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• Towards an ecologically meaningful classification of reef macroalgae: a simple taxonomy-based fuzzy clustering framework

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser

  Over decades of reef studies, several terms have been used to classify reef algae, yet most remain generic, unstandardized, and overlook the functional and taxonomic diversity of these assemblages. In…