PeerJ Preprints - Table of Contents

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 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 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 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 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 29, 2018 - Version: 1

Herbivore biocontrol and manual removal successfully reduce invasive macroalgae on coral reefs

Brian J Neilson, Christopher B Wall, Frank T Mancini, Catherine A Gewecke

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26796v1

March 29, 2018 - Version: 1

Hypoxia shapes coral reefs

David Blakeway

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26794v1

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

Habitat degradation of an eelgrass bed variably affects epifaunal biodiversity

Francesca Rossi, Marie Pierrejean

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26789v1

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 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 26, 2018 - Version: 1

Effects of the 2016 El Niño on the Galapagos artisanal coastal fin-fish fishery

Jose R Marin Jarrin, Pelayo Salinas-de-León

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26773v1

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 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 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 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 22, 2018 - Version: 1

Evaluating structure and functions of benthic coastal habitats in Churchill, Manitoba

Valérie Cypihot, Philippe Archambault, Kimberly L Howland

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.26753v1

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 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