Kelp habitats are threatened across the globe, and because of their ecological importance,
active conservation and restoration solutions are needed. The use of man-made structures …

The assessment of natural ecosystem status is a fundamental premise to enable
environmental management at local scales to maintain ecosystem functioning, services and …

Spatial pattern metrics are used to investigate the links between a species' distributional
patterns and underlying ecological drivers. These metrics, in combination with remotely …

Background Acoustic telemetry allows detailed observations of the movement behaviour of
many species and as tags get smaller, smaller organisms may be tagged. The number of …

Individuals rarely have equal competitive abilities, with body size being one of the most
important attributes affecting the mechanism (ie exploitative and interference) and …

Spatially concentrated resources result in patch‐based foraging, wherein the detection and
choice of patches as well as the process of locating and exploiting resource patches involve …

The ability of organisms to detect, locate and navigate to resource patches is modified by the
surrounding landscape. Green sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in barren …

Abstract In North Atlantic nearshore environments, high densities of the green urchin
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis have led to the decimation of kelp beds and created …

Les forêts de laminaires sont des écosystèmes riches et productifs, longeant les côtes des
zones tempérées à polaires. Dans les eaux du golfe du Saint-Laurent, les platiers rocheux …

Feeding and the search for food are one of the most important activities of all mobile
animals, providing individuals with the energy and resources to grow and reproduce …