Microalgae, macrofauna and sedimentary stability: an experimental test of a reciprocal relationship. (2006)
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Huxham, M., Gilpin, L., Mocogni, M., & Harper, S. (2006). Microalgae, macrofauna and sedimentary stability: an experimental test of a reciprocal relationship. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 310, 55-63. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps310055

A manipulative field experiment was conducted at Blackness in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, to study the effects of differences in microphytobenthos abundance on sediment stability and macrofauna. Opaque and transparent Perspex was used to construct... Read More about Microalgae, macrofauna and sedimentary stability: an experimental test of a reciprocal relationship..

Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil (2006)
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Nordhaus, I., Wolff, M., & Diele, K. (2006). Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 67(1-2), 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2005.11.022

This study provides the first quantification of the population food intake of the litter-consuming mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae, L. 1763) in a New World mangrove forest. Diet, feeding periodicity, gastric evacuation rates and size-depend... Read More about Litter processing and population food intake of the mangrove crab Ucides cordatus in a high intertidal forest in northern Brazil.

School Students as Drosophila Experimenters (2005)
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Siyad, F., Griffiths, J., Janjua, F., Jackson, E., Rodrigues, I., Kerr, F., Mackay, D., & Lovestone, S. (2005). School Students as Drosophila Experimenters. PLOS Biology, 3(7), Article e246. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030246

School students as Drosophila experimenters.

The Irish Sea: nutrient status and phytoplankton. (2005)
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Gowen, R. J., & Stewart, B. (2005). The Irish Sea: nutrient status and phytoplankton. Journal of Sea Research, 54(1), 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2005.02.003

Historical nutrient and phytoplankton data from the Irish Sea are reviewed in the light of recent studies. Mean late winter concentrations of dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN as NO3− + NO2−), dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP as PO43 −) and silica... Read More about The Irish Sea: nutrient status and phytoplankton..

Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing? (2005)
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Diele, K., Koch, V., & Saint-Paul, U. (2005). Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing?. Aquatic Living Resources, 18(2), 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1051/alr%3A2005018

To evaluate the population structure of Ucides cordatus in the Caeté estuary, crabs were sampled bimonthly over 13 months in three Rhizophora mangle forest stands that differed in their accessibility and fishing history. Additionally, sex- and size c... Read More about Population structure, catch composition and CPUE of the artisanally harvested mangrove crab Ucides cordatus(Ocypodidae) in the Caeté estuary, North Brazil: Indications for overfishing?.

Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil (2004)
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Glaser, M., & Diele, K. (2004). Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil. Ecological Economics, 49(3), 361-373. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.01.017

Central aspects of the sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery in the Caeté estuary, Pará, North Brazil, are assessed according to biological, economic and social criteria and based on a 5-year data series. Ucides cordatus is probably a keystone sp... Read More about Asymmetric outcomes: assessing central aspects of the biological, economic and social sustainability of a mangrove crab fishery, Ucides cordatus (Ocypodidae), in North Brazil.

Riparian forestry management and adult stream insects (2004)
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Briers, R. A., & Gee, J. H. R. (2004). Riparian forestry management and adult stream insects. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 8(3), 545-549. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-8-545-2004

The impacts of coniferous plantation forestry on the biology of upland streams in the UK are firmly established. Whilst benthic communities have been well studied, very little research has considered the impacts of riparian forestry management on adu... Read More about Riparian forestry management and adult stream insects.

The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo (2003)
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Fraser, J. A., Kansagra, P., Kotecki, C., Saunders, R. D. C., & McLellan, L. I. (2003). The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(47), 46369-46377. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m308035200

Glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) has a key influence on glutathione homeostasis. It has been proposed that mammalian GCL is regulated by the redox environment, and we show here that cysteine residues in the Drosophila melanogaster GCL modifier subunit... Read More about The Modifier Subunit of Drosophila Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase Regulates Catalytic Activity by Covalent and Noncovalent Interactions and Influences Glutathione Homeostasis in Vivo.

Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail (2003)
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Briers, R. A. (2003). Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 270(Suppl_2), S178-S180. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0046

Geographical range limits are thought to be set by species' physiological or ecological adaptation to abiotic factors, but the importance of biotic factors such as parasitism in determining range limits has not been well explored. In this study the p... Read More about Range limits and parasite prevalence in a freshwater snail.

A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control (2003)
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Stevens, C., & Thangue, N. B. L. (2003). A New Role for E2F-1 in Checkpoint Control. Cell Cycle, 2(5), 434-436. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.2.5.462

In response to DNA damage, E2F-1 is induced and phosphorylated. Phosphorylated E2F-1 can reside in discrete nuclear structures and induce apoptosis, suggesting a unique role for E2F-1 in DNA repair and checkpoint functions.

Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front. (2003)
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Gowen, R., Stewart, B., & Trimmer, M. (2003). Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 56(5-6), 1011-1019. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0272-7714%2802%2900312-8

Sediment characteristics, sediment respiration (oxygen uptake and sulphate reduction) and sediment–water nutrient exchange, in conjunction with water column structure and phytoplankton biomass were measured at five stations across the western Irish S... Read More about Changes in sediment processes across the western Irish Sea front..

E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword (2003)
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Stevens, C., & La Thangue, N. B. (2003). E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 412(2), 157-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-9861%2803%2900054-7

The E2F family of transcription factors plays a central role in regulating cellular proliferation by controlling the expression of both the genes required for cell cycle progression, particularly DNA synthesis, and the genes involved with apoptosis.... Read More about E2F and cell cycle control: a double-edged sword.

Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.) (2003)
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Huxham, M., & Richards, M. (2003). Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 288(2), 279-293. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-0981%2803%2900023-6

Many soft-bottom benthic invertebrates display sediment-associated patterns of dispersion. Habitat selection experiments have shown that the larvae of some species can choose to settle in favourable habitats, and this process could establish patterns... Read More about Can postlarval bivalves select sediment type during settlement? A field test with Macoma balthica (L.) and Cerastoderma edule (L.).

Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships (2002)
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Leaper, R., & Huxham, M. (2002). Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships. Oikos, 99(3), 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.10888.x

In the absence of well-resolved food webs that include both information on predators and parasites, body-size has been proposed as the biological mechanism underlying the assumption of a trophic hierarchy in the cascade model and its variants. We sho... Read More about Size constraints in a real food web: predator, parasite and prey body-size relationships.

The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea (2002)
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Lee, J.-Y., Tett, P., Jones, K., Jones, S., Lutyen, P., Smith, C., & Wild-Allen, K. (2002). The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea. Journal of Sea Research, 48(4), 287-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1385-1101%2802%2900182-X

PROWQM, a 1-D depth resolving model which couples physical and microbiological processes in the water column with sedimentation/resuspension and benthic mineralisation processes, has been used to simulate seasonal changes of chlorophyll, nutrients an... Read More about The PROWQM physical–biological model with benthic–pelagic coupling applied to the northern North Sea.

Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. (2002)
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Onal, H., & Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 269, 2437-2441. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2002.2183

Considering the spatial location of sites that are to be selected for inclusion in a protected reserve network may be necessary to facilitate dispersal and long-term persistence of species in the selected sites. This paper presents an integer program... Read More about Incorporating spatial criteria into optimal reserve network selection..

Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances. (2002)
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Bolam, S. G., & Fernandes, T. (2002). Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 269(2), 197-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981%2802%2900003-5

Many species of tube-building polychaetes form dense aggregations or ‘patches’ within marine soft-bottom habitats. Although the ecological importance of such patches has been well studied, the effect of small-scale disturbances within patches has not... Read More about Dense aggregations of tube-building polychaetes: response to small-scale disturbances..

Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures. (2002)
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Briers, R. A. (2002). Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures. Biological Conservation, 103(1), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-3207%2801%2900123-9

Methods for selecting sites to be included in reserve networks generally neglect the spatial location of sites, often resulting in highly fragmented networks. This restricts the possibility of dispersal between sites, which for many species may be es... Read More about Incorporating connectivity into reserve selection procedures..

Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic. (2002)
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Simo, R., Archer, S. D., Pedrós-Alió, C., Gilpin, L., & Stelfox-Widdicombe, C. E. (2002). Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic. Limnology and Oceanography, 47, 53-61

Oceanic dimethylsulfide (DMS), the main natural source of sulfur to the global atmosphere, is suggested to play a key role in the interaction between marine biota and climate. Its biochemical precursor is dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), a globally... Read More about Coupled dynamics of dimethylsulfoniopropionate and dimethylsulfide cycling and the microbial food web in surface waters of the North Atlantic..

The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment (2001)
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Richards, M., Edwards, F., & Huxham, M. (2002). The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment. Journal of Sea Research, 47(1), 41-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1385-1101%2801%2900101-0

Populations of intertidal bivalves are patchily distributed at a variety of scales, and the distributions of adults and juveniles are often different. Adult-juvenile interactions may help explain this patchiness. In this study, the effects of differe... Read More about The effects of the adult density of Macoma balthica on the recruitment of juvenile bivalves: a field experiment.