Using DNA barcoding and standardized sampling to compare geographic and habitat differentiation of crustaceans: A Hawaiian Islands example
"Recently, the Census of Marine Life has explored methods to assess coral reef diversity by combining standardized sampling (to permit comparison across sites) with molecular techniques (to make rapid counts of species possible). To date, this approach ha...
Responses of cryptofaunal species richness and trophic potential to coral reef habitat degradation
"Coral reefs are declining worldwide as a result of many anthropogenic disturbances. This trend is alarming because coral reefs are hotspots of marine biodiversity and considered the 'rainforests of the sea. As in the rainforest, much of the diversity on ...
Challenges for managing fisheries on diverse coral reefs
"Widespread coral reef decline has included the decline of reef fish populations, and the subsistence and artisanal fisheries that depend on them. Overfishing and destructive fishing have been identified as the greatest local threats to coral reefs, but t...
Pockmarks enhance deep-sea benthic biodiversity: A case study in the western Mediterranean Sea
"Aim Pockmarks are craters on the sea floor formed by sub-sea-floor fluid expulsions, which occur world-wide at all ocean depths. These habitats potentially host a highly specialized fauna that can exploit the hydrocarbons released. Pockmarks at relativel...
Use of predictive habitat modelling to assess the distribution and extent of the current protection of listed deep-sea habitats
"Aim: To demonstrate the application of predictive species distribution modelling methods to habitat mapping and assessment of percentage area-based conservation targets. Location:The NE Atlantic deep sea (UK and Irish extended continental shelf limits). ...
Using DNA barcoding and standardized sampling to compare geographic and habitat differentiation of crustaceans: A Hawaiian Islands example