Mesoptroph, A Database Of Trophic Parameters To Study Interactions In Mesopelagic Food Webs,
2022
University of the Azores
Mesoptroph, A Database Of Trophic Parameters To Study Interactions In Mesopelagic Food Webs, Mónica A. Silva, Catarina T. Fonseca, M. Pilar Olivar, Ainhoa Bernal, Jérôme Spitz, Tiphaine Chouvelon, Sigrún Jonasdottir, Ana Colaço, Vanda Carmo, Tracey Sutton, Gui Menezes, Tone Falkenhaug, Odd Aksel Bergstad, Sergi Pérez-Jorge
Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles
Mesopelagic organisms play a crucial role in marine food webs, channelling energy across the predator-prey network and connecting depth strata through their diel vertical migrations. The information available to assess mesopelagic feeding interactions and energy transfer has increased substantially in recent years, owing to the growing interest and research activity in the mesopelagic realm. However, such data have not been systematically collated and are difficult to access, hampering estimation of the contribution of mesopelagic organisms to marine ecosystems. Here we present MesopTroph, a georeferenced database of diet, trophic markers, and energy content of mesopelagic and other marine taxa compiled from …
Internal Vertebral Morphology Of Bony Fishes Matches The Mechanical Demands Of Different Environments,
2022
Tufts University
Internal Vertebral Morphology Of Bony Fishes Matches The Mechanical Demands Of Different Environments, Dana Baxter, Karly E. Cohen, Cassandra M. Donatelli, Eric D. Tytell
Engineering Faculty Articles and Research
Fishes have repeatedly evolved characteristic body shapes depending on how close they live to the substrate. Pelagic fishes live in open water and typically have narrow, streamlined body shapes; benthic and demersal fishes live close to the substrate; and demersal fishes often have deeper bodies. These shape differences are often associated with behavioral differences: pelagic fishes swim nearly constantly, demersal fishes tend to maneuver near the substrate, and benthic fishes often lie in wait on the substrate. We hypothesized that these morphological and behavioral differences would be reflected in the mechanical properties of the body, and specifically in vertebral column …
Using Stable Isotope Analyses To Assess The Trophic Ecology Of Scleractinian Corals,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Using Stable Isotope Analyses To Assess The Trophic Ecology Of Scleractinian Corals, Michael P. Lesser, Marc Slattery, Keir J. Macartney
Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Studies on the trophic ecology of scleractinian corals often include stable isotope analyses of tissue and symbiont carbon and nitrogen. These approaches have provided critical insights into the trophic sources and sinks that are essential to understanding larger-scale carbon and nitrogen budgets on coral reefs. While stable isotopes have identified most shallow water (<30 m) corals as mixotrophic, with variable dependencies on autotrophic versus heterotrophic resources, corals in the mesophotic zone (~30–150 m) transition to heterotrophy with increasing depth because of decreased photosynthetic productivity. Recently, these interpretations of the stable isotope data to distinguish between autotrophy and heterotrophy have been criticized because they are confounded by increased nutrients, reverse translocation of photosynthate, and changes in irradiance that do not influence photosynthate translocation. Here we critically examine the studies that support these criticisms and show that they are contextually not relevant to interpreting the transition to heterotrophy in corals from shallow to mesophotic depths. Additionally, new data and a re-analysis of previously published data show that additional information (e.g., skeletal isotopic analysis) improves the interpretation of bulk stable isotope data in determining when a transition from primary dependence on autotrophy to heterotrophy occurs in scleractinian corals.
Microbiome Diversity And Metabolic Capacity Determines The Trophic Ecology Of The Holobiont In Caribbean Sponges,
2022
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Microbiome Diversity And Metabolic Capacity Determines The Trophic Ecology Of The Holobiont In Caribbean Sponges, Michael P. Lesser, M. Sabrina Pankey, Marc Slattery, Keir J. Macartney, Deborah J. Gochfeld
Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Sponges are increasingly recognized as an ecologically important taxon on coral reefs, representing significant biomass and biodiversity where sponges have replaced scleractinian corals. Most sponge species can be divided into two symbiotic states based on symbiont community structure and abundance (i.e., the microbiome), and are characterized as high microbial abundance (HMA) or low microbial abundance (LMA) sponges. Across the Caribbean, sponge species of the HMA or LMA symbiotic states differ in metabolic capacity, as well as their trophic ecology. A metagenetic analysis of symbiont 16 S rRNA and metagenomes showed that HMA sponge microbiomes are more functionally diverse than LMA …
Key To The Species Of Tortanidae Tortanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Tortanidae Tortanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Tharybidae Neoscolecithrix Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Tharybidae Neoscolecithrix Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Temoridae Temora Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Temoridae Temora Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Subeucalanidae Subeucalanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Subeucalanidae Subeucalanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Spinocalanidae Spinocalanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Spinocalanidae Spinocalanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Spinocalanidae Monacilla Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Spinocalanidae Monacilla Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scottocalanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scottocalanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecitrichopsis Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecitrichopsis Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecithrix Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecithrix Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecithricella Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scolecithricella Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scaphocalanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Scaphocalanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Racovitzanus Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Racovitzanus Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Pseudoamallothrix Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Pseudoamallothrix Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Macandrewella Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Macandrewella Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Lophothrix Occurring In The China Seas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Lophothrix Occurring In The China Seas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Bradfordiella Occurring In The China Seaas,
2022
National Taiwan Ocean University
Key To The Species Of Scolecitrichidae Bradfordiella Occurring In The China Seaas, Chang-Tai Shih, Qing-Chao Chen, Yang-Chi Lan, Shih-Hui Hsiao, Chi-Yu Weng
Journal of Marine Science and Technology
No abstract provided.
