The intestinal digesta microbiota of tropical marine fish is largely uncultured and distinct from surrounding water microbiota

M Soh, YC Tay, CS Lee, A Low, L Orban… - npj Biofilms and …, 2024 - nature.com
Studying the gut microbes of marine fishes is an important part of conservation as many fish
species are increasingly threatened by extinction. The gut microbiota of only a small fraction …

Suspended particulate organic matter supports mesopredatory fish across a tropical seascape

M Moustaka, TJ Bassett, L Beltran, MVW Cuttler… - Ecosystems, 2024 - Springer
Understanding the sources of primary production supporting marine food webs is important
for conserving critical habitats. However, the importance of allochthonous versus …

Diet niche segregation of co-occurring larval stages of mesopelagic and commercially important fishes in the Osumi Strait assessed through morphological, DNA …

G Kume, T Kobari, J Hirai, H Kuroda, T Takeda… - Marine Biology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Osumi Strait and its neighboring waters are major spawning grounds for
commercially important small pelagic and coastal fish in the Pacific coastal area of Japan …

Local habitat composition and complexity outweigh seascape effects on fish distributions across a tropical seascape

M Moustaka, RD Evans, GA Kendrick, GA Hyndes… - Landscape …, 2024 - Springer
Context The distribution of animals is influenced by a complex interplay of landscape,
environmental, habitat, and anthropogenic factors. While the effects of each of these forces …

On the premises of mixing models to define local bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr ranges in archaeological contexts

A Toncala, B Trautmann, M Velte, E Kropf… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In archaeological mobility studies, non-local humans and animals can be identified by
means of stable strontium isotope analysis. However, defining the range of local 87 Sr/86 Sr …

Mangrove carbon sustains artisanal fish and other estuarine consumers in a major mangrove area of the southern Caribbean Sea

LA Sandoval, JE Mancera-Pineda… - Marine Ecology …, 2022 - int-res.com
Estuaries are highly productive habitats that support fisheries production. However, the
importance of mangrove carbon to estuarine consumers can differ considerably among …

Carbon sources and trophic levels in the food web of the largest mangrove reserve of China

Z Zhang, S Chen - Continental Shelf Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Zhanjiang Mangrove National Nature Reserve (ZMNNR) is the largest mangrove
natural reserve in China. We conducted the first comprehensive isotope study on the …

Trophic position and isotopic niche of mangrove fish assemblages at both sides of the Isthmus of Panama

LE Stuthmann… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Fishes are important components of marine coastal ecosystems, often represented in food
webs as second and third order consumers. Fish trophic positions (TP) in these food webs …

Seascape connectivity: ontogenetic migration for Haemulon flavolineatum

DC Rodriguez-Torres, A Acosta - Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2024 - Springer
In the seascape, species migrate between ecosystems to complete their life cycles, and such
ontogenetic migrations create functional connections between ecosystems. Nevertheless …

Feeding habitats of juvenile reef fishes in a tropical mangrove–seagrass continuum along a Malaysian shallow-water coastal lagoon

D Quang Le, S Yin Fui, K Tanaka… - Bulletin of Marine …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
We conducted stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) and gut content analyses to understand
habitat use of juvenile reef fishes (Lethrinus lentjan, Lutjanus russellii, and Epinephelus …