Tuesday, 16 February 2016

Focus On: Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, and is listed as a World Heritage Site. People come from all over the world to visit it, and it was recently placed at number 2 in Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel List (a list of the world's top 500 sights). Unfortunately, the health of the Great Barrier Reef has been declining, and it recently only narrowly avoided being placed on UNESCO's World Heritage in Danger List (though it is still firmly on the watch list, with its status to be reviewed in 4 years' time).

AIMS has been monitoring the Great Barrier Reef for over 20 years, surveying the health of 47 midshore and offshore reefs across the Great Barrier Reef region. For more information on the AIMS reef monitoring programs, click here.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

A. D. McKinnon, M. Logan, S. A. Castine and S. Duggan (2013) Pelagic metabolism in the waters of the Great Barrier ReefLimnology and Oceanography, Volume 58, Issue 4, 1227–1242 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ana Redondo-Rodriguez, Scarla J. Weeks, Ray Berkelmans, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Janice M. Lough (2012) Climate variability of the Great Barrier Reef in relation to the tropical Pacific and El Niño-Southern Oscillation, Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 63, Number 1, 34-47 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Fernando P. Andutta, Peter V. Ridd, E. Wolanski (2013) The age and the flushing time of the Great Barrier Reef watersContinental Shelf Research, Volume 53, 11-19 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Glenn De'ath, Janice M. Lough, and Katharina E. Fabricius (2009) Declining Coral Calcification on the Great Barrier Reef, Science, 116-119 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Glenn De’ath, Katharina E. Fabricius, Hugh Sweatman, and Marji Puotinen (2012) The 27–year decline of coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef and its causesPNAS, Volume 109, Number 44, 17995-17999 Link to Abstract/Full Text

John F. Marshall & Peter J. Davies (1984) Last interglacial reef growth beneath modern reefs in the southern Great Barrier ReefNature, Volume 307, 44–46 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jonathan Lambrechts, Emmanuel Hanert, Eric Deleersnijder, Paul-Emile Bernard, Vincent Legat, Jean-François Remacle, Eric Wolanski (2008) A multi-scale model of the hydrodynamics of the whole Great Barrier ReefEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 79, Issue 1, 143-151 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jonathan Nott & Matthew Hayne (2001) High frequency of ‘super-cyclones’ along the Great Barrier Reef over the past 5,000 yearsNature, Volume 413, 508–512 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jon Brodie, Jane Waterhouse (2012) A critical review of environmental management of the ‘not so Great’ Barrier ReefEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volumes 104–105, 1-22 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Katharina E. Fabricius, Timothy F. Cooper, Craig Humphrey, Sven Uthicke, Glenn De’ath, Johnston Davidson, Hélène LeGrand, Angus Thompson, Britta Schaffelke (2012) A bioindicator system for water quality on inshore coral reefs of the Great Barrier ReefMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 65, Issues 4–9, 320-332 Link to Abstract/Full Text

K. E. Fabricius, M. Logan, S. Weeks, J. Brodie (2014) The effects of river run-off on water clarity across the central Great Barrier ReefMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 84, Issues 1–2, 191-200 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Laurence J. McCook, Tony Ayling, Mike Cappo, J. Howard Choat, Richard D. Evans, Debora M. De Freitas, Michelle Heupel, Terry P. Hughes, Geoffrey P. Jones, Bruce Mapstone, Helene Marsh, Morena Mills, Fergus J. Molloy, C. Roland Pitcher, Robert L. Pressey, Garry R. Russ, Stephen Sutton, Hugh Sweatman, Renae Tobin, David R. Wachenfeld, and David H. Williamson (2010) Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reservesPNAS, Volume 107, Number 43, 18278-18285 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Leanne Fernandes, Jon Day, Adam Lewis, Suzanne Slegers, Brigid Kerrigan, Dan Breen, Darren Cameron, Belinda Jago, James Hall, David Lowe, James Innes, John Tanzer, Virginia Chadwick, Leanne Thompson, Kerrie Gorman, Mark Simmons, Bryony Barnett, Kirsti Sampson, Glenn De'ath, Bruce Mapstone, Helene Marsh, Hugh Possingham, Ian Ball, Trevor Ward, Kirstin Dobbs, James Aumend, Deb Slater and Kate Stapleton (2005) Establishing Representative No-Take Areas in the Great Barrier Reef: Large-Scale Implementation of Theory on Marine Protected AreasConservation Biology, Volume 19, Issue 6, 1733–1744 Link to Abstract/Full Text

L. R. Little, R. Q. Grafton, T. Kompas, A. D. M. Smith, A. E. Punt and B. D. Mapstone (2011) Complementarity of No-Take Marine Reserves and Individual Transferable Catch Quotas for Managing the Line Fishery of the Great Barrier ReefConservation Biology, Volume 25, Issue 2, 333–340 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Malcolm McCulloch, Stewart Fallon, Timothy Wyndham, Erica Hendy, Janice Lough & David Barnes (2003) Coral record of increased sediment flux to the inner Great Barrier Reef since European settlementNature, Volume 421, 727–730 Link to Abstract/Full Text

