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Marine ecosystems

Microbial and small zooplankton communities predict density of baleen whales in the southern California Current Ecosystem

Erin V. Satterthwaite, Trevor D. Ruiz, Nastassia V. Patin, Michaela N. Alksne, Len Thomas, Julie Dinasquet, Robert H. Lampe, Katherine G. Chan, Nicholas A. Patrick, Andrew E. Allen, Simone Baumann-Pickering, Brice X. Semmens

published 06 May 2026

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Diet and gut microbiome of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) as indicators of environmental changes

Yufei Zhou, Alejandro Trujillo-González, Simon Nicol, Roger Huerlimann, Stephen D. Sarre, Dianne Gleeson

published 27 Apr 2026

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Unveiling hidden rocky reefs of the Mexican Atlantic coast: Topographic characterization and benthic community dynamics along the North Coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Ileana Ortegón-Aznar, Johnny Omar Valdez-Iuit, Armin N. Tuz-Sulub, Alain Duran

published 24 Mar 2026

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Functional group analysis of cigarette butts in beach sand and their association with microplastics: Bocagrande Beach, Cartagena, Colombia

Claudia Díaz-Mendoza, Javier Mouthon-Bello, Camilo M. Botero, Juan Valdelamar Villegas, Leonardo Gutiérrez, Keydis Martinez-Villadiego

published 20 Mar 2026

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Remnant hollowed out dead coral skeleton branches defer coral community recovery

Kathryn C. Scafidi, Kyle W. Fouke, Mayandi Sivaguru, Bruce W. Fouke, Peter J. Edmunds

published 11 Mar 2026

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What is the evidence on indirect drivers of biodiversity loss worldwide? A systematic map protocol

Federico Grossi, Daniel I. Avila-Ortega, Anne-Sophie Crépin, Elina A. Virtanen, Enrico Di Minin

published 06 Mar 2026

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Unintended evolutionary consequences of a minimum landing size regulations: Evidence and implications of fisheries-induced evolution

Airam Guerra-Marrero, Javier Baixauli-Rodríguez, Ana Espino-Ruano, David Jiménez-Alvarado, Lorena Couce-Montero, Ángelo Santana-Del Pino, José J. Castro

published 02 Mar 2026

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Effects of export sophistication on marine pollution: Evidence from Chinese coastal regions

Xina Ji, Xingong Ding, Shuping Lin, Xiaoxuan Xie

published 16 Jan 2026

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Identifying and assessing nonlinear drivers of capelin and Atlantic cod population dynamics using empirical dynamic modelling (EDM) scenario exploration

Reid W. Steele, Jin Gao, Mariano Koen-Alonso, Paul M. Regular

published 19 Dec 2025

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Geographic variability of floating kelp recovery after a marine heatwave event in the Salish Sea and adjacent open coast

Danielle C. Claar, Helen Berry, Bart Christiaen

published 02 Dec 2025

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Visitors’ support of ocean protection in a low-use marine protected area: Gray’s reef national marine sanctuary

Marieke Lemmen, Robert C. Burns, Ross Andrew, Jasmine Cardozo Moreira, Danielle Schwarzmann, Mary Allen

published 07 Nov 2025

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Kelps on the move: Potential future distribution areas in the face of climate change, on the Pacific coast of South America

Milen Duarte, Natalia Sanhueza, Julio A. Vásquez, Fadia Tala, Alejandra V. González

published 23 Sep 2025

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Shipping noise tolerance in invertebrates: A case study of the shore crab Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Abigail Birch, Kieran D. Cox, Kelsie A. Murchy, Sandra Emry, Christopher D. G. Harley

published 12 Aug 2025

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