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Tracking male green turtles at Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, shows 2 post-breeding strategies: some stay resident, others migrate to mainland foraging grounds. Different space use & dive activity—conservation should span both habitats.
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Check out this research from the University of British Columbia highlighting the response of sea anemones to heatwaves and extreme cold events!
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We show that upwelling triggers a rapid dietary expansion in a subtropical damselfish, boosting plankton feeding while maintaining benthic links. Transient oceanographic events can strongly shape reef trophic dynamics 🌊🐠.
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Blue crabs face many survival challenges, including climate-related threats such as drought. In Texas, the impact of drought severity on blue crab abundance was found to vary according to estuarine characteristics.
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Feeding trials with cushion sea stars in Hawaiʻi revealed key foraging ecology insights, showing a clear prey hierarchy and strong preference for Pocillopora corals, a pioneer species already vulnerable to other anthropogenic stressors. #CoralReef
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Seaweed beds are busy habitats for tiny animals. Most stayed at similar heights by day and night, but some moved upward at night. Overall, height within the seaweed mattered more than time of day. At night, other animals appeared nearby.
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Phenotypic plasticity in corals and D. antillarum jointly govern Caribbean reef resilience. Plasticity mitigates stress but cannot replace herbivory—restoring urchins and reducing local stressors is critical to avoid macroalgal dominance.
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Over 56 momths in northern Norway, seasonal patterns in 47 nudibranch species across intertidal and fouling habitats revealed strong habitat differences. We provide the first detailed ecological overview of sub-Arctic nudibranch communities.
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Rising ocean temperatures threaten serpulid tube worms, key benthic engineers. Using heated panels in New Zealand, we show that warming strongly reduces their abundance, recruitment, survival, cover, and growth, particularly under +2 °C.
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Two closely related #Snapper species show differences in occurrence across #Reef flats and reef slopes. Snapper which inhabit reef flats have greater #ThermalPlasticity and #Physiological #Tolerance than species found on reef slopes.
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