PeerJ – Aquatic Biology section

29 May 2020

Meiofaunal communities and nematode diversity characterizing the Secca delle Fumose shallow vent area (Gulf of Naples, Italy)

Elisa Baldrighi, Daniela Zeppilli, Luca Appolloni, Luigia Donnarumma, Elena Chianese, Giovanni Fulvio Russo, Roberto Sandulli

Craig Moyer –– Meiofaunal communities at hydrothermal vents have been rarely investigated, this study helps illuminate this portion of the hydothermal vent ecosystem.

29 May 2020

Proliferating activity in a bryozoan lophophore

Natalia Shunatova, Ilya Borisenko

James Reimer –– As the two reviewers stated, this is a pioneering work and a significant contribution to understanding of lophophores and cell structure.

29 May 2020

Future sea-level rise drives rocky intertidal habitat loss and benthic community change

Nikolas J. Kaplanis, Clinton B. Edwards, Yoan Eynaud, Jennifer E. Smith

Carlos de Rezende –– The manuscript addresses a contemporary subject and works with an important transition environment. Studies like this can be an important key to understanding these changes under a new climate regime.

14 May 2020

Individual behavioral type captured by a Bayesian model comparison of cap making by sponge crabs

Keita Harada, Naoki Hayashi, Katsushi Kagaya

Donald Kramer –– The reviewers agree that this is a strong paper, introducing improved methods for statistical analysis to the broad field of behavioral ecology and personality in particular.

4 May 2020

Fauna associated with shallow-water methane seeps in the Laptev Sea

Andrey A. Vedenin, Valentin N. Kokarev, Margarita V. Chikina, Alexander B. Basin, Sergey V. Galkin, Andrey V. Gebruk

Mark Costello –– It is on the fauna of a recently discovered and unusual deep-sea habitat in an area difficult to sample.

20 April 2020

Fitness benefits and costs of shelters to the sea urchin Glyptocidaris crenularis

Xiaomei Chi, Jiangnan Sun, Yushi Yu, Jia Luo, Bao Zhao, Feng Han, Yaqing Chang, Chong Zhao

Oren Levy –– A study in understanding sea urchin biology

7 April 2020

Diffusion tubes: a method for the mass culture of ctenophores and other pelagic marine invertebrates

Wyatt L. Patry, MacKenzie Bubel, Cypress Hansen, Thomas Knowles

James Reimer –– An important step for an understudied basal metazoan group of animals.

24 February 2020

Sound production in the Meagre, Argyrosomus regius (Asso, 1801): intraspecific variability associated with size, sex and context

Beatriz P. Pereira, Manuel Vieira, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira, Ana Candeias-Mendes, Marisa Barata, Paulo J. Fonseca, Maria Clara P. Amorim

James Reimer –– As one of the reviewers states, this is the most in-depth study on a hot topic in coral reef science.

14 February 2020

Mediterranean nekton traits: distribution, relationships and significance for marine ecology monitoring and management

Evangelos Tzanatos, Catherine Moukas, Martha Koutsidi

James Reimer –– An impressive dataset of Mediterranean nekton species traits that provides baseline data for future research.

23 January 2020

Developing and assessing a density surface model in a Bayesian hierarchical framework with a focus on uncertainty: insights from simulations and an application to fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus)

Douglas B. Sigourney, Samuel Chavez-Rosales, Paul B. Conn, Lance Garrison, Elizabeth Josephson, Debra Palka

Farzin Shabani –– David L Miller spent lots of time and effort on this MS. I have never seen such detailed feedback on any manuscripts. Thanks again and I do appreciate your significant contribution.

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