Bioerosion, the breakdown of hard substrata by organisms, is a fundamental and
widespread ecological process that can alter habitat structure, biodiversity and …

Facultad Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Larrondo 1281, Coquimbo,
ChileCentro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Coquimbo, Chile* E-mail …

The most economically important wood boring Crustacea belong to the isopod families
Sphaeromatidae and Limnoriidae, both of which have been recently revised and a number …

The polysaccharolytic enzymes of the abalone Haliotis midae and its resident gut bacteria
were investigated. Bacteria isolated from the abalone gut were able to degrade the …

There is great potential for the use of probiotics in aquaculture to increase growth rates and
improve the nutritional status of the cultured animal. In this study, Haliotis midae fed a kelp …

Many crustacean species show extended parental care (XPC) for fully developed juvenile
offspring. Herein, the present state of knowledge of the major patterns and consequences of …

In recent years the pace of exotic species introduction and invasion has accelerated,
particularly in estuaries and wetlands. Species invasions may affect coastal ecosystems in …

Two trawl samples of natural sunken wood collected near Vanuatu were identified based on
histological studies. Detailed descriptions were made and microphotographs of the cell …

The effects of two probiotic feeds containing two and three bacterial isolates were evaluated
on the growth performance of New Zealand abalone (Haliotis iris). Probiotic bacteria were …

This study demonstrated that host-derived Pediococcus sp. Ab1, a potential probiotic, can
colonize the gut of abalone (Haliotis gigantea) for 12days from cessation of feeding with Ab1 …