M. Furnas, D. Alongi, D. McKinnon, L. Trott, M. Skuza (2011) Regional-scale nitrogen and phosphorus budgets for the northern (14°S) and central (17°S) Great Barrier Reef shelf ecosystemContinental Shelf Research, Volume 31, Issues 19–20, 1967-1990 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Natalie C. Ban, Robert L. Pressey and Scarla Weeks (2012) Conservation Objectives and Sea-Surface Temperature Anomalies in the Great Barrier ReefConservation Biology, Volume 26, Issue 5, 799–809 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Per Olsson, Carl Folke, and Terry P. Hughes (2008) Navigating the transition to ecosystem-based management of the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaPNAS, Volume 105, Number 28, 9489-9494 Link to Abstract/Full Text

P. J. Davies, P. A. Symonds, D. A. Feary, and C. J. Pigram (1987) Horizontal Plate Motion: A Key Allocyclic Factor in the Evolution of the Great Barrier Reef, Science, 1697-1700 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Raechel Littman, Bette L. Willis and David G. Bourne (2011) Metagenomic analysis of the coral holobiont during a natural bleaching event on the Great Barrier ReefEnvironmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 3, Issue 6, 651–660 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ray Berkelmans, Scarla J. Weeks and Craig R. Steinberg (2010) Upwelling linked to warm summers and bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 55, Issue 6, 2634–2644 Link to Abstract/Full Text

R. Greiner, A. Herr, J. Brodie, D. Haynes (2005) A multi-criteria approach to Great Barrier Reef catchment (Queensland, Australia) diffuse-source pollution problemMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 51, Issues 1–4, 128-137 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Robert G. Coles, Michael A. Rasheed, Len J. McKenzie, Alana Grech, Paul H. York, Marcus Sheaves, Skye McKenna, Catherine Bryant (2015) The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area seagrasses: Managing this iconic Australian ecosystem resource for the futureEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 153, A1-A12 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Ronnie N. Glud, Bradley D. Eyre and Nicole Patten (2008) Biogeochemical responses to mass coral spawning at the Great Barrier Reef: Effects on respiration and primary productionLimnology and Oceanography, Volume 53, Issue 3, 1014–1024 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Scott A. Wooldridge (2009) Water quality and coral bleaching thresholds: Formalising the linkage for the inshore reefs of the Great Barrier Reef, AustraliaMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 58, Issue 5, 745-751 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Terry P. Hughes, Jon C. Day & Jon Brodie (2015) Securing the future of the Great Barrier ReefNature Climate Change, Volume 5, 508–511 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Thomas Felis, Helen V. McGregor, Braddock K. Linsley, Alexander W. Tudhope, Michael K. Gagan, Atsushi Suzuki, Mayuri Inoue, Alexander L. Thomas, Tezer M. Esat, William G. Thompson, Manish Tiwari, Donald C. Potts, Manfred Mudelsee, Yusuke Yokoyama & Jody M. Webster (2014) Intensification of the meridional temperature gradient in the Great Barrier Reef following the Last Glacial MaximumNature Communications, Volume 5, 4102 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Todd C. LaJeunesse, William K. W. Loh, Robert van Woesik, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Gregory W. Schmidt and William K. Fitt (2003) Low symbiont diversity in southern Great Barrier Reef corals, relative to those of the Caribbean, Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 48, Issue 5, 2046–2054 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Verena Witt, Christian Wild, Kenneth R. N. Anthony, Guillermo Diaz-Pulido and Sven Uthicke (2011) Effects of ocean acidification on microbial community composition of, and oxygen fluxes through, biofilms from the Great Barrier Reef, Environmental Microbiology, Volume 13, Issue 11, 2976–2989 Link to Abstract/Full Text

X. Zhu, P.J. Minnett, R. Berkelmans, J. Hendee, C. Manfrino (2014) Diurnal warming in shallow coastal seas: Observations from the Caribbean and Great Barrier Reef regionsContinental Shelf Research, Volume 82, 85-98 Link to Abstract/Full Text

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Thursday, 14 January 2016

Focus On: Cyclones

Cyclones don't just cause damage when they hit land - they can affect marine systems too. Below is a collection of articles examining the impacts of cyclones on marine life when they pass over water and coastal areas.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

A.D. McKinnon, M.G. Meekan, J.H. Carleton, M.J. Furnas, S. Duggan, W. Skirving (2003) Rapid changes in shelf waters and pelagic communities on the southern Northwest Shelf, Australia, following a tropical cycloneContinental Shelf Research, Volume 23, Issue 1, 93-111 Link to Abstract/Full Text

B. Delesalle, M. Pichon, M. Frankignoulle, and J.-P. Gattuso (1993) Effects of a cyclone on coral reef phytoplankton biomass, primary production and composition (Moorea Island, French Polynesia)J. Plankton Res. Volume 15(12), 1413-1423 Link to Abstract/Full Text

