Biological traits of marine benthic invertebrates in Northwest Europe

DS Clare, SG Bolam, PSO McIlwaine, C Garcia… - Scientific Data, 2022 - nature.com
Biological traits analysis (BTA) provides insight into causes and consequences of
biodiversity change that cannot be achieved using traditional taxonomic approaches …

On the systematics and biodiversity of the Palaeoannelida

J Parapar, K Mortimer, M Capa, J Moreira - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
Palaeoannelida Weigert and Bleidorn, 2016 is an old clade branching off at the base of the
Annelida radiation. It includes two morphologically and ecological divergent groups of …

[HTML][HTML] Polytraits: A database on biological traits of marine polychaetes

MS Faulwetter, MV Markantonatou… - Biodiversity data …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The study of ecosystem functioning–the role which organisms play in an ecosystem–is
becoming increasingly important in marine ecological research. The functional structure of a …

The seafloor from a trait perspective. A comprehensive life history dataset of soft sediment macrozoobenthos

KJ Meijer, JB Gusmao, L Bruil, O Franken, IA Grimm… - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Biological trait analysis (BTA) is a valuable tool for evaluating changes in community
diversity and its link to ecosystem processes as well as environmental and anthropogenic …

Biogeography and population structure of predominant macrofaunal taxa (Annelida and Isopoda) in abyssal polymetallic nodule fields: implications for conservation …

A Janssen, H Stuckas, A Vink, PM Arbizu - Marine Biodiversity, 2019 - Springer
Abyssal plains of the Clarion Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) in the NE Pacific Ocean
probably harbour one of the world's most diverse ecosystems. Gaining a basic …

Biodiversity and distribution of Isopoda and Polychaeta along the Northwestern Pacific and the Arctic Ocean

H Saeedi, A Brandt, NL Jacobsen - Biodiversity Informatics, 2022 - journals.ku.edu
Abstract The northwestern Pacific Ocean is one of the hotspots of species richness and one
of the high endemicity areas of the World Ocean. However, large-scale biodiversity patterns …

Dispersal patterns of the eggs and larvae of spring-spawning fish in the Irish Sea, UK

J van der Molen, SI Rogers, JR Ellis, CJ Fox… - Journal of Sea …, 2007 - Elsevier
Many marine species produce pelagic propagules which, because of their life-history
characteristics and the local hydrodynamics, can disperse considerable distances from the …

Distributional patterns of polychaetes across the West Antarctic based on DNA barcoding and particle tracking analyses

MJ Brasier, J Harle, H Wiklund, RM Jeffreys… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Recent genetic investigations have uncovered a high proportion of cryptic species within
Antarctic polychaetes. It is likely that these evolved in isolation during periods of glaciation …

Spatial variability of infaunal nematode and polychaete assemblages in two muddy subtidal habitats

M Schratzberger, TAD Maxwell, K Warr, JR Ellis… - Marine Biology, 2008 - Springer
Spatial variation of populations and their assemblages is an important component of many
aspects of ecology, including the maintenance of species diversity. In nature, organisms are …

Molecular detection of native and invasive marine invertebrate larvae present in ballast and open water environmental samples collected in Puget Sound

JBJ Harvey, MS Hoy, RJ Rodriguez - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2009 - Elsevier
Non-native marine species have been and continue to be introduced into Puget Sound via
several vectors including ship's ballast water. Some non-native species become invasive …