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Larval settlement of soft-sediment invertebrates: the spatial scales of pattern explained by active habitat selection and the emerging rôle of hydrodynamical processes
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This article is published in Oceanography and Marine Biology.The article was published on 1987-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 693 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Settlement (structural).read more
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The effects of petroleum hydrocarbon and heavy metal contamination of marine sediments on recruitment of Antarctic soft-sediment assemblages: a field experimental investigation
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Climate change and marine benthos: a review of existing research and future directions in the North Atlantic
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TL;DR: In this article, a review provides information of climate change-related impacts on the marine benthos in the North Atlantic, including the responses to changes in seawater temperature, altered hydrodynamics, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise-coastal squeeze.
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Does habitat availability determine geographical-scale abundances of coral-dwelling fishes?
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Influence of substratum heterogeneity scales and complexity on a temperate epibenthic marine community
Louise Lapointe,Edwin Bourget +1 more
TL;DR: The results indicate the specific importance of the 1 mm scale not only during the larval settlement phase but also during the development of the community, whose results suggest that larval behaviour is involved in the selection of settlement sites.
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Broad-scale disturbance of intertidal and shallow sublittoral soft-sediment habitats; effects on the benthic macrofauna
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify issues of importance for benthic ecologists assessing stress on communities in order to provide better advice to resource managers and policy makers in dealing with broad-scale issues.