C.B. Fandry, R.K. Steedman (1994) Modelling the dynamics of the transient, barotropic response of continental shelf waters to tropical cyclonesContinental Shelf Research, Volume 14, Issue 15, 1723-1750 Link to Abstract/Full Text

C. S. Law, E. M. S. Woodward, M. J. Ellwood, A. Marriner, S. J. Bury and K. A. Safi (2011) Response of surface nutrient inventories and nitrogen fixation to a tropical cyclone in the southwest PacificLimnology and Oceanography, Volume 56, Issue 4, 1372–1385 Link to Abstract/Full Text

E.I. Paling, H.T. Kobryn, G. Humphreys (2008) Assessing the extent of mangrove change caused by Cyclone Vance in the eastern Exmouth Gulf, northwestern Australia, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 77, Issue 4, 603-613 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Erika Woolsey, Scott J. Bainbridge, Michael J. Kingsford, Maria Byrne (2012) Impacts of cyclone Hamish at One Tree Reef: integrating environmental and benthic habitat dataMarine Biology, Volume 159, Issue 4, 793-803 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Fern B. Halper, William W. Schroeder (1990) The response of shelf waters to the passage of tropical cyclones—observations from the Gulf of MexicoContinental Shelf Research, Volume 10, Issue 8, 777-793 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Fuh-Kwo Shiah, Shi-Wei Chung, Shuh-Ji Kao, Gwo-Ching Gong, Kon-Kee Liu (2000) Biological and hydrographical responses to tropical cyclones (typhoons) in the continental shelf of the Taiwan StraitContinental Shelf Research, Volume 20, Issue 15, 2029-2044 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Garry R. Russ, Laurence J. McCook (1999) Potential effects of a cyclone on benthic algal production and yield to grazers on coral reefs across the central Great Barrier ReefJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 235, Issue 2, 237-254 Link to Abstract/Full Text

G. Diaz-Pulido, A. Chin, J. Davidson, L. J. McCook (2007) Cyclone promotes rapid colonisation of benthic diatoms in the Great Barrier ReefCoral Reefs, Volume 26, Issue 4, 787 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jinlun Zhang, Carin Ashjian, Robert Campbell, Victoria Hill, Yvette H. Spitz, Michael Steele (2014) The great 2012 Arctic Ocean summer cyclone enhanced biological productivity on the shelvesJournal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Volume 119, Issue 1, 297–312 Link to Abstract/Full Text

J. P. Gilmour, L. D. Smith (2006) Category 5 cyclone at Scott Reef, northwestern AustraliaCoral Reefs, Volume 25, Issue 2, 200 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Katharina E. Fabricius, Glenn De'ath, Marji Lee Puotinen, Terry Done, Timothy F. Cooper and Scott C. Burgess (2008) Disturbance gradients on inshore and offshore coral reefs caused by a severe tropical cycloneLimnology and Oceanography, Volume 53, Issue 2, 690–704 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Martin J. Riddle (1988) Cyclone and bioturbation effects on sediments from coral reef lagoonsEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 27, Issue 6, 687-695 Link to Abstract/Full Text

M. M. P. B. Fuentes and D. Abbs (2010) Effects of projected changes in tropical cyclone frequency on sea turtlesMEPS, 412, 283-292 Link to Abstract/Full Text

N. Guillemot, P. Chabanet, O. Le Pape (2010) Cyclone effects on coral reef habitats in New Caledonia (South Pacific)Coral Reefs , Volume 29, Issue 2, 445-453 Link to Abstract/Full Text

N.R. Loneragan, M. Kangas, M.D.E. Haywood, R.A. Kenyon, N. Caputi, E. Sporer (2013) Impact of cyclones and aquatic macrophytes on recruitment and landings of tiger prawns Penaeus esculentus in Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 127, 46-58 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Paul C. Fiedler, Jessica V. Redfern, Joel Van Noord, Candice Hall, Robert L. Pitman and Lisa T. Ballance (2013) Effects of a tropical cyclone on a pelagic ecosystem from the physical environment to top predatorsMEPS, 484, 1-16 Link to Abstract/Full Text

P. Bongaerts, P. Muir, N. Englebert, T. C. L. Bridge, O. Hoegh-Guldberg (2013) Cyclone damage at mesophotic depths on Myrmidon Reef (GBR)Coral Reefs, Volume 32, Issue 4, 935 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Peter T. Harris, Andrew D. Heap (2009) Cyclone-induced net sediment transport pathway on the continental shelf of tropical Australia inferred from reef talus deposits, Continental Shelf Research, Volume 29, Issue 16, 2011-2019 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Robert E. Scheibling and Jean-Sébastien Lauzon-Guay (2010) Killer storms: North Atlantic hurricanes and disease outbreaks in sea urchinsLimnology and Oceanography, Volume 55, Issue 6, 2331–2338 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Sílvia Anglès, Antoni Jordi and Lisa Campbell (2015) Responses of the coastal phytoplankton community to tropical cyclones revealed by high-frequency imaging flow cytometryLimnology and OceanographyLink to Abstract/Full Text

