PeerJ Preprints - Table of Contents

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 26, 2018 - Version: 1

A little can be enough. Native fish from the Western Mediterranean Sea can act as a control agent for the invasive alga Caulerpa cylindracea

Jorge Santamaría, Fiona Tomas, Enric Ballesteros, Juan Manuel Ruiz, Jorge Terrados, Emma Cebrian

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26772v1

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

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