, Jon Davies, Hugh Wright

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26806v1

March 20, 2018 - Version: 1

Marine benthic communities and anthropogenic activities in Sept-Îles (Canada): a peaceful coexistence?

Elliot Dreujou, Philippe Archambault, Christopher W McKindsey

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26737v1

March 11, 2018 - Version: 1

Benthic biodiversity and food web structure in the European sector of the Arctic Ocean during spring time

Barbara Oleszczuk, Katarzyna Grzelak, Monika Kędra

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26660v1

March 19, 2018 - Version: 1

Innovative finance to deliver adequate marine biodiversity knowledge for high seas and deep ocean governance beyond national jurisdiction.

Torsten Thiele

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26728v1

March 20, 2018 - Version: 1

Biogenic structures in the Arctic: an ecosystem functioning hotspot?

Marie Pierrejean, Philippe Archambault, Barbara Neves, Evan Edinger, Christian Nozais

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26738v1

March 21, 2018 - Version: 1

Changes in a benthic system exposed to multiple stressors: a 40-year time-series in the English Channel

Eric Thiébaut, Jean-Claude Dauvin, Franck Gentil, Céline Houbin, Caroline Broudin, Paul J. Somerfield

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26745v1

March 30, 2018 - Version: 1

Adding the “where” to the “who and what”. Considering the seascape can help the study of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.

Filippo Ferrario, Thew Suskiewicz, Yuri Rzhanov, Ladd E Johnson, Philippe Archambault

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26807v1

March 14, 2018 - Version: 1

Assessing health status of corals at a tropical marginal reef site through bleaching and decadal change in population parameters

Lélis Carlos-Júnior, Carla Zilberberg, Amana Garrido, Fernanda Casares, Joel Christopher Creed, Emiliano Calderon, Simone Oigman-Pszczol

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26700v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Molecular biodiversity under ocean warming: proteomics and fitness data provide clues for a better understanding of thermal tolerance in fish

Diana Madeira, José Eduardo Araújo, Rui Vitorino, Pedro Costa, Catarina Vinagre, Mário Sousa Diniz

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26669v1

March 19, 2018 - Version: 1

Biological and environmental drivers of deep-sea benthic ecosystem functioning in Canada’s Laurentian Channel Area of Interest (AOI)

Marta Miatta, Paul V Snelgrove

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26732v1

March 13, 2018 - Version: 1

Trends in the abundance of picophytoplankton due to changes in boundary currents and by marine heat waves in Australian coastal waters from IMOS National Reference Stations

PAUL G THOMSON, CHARITHA B PATTIARATCHI

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26677v1

March 23, 2018 - Version: 1

Vulnerability of marine forests to temperature and UV radiation: effects on the recruits

Alba Verges, Sonia de Caralt, Jana Verdura, Jorge Santamaria, Enric Ballesteros, Emma Cebrian

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26761v1

March 21, 2018 - Version: 1

Ecosystem approach to monitoring pelagic fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean

Valerie Allain, Neville Smith, John Hampton, Peter Williams, Graham Pilling, Timothy Park, Bruno Leroy, Francois Roupsard, Sylvain Caillot, Deirdre Brogan, Siosifa Fukofuka, Elodie Vourey, Thomas Peatman, Caroline Sanchez, Aurore Receveur, Malo Hosken

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26743v1