T.J. Done (1992) Effects of tropical cyclone waves on ecological and geomorphological structures on the Great Barrier Reef, Continental Shelf Research, Volume 12, Issues 7–8, 859-872 Link to Abstract/Full Text

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Tuesday, 15 December 2015

Focus On: Climate Change

Climate change is a much discussed subject, and there is plenty of commentary and research investigating or attempting to predict its short and long term impacts. The articles in this post look at the potential impact of the changing climate in the marine environment.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

Andrew C. Baker, Peter W. Glynn, Bernhard Riegl, (2008) Climate change and coral reef bleaching: An ecological assessment of long-term impacts, recovery trends and future outlookEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 80, Issue 4, 435-471 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Brian D. Keller, Daniel F. Gleason, Elizabeth McLeod, Christa M. Woodley, Satie Airamé, Billy D. Causey, Alan M. Friedlander, Rikki Grober-Dunsmore, Johanna E. Johnson, Steven L. Miller, Robert S. Steneck (2009) Climate Change, Coral Reef Ecosystems, and Management Options for Marine Protected Areas, Environmental Management, Volume 44, Issue 6, 1069-1088 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Camille Albouy, Fabien Leprieur, François Le Loc'h, Nicolas Mouquet, Christine N. Meynard, Emmanuel J. P. Douzery and David Mouillot. (2015) Projected impacts of climate warming on the functional and phylogenetic components of coastal Mediterranean fish biodiversityEcography,
Volume 38, Issue 7, 681–689 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Christine H. Stortini, Nancy L. Shackell, Peter Tyedmers, and Karen Beazley. (2015) Assessing marine species vulnerability to projected warming on the Scotian Shelf, CanadaICES J. Mar. Sci.  72 (6): 1731-1743 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Cristina G. Soto (2002) The potential impacts of global climate change on marine protected areas, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 11, Issue 3, 181-195 Link to Abstract/Full Text

David J. Ayre and Terence P. Hughes. (2004) Climate change, genotypic diversity and gene flow in reef-building corals, Ecology Letters, Volume 7, Issue 4, 273–278 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Donald Scavia, John C. Field, Donald F. Boesch, Robert W. Buddemeier, Virginia Burkett, Daniel R. Cayan, Michael Fogarty, Mark A. Harwell, Robert W. Howarth, Curt Mason, Denise J. Reed, Thomas C. Royer, Asbury H. Sallenger, James G. Titus (2002) Climate change impacts on U.S. Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Estuaries, Volume 25, Issue 2, 149-164 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Graeme C. Hays, Anthony J. Richardson, Carol Robinson. (2005) Climate change and marine plankton, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 20, Issue 6, 337-344 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Henrique F Santos, Flávia L Carmo1, Gustavo Duarte, Francisco Dini-Andreote, Clovis B Castro, Alexandre S Rosado, Jan Dirk van Elsas, and Raquel S Peixoto1. Climate change affects key nitrogen-fixing bacterial populations on coral reefsThe ISME Journal (2014) Volume 8, 2272–2279 Link to Abstract/Full Text

H.O Pörtner, B Berdal, R Blust, O Brix, A Colosimo, B De Wachter, A Giuliani, T Johansen, T Fischer, R Knust, G Lannig, G Naevdal, A Nedenes, G Nyhammer, F.J Sartoris, I Serendero, P Sirabella, S Thorkildsen, M Zakhartsev. (2001) Climate induced temperature effects on growth performance, fecundity and recruitment in marine fish: developing a hypothesis for cause and effect relationships in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and common eelpout (Zoarces viviparus), Continental Shelf Research, Volume 21, Issues 18–19, 1975-1997 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Joana Cruz, Susana Garrido, Marta S. Pimentel, Rui Rosa, A. Miguel P. Santos, and Pedro Ré (2013) Reproduction and respiration of a climate change indicator species: effect of temperature and variable food in the copepod Centropages chierchiae, J. Plankton Res. Volume 35 (5): 1046-1058 Link to Abstract/Full Text

J-P. Troadec (2000) Adaptation Opportunities to Climate Variability and Change in the Exploitation and Utilisation of Marine Living Resources, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Volume 61, Issue 1, 101-112 Link to Abstract/Full Text

J. Rizzi, S. Torresan, A. Critto, A. Zabeo, D. Brigolin, S. Carniel, R. Pastres, A. Marcomini (2015) Climate change impacts on marine water quality: The case study of the Northern Adriatic sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, In Press, Corrected Proof Link to Abstract/Full Text

