Abstract Characterization of species diversity of zooplankton is key to understanding,
assessing, and predicting the function and future of pelagic ecosystems throughout the …

More than 230,000 known species representing 31 metazoan phyla populate the world's
oceans. Perhaps another 1,000,000 or more species remain to be discovered. There is …

Background Molluscs are the most diverse marine phylum and this high diversity has
resulted in considerable taxonomic problems. Because the number of species in Canadian …

Thecosome pteropods (pelagic mollusks) can play a key role in the food web of various
marine ecosystems. They are a food source for zooplankton or higher predators such as …

Eurythenes gryllus is one of the most widespread amphipod species, occurring in every
ocean with a depth range covering the bathyal, abyssal and hadal zones. Previous studies …

Thecosome pteropods are abundant upper-ocean zooplankton that build aragonite shells.
Ocean acidification results in the lowering of aragonite saturation levels in the surface …

The impact of anthropogenic ocean acidification (OA) on marine ecosystems is a vital
concern facing marine scientists and managers of ocean resources. Euthecosomatous …

Ocean acidification, caused by elevated seawater carbon dioxide levels, may have a
deleterious impact on energetic processes in animals. Here we show that high PCO2 can …

DNA-based analyses have become powerful tools for characterizing the metazoan
biodiversity of diverse marine ecosystems. Metabarcoding (ie, large-scale taxonomic …

The last decade has seen an increase in the frequency and breadth of application of
molecular tools, many of which are beginning to shed light on long-standing questions in …