PeerJ Preprints - Table of Contents

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

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 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 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 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 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 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 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