Julie M. Roessig, Christa M. Woodley, Joseph J. Cech Jr., Lara J. Hansen (2004) Effects of global climate change on marine and estuarine fishes and fisheries, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 14, Issue 2, 251-275 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Klas O. Möller, Jörn O. Schmidt, Michael St.John, Axel Temming, Rabea Diekmann, Janna Peters, Jens Floeter,  Anne F. Sell, Jens-Peter Herrmann, and Christian Möllmann. (2015) Effects of climate-induced habitat changes on a key zooplankton species, J. Plankton Res. Volume 37 (3): 530-541 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lester Kwiatkowski, Peter Cox, Paul R. Halloran, Peter J. Mumby & Andy J. Wiltshire. (2015) Coral bleaching under unconventional scenarios of climate warming and ocean acidification, Nature Climate Change,  Volume 5, 777–781 Link to Abstract/Full Text

L. Maugendre, J.-P. Gattuso, J. Louis, A. de Kluijver, S. Marro, K. Soetaert, and F. Gazeau. (2015) Effect of ocean warming and acidification on a plankton community in the NW Mediterranean SeaICES J. Mar. Sci. Volume 72 (6): 1744-1755 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Milani Chaloupka, Naoki Kamezaki, Colin Limpus, (2008) Is climate change affecting the population dynamics of the endangered Pacific loggerhead sea turtle?, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 356, Issues 1–2, 136-143 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Neil J. Holbrook, Johanna E. Johnson (2014) Climate change impacts and adaptation of commercial marine fisheries in Australia: a review of the science, Climatic Change, Volume 124, Issue 4, 703-715 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Russell E. Brainard, Mariska Weijerman, C. Mark Eakin, Paul McElhany, Margaret W. Miller, Matt Patterson, Gregory A. Piniak, Matthew J. Dunlap and Charles Birkeland (2013) Incorporating Climate and Ocean Change into Extinction Risk Assessments for 82 Coral Species, Conservation Biology, Volume 27, Issue 6, 1169–1178 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Steve Raaymakers (2007) Possible effects of climate change on the spread of invasive marine species and implications for maritime industries, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, Volume 6, Issue 2, 235-240 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Stewart D. Frusher, Alistair J. Hobday, Sarah M. Jennings, Colin Creighton, Dallas D’Silva, Marcus Haward, Neil J. Holbrook, Melissa Nursey-Bray, Gretta T. Pecl, E. Ingrid van Putten (2014) The short history of research in a marine climate change hotspot: from anecdote to adaptation in south-east Australia, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 24, Issue 2, 593-611 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Thomas A. Okey, Hussein M. Alidina, Veronica Lo, Sabine Jessen (2014) Effects of climate change on Canada’s Pacific marine ecosystems: a summary of scientific knowledge, Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, Volume 24, Issue 2, 519-559 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Thomas Wernberg, Bayden D. Russell, Pippa J. Moore, Scott D. Ling, Daniel A. Smale, Alex Campbell, Melinda A. Coleman, Peter D. Steinberg, Gary A. Kendrick, Sean D. Connell. (2011) Impacts of climate change in a global hotspot for temperate marine biodiversity and ocean warming, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 400, Issues 1–2, 7-16 Link to Abstract/Full Text

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Friday, 4 December 2015

Light Reading

Just a couple of articles this week. Come back next week for more!

Competitors can pose more of a threat than predators
EAWAG: Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Science Daily (27 November 2015)

El Niño warming causes significant coral damage in central Pacific
Georgia Institute of Technology. Science Daily (1 December 2015)

Japan to resume whaling in defiance of international court ruling
Nala Rogers. Science (30 November 2015)

Protection of our marine life needs more than marine protected areas, we need to make it resilient
Swansea University. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

Johns Hopkins University. Science Daily (27 November 2015)

Other interesting articles articles:


Jessica Hamzelou. New Scientist (30 November 2015)

Vote for your scientific breakthrough of the year winner!
Robert Coontz. Science (1 December 2015)

Monday, 30 November 2015

Journal of the Week: ICES Journal of Marine Science

The ICES Journal of Marine Science focuses on the scientific understanding of marine systems and the impact of human activities. Topics covered include oceanography, marine habitats, living resources, and related management topics across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to the marine environment.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Corey B. Wakefield, Ian C. Potter, Norman G. Hall, Rodney C. J. Lenanton and Sybrand A. Hesp (2015) Marked variations in reproductive characteristics of snapper (Chrysophrys auratus, Sparidae) and their relationship with temperature over a wide latitudinal range, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2341-2349 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Grégoire Certain and Benjamin Planque (2015) Biodiversity baseline for large marine ecosystems: an example from the Barents SeaICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 6, 1756-1768 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jennifer E. Granneman, and Mark A. Steele (2015) Effects of reef attributes on fish assemblage similarity between artificial and natural reefs, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2385-2397 Link to Abstract/Full Text

L. Maugendre, J.-P. Gattuso, J. Louis, A. de Kluijver, S. Marro, K. Soetaert and F. Gazeau (2015) Effect of ocean warming and acidification on a plankton community in the NW Mediterranean SeaICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 6, 1744-1755 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lotfi Rabaoui, Yu-Jia Lin, Mohammad A. Qurban, Rommel H. Maneja, Javier Franco, Thadickal V. Joydas, Premlal Panickan, Khaled Al-Abdulkader and Rubén H. Roa-Ureta (2015) Patchwork of oil and gas facilities in Saudi waters of the Arabian Gulf has the potential to enhance local fisheries production, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 72, Issue 8, 2398-2408 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 72, Issue 8, published in September/October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to the ICES Journal of Marine Science, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

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Friday, 27 November 2015

Light Reading

Just a short list today! Hope you find something interesting here:

Climate change: Warm water is mixing up life in the Arctic
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research. Science Daily (20 November 2015)

Fish show signs of sentience in ‘emotional fever’ test
Virginia Morell. Science (24 November 2015)

A flounder's disappearing act explained
American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics. Science Daily (24 November 2015)

Leatherback sea turtles choose nest sites carefully, study finds
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Science Daily (24 November 2015)

Marine airgun noise could cause turtle trauma
University of Exeter. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

New camouflage mechanism fish use in the open ocean
Florida Atlantic University. Science Daily (19 November 2015)

Researchers dispute lawmaker’s allegation that NOAA rushed climate study
Warren Cornwall. Science (25 November 2015)

Similar proteins protect the skin of humans, turtles
Medical University of Vienna. Science Daily (2015)

And a couple of non-marine articles as usual.

Global carbon emissions nearly stalled in 2014
Jeff Tollefson. Nature (25 November 2015)

How the moon got its tilt—and Earth got its gold
Sid Perkins. Science (25 November 2015)

Words can deceive, but tone of voice cannot
University of Southern California. Science Daily (23 November 2015)

Monday, 23 November 2015

Journal of the Week: Biological Bulletin

The Biological Bulletin publishes novel scientific results in broadly related fields of biology, including Neurobiology and Behavior, Physiology and Biomechanics, Ecology and Evolution, Development and Reproduction, Cell Biology, Symbiosis and Systematics, with the overarching goal of explaining how organisms develop, function, and evolve in their natural environments.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Felippe A. Postuma and Maria A. Gasalla (2015) Ethogram Analysis Reveals New Body Patterning Behavior of the Tropical Arrow Squid Doryteuthis plei off the São Paulo Coast, Biological Bulletin, Volume 229, Number 2, 143-159 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Kendra C. Buresch, Kimberly M. Ulmer, Corinne Cramer, Sarah McAnulty, William Davison, Lydia M. Mäthger and Roger T. Hanlon (2015) Tactical Decisions for Changeable Cuttlefish Camouflage: Visual Cues for Choosing Masquerade Are Relevant from a Greater Distance than Visual Cues Used for Background Matching, Biological Bulletin, Volume 229, Number 2, 160-166 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lupita J. Ruiz-Jones and Stephen R. Palumbi (2015) Transcriptome-wide Changes in Coral Gene Expression at Noon and Midnight Under Field ConditionsBiological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 227-241 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Rebecca A. Gooding and Christopher D. G. Harley (2015) Quantifying the Effects of Predator and Prey Body Size on Sea Star Feeding Behaviors, Biological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 192-200 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Tyler J. Carrier, Benjamin L. King and James A. Coffman (2015) Gene Expression Changes Associated With the Developmental Plasticity of Sea Urchin Larvae in Response to Food AvailabilityBiological Bulletin, Volume 228, Number 3, 171-180 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 229, Issue 2, published in October 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to the Biological Bulletin, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

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Friday, 20 November 2015

Light Reading

Along with some interesting marine related articles this week, we also have an interesting video from Science. See below!

Fat makes coral fit to cope with climate change
Ohio State University. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Fish parasite is a stripped-down jellyfish
Elizabeth Pennisi. Science (16 November 2015)

Low-oxygen 'dead zones' in North Pacific linked to past ocean-warming events
Oregon State University. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Marine animals use new form of secret light communication
University of Queensland. Science Daily (19 November 2015)

Marine fungi reveal new branches on tree of life
University of Exeter. Science Daily (18 November 2015)

Mollusc sees the world through hundreds of eyes made out of rock
Anna Nowogrodzki. New Scientist (19 November 2015)


Salmon is first transgenic animal to win US approval for food
Heidi Ledford. Nature (19 November 2015)

As usual, we also have a couple of non-marine related articles below.

China's bold push into genetically customized animals
Christina Larson. Nature (18 November 2015)

Pigeons taught to diagnose breast cancer on X-rays
Sam Wong. New Scientist (18 November 2015)

Why you shouldn’t always listen to dietary guidelines
Nala Rogers. Science (19 November 2015)

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Focus On: Human Impact

It will come as no surprise that human impact is one of the greatest threats to marine systems. The collection of articles in this post looks at this impact in general terms, with articles listed focusing on different human activities (such as recreational diving or fishing), to create an overall picture of the impact humans have on the marine environment.

All articles below are from journals that AIMS is subscribed to, and should therefore be freely accessible by AIMS staff.

Please note the publication dates on these articles as many are older articles.

Arthur Lyon Dahl (1981) Monitoring Coral Reefs for Urban ImpactBulletin of Marine Science, Volume 31, Number 3, 544-551(8) Link to Abstract/Full Text

Beatriz Luna, Carlos Valle Pérez, and Jose Luis Sánchez-Lizaso (2009) Benthic impacts of recreational divers in a Mediterranean Marine Protected AreaICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 66 Issue 3, 517-523 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Benjamin S. Halpern, Melanie Frazier, John Potapenko, Kenneth S. Casey, Kellee Koenig, Catherine Longo, Julia Stewart Lowndes, R. Cotton Rockwood, Elizabeth R. Selig, Kimberly A. Selkoe & Shaun Walbridge (2015) Spatial and temporal changes in cumulative human impacts on the world’s oceanNature Communications, Volume 6, 7615 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Carlos Sangil, Laura Martín-García, Sabrina Clemente (2013) Assessing the impact of fishing in shallow rocky reefs: A multivariate approach to ecosystem managementMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 76, Issues 1–2, 203-213 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Derek Dapp, Randall Arauz, James R. Spotila, Michael P. O'Connor (2013) Impact of Costa Rican longline fishery on its bycatch of sharks, stingrays, bony fish and olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea)Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 448, 228-239 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Eric Wolanski, Glenn De'ath (2005) Predicting the impact of present and future human land-use on the Great Barrier ReefEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 64, Issues 2–3,504-508 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Federica Fava, Massimo Ponti, Alice Scinto, Barbara Calcinai, Carlo Cerrano (2009) Possible effects of human impacts on epibenthic communities and coral rubble features in the marine Park of Bunaken (Indonesia)Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 85, Issue 1, 51-156 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Freya Goodsir, Helen J. Bloomfield, Adrian D. Judd, Filip Kral, Leonie A. Robinson, and Antony M. Knights (2015) A spatially resolved pressure-based approach to evaluate combined effects of human activities and management in marine ecosystemsICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Gareth J. Williams, Jamison M. Gove, Yoan Eynaud, Brian J. Zgliczynski and Stuart A. Sandin (2015) Local human impacts decouple natural biophysical relationships on Pacific coral reefsEcography, Volume 38, Issue 8, 751–761 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Gary P. Griffith and Elizabeth A. Fulton (2014) New approaches to simulating the complex interaction effects of multiple human impacts on the marine environmentICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 71 Number 4, 764-774 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jo Foden, Stuart I. Rogers, Andrew P. Jones (2011) Human pressures on UK seabed habitats: a cumulative impact assessmentMEPS, Volume 428, 33-47 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Juan Carlos Castilla (1999) Coastal marine communities: trends and perspectives from human-exclusion experiments, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 7, 280-283 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lenzi Mauro, Gennaro Paola, Volterrani Margherita, Roffilli Rugiada, Birardi Francesca, Micarelli Primo, Solari Duccio, Franchi Enrica (2013) Human impact on a small barrier reef meadow of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile on the north Tyrrhenian coast (Italy)Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 77, Issues 1–2, 45-54 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Magnus Nyström, Carl Folke, Fredrik Moberg (2000) Coral reef disturbance and resilience in a human-dominated environmentTrends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, 413-417 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Malcolm R. Clark, Franziska Althaus, Thomas A. Schlacher, Alan Williams, David A. Bowden, and Ashley A. Rowden (2015) The impacts of deep-sea fisheries on benthic communities: a reviewICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text

Melanie J. Bishop (2007) Impacts of boat-generated waves on macroinfauna: Towards a mechanistic understandingJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 343, Issue 2, 187-196 Link to Abstract/Full Text

MJ Keough, GP Quinn (1991) Causality and the choice of measurements for detecting human impacts in marine environmentsAustralian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 42, Number 5, 539-554  Link to Abstract/Full Text

P. D. Eastwood, C. M. Mills, J. N. Aldridge, C. A. Houghton, and S. I. Rogers (2007) Human activities in UK offshore waters: an assessment of direct, physical pressure on the seabedICES J. Mar. Sci., Volume 64, Issue 3, 453-463  Link to Abstract/Full Text

Pi-Jen Liu, Pei-Jie Meng, Li-Lian Liu, Jih-Terng Wang, Ming-Yih Leu (2012) Impacts of human activities on coral reef ecosystems of southern Taiwan: A long-term studyMarine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 64, Issue 6, 1129-1135 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Rebecca L. Lewison, Larry B. Crowder, Andrew J. Read, Sloan A. Freeman (2004) Understanding impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine megafaunaTrends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 19, Issue 11, 598-604 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Robert S Steneck (1998) Human influences on coastal ecosystems: does overfishing create trophic cascades? Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 11, 429-430 Link to Abstract/Full Text

S. Al-Jufaili, M. Al-Jabri, A. Al-Baluchi, R.M. Baldwin, S.C. Wilson, F. West, A.D. Matthews (1999) Human Impacts on Coral Reefs in the Sultanate of OmanEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Volume 49, Supplement 1, 65-74 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Sara M. Maxwell, Elliott L. Hazen, Steven J. Bograd, Benjamin S. Halpern, Greg A. Breed, Barry Nickel, Nicole M. Teutschel, Larry B. Crowder, Scott Benson, Peter H. Dutton, Helen Bailey, Michelle A. Kappes, Carey E. Kuhn, Michael J. Weise, Bruce Mate, Scott A. Shaffer, Jason L. Hassrick, Robert W. Henry, Ladd Irvine, Birgitte I. McDonald, Patrick W. Robinson, Barbara A. Block & Daniel P. Costa (2013) Cumulative human impacts on marine predatorsNature Communications, Volume 4, 2688 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Serafim E. Poulos, Vasilios Kapsimalis, Christos Tziavos, Theodora Paramana (2008) Origin and distribution of surface sediments and human impacts on recent sedimentary processes. The case of the Amvrakikos Gulf (NE Ionian Sea)Continental Shelf Research, Volume 28, Issue 20, 2736-2745 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Simon F. Thrush, Kari E. Ellingsen, and Kathryn Davis (2015) Implications of fisheries impacts to seabed biodiversity and ecosystem-based managementICES J. Mar. Sci. Link to Abstract/Full Text  

Sylvaine Giakoumi, Benjamin S. Halpern, Loïc N. Michel, Sylvie Gobert, Maria Sini, Charles-François Boudouresque, Maria-Cristina Gambi, Stelios Katsanevakis, Pierre Lejeune, Monica Montefalcone, Gerard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Pablo Sanchez-Jerez, Branko Velimirov, Salvatrice Vizzini, Arnaud Abadie, Marta Coll, Paolo Guidetti, Fiorenza Micheli and Hugh P. Possingham (2015) Towards a framework for assessment and management of cumulative human impacts on marine food websConservation Biology, Volume 29, Issue 4, 1228–1234 Link to Abstract/Full Text

T.R. McClanahan (2011) Human and coral reef use interactions: From impacts to solutionsJournal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, Volume 408, Issues 1–2, 3-10 Link to Abstract/Full Text

V. Stelzenmüller, J. Lee, A. South, S. I. Rogers (2010) Quantifying cumulative impacts of human pressures on the marine environment: a geospatial modelling frameworkMEPS, Volume 398, 19-32 Link to Abstract/Full Text

William Gladstone, Belinda Curley, Mohammad Reza Shokri (2013) Environmental impacts of tourism in the Gulf and the Red Sea, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 72, Issue 2, 375-388 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Z.B. Wang, D.S. Van Maren, P.X. Ding, S.L. Yang, B.C. Van Prooijen, P.L.M. De Vet, J.C. Winterwerp, H.J. De Vriend, M.J.F. Stive, Q. He (2015) Human impacts on morphodynamic thresholds in estuarine systems, Continental Shelf Research, In Press, Accepted Manuscript Link to Abstract/Full Text 

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Journal of the Week: Ecology Letters

Ecology Letters publishes research in all areas of ecology. This includes (but is not limited to) community ecology, microbial ecology, evolutionary ecology, population ecology, molecular ecology, infectious disease ecology, and conservation ecology.

Some interesting articles published recently include:

Daniel G. Boyce, Kenneth T. Frank, Boris Worm, William C. Leggett (2015) Spatial patterns and predictors of trophic control in marine ecosystems, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 10, 1001–1011 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Jennifer M. Sunday, Gretta T. Pecl, Stewart Frusher, Alistair J. Hobday, Nicole Hill, Neil J. Holbrook, Graham J. Edgar, Rick Stuart-Smith, Neville Barrett, Thomas Wernberg, Reg A. Watson, Dan A. Smale, Elizabeth A. Fulton, Dirk Slawinski, Ming Feng, Ben T. Radford, Peter A. Thompson, Amanda E. Bates (2015) Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean-warming hotspot, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 9, 944–953 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lee Hsiang Liow, Trond Reitan, Paul G. Harnik (2015) Ecological interactions on macroevolutionary time scales: clams and brachiopods are more than ships that pass in the night, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 10, 1030–1039 Link to Abstract/Full Text

Lewis A. K. Barnett and Marissa L. Baskett (2015) Marine reserves can enhance ecological resilience, Ecology Letters, Volume 18, Issue 12, 1301–1310 Link to Abstract/Full Text

The most recent issue of this journal is Volume 18, Issue 12, published in December 2015. AIMS staff interested in reading more or browsing the journal can click here. As the AIMS Library is currently subscribed to Ecology Letters, staff should be able to access the full text of all articles.

Please Note: The full content of AIMS online subscriptions are not available to the general public. Use of electronic journals is subject to copyright laws. Use and copy for individual and collaborative research is expected; however, systematic downloading and/or redistribution to non-subscribers is prohibited. Users must read and observe the terms and conditions of use as published on the websites of the publications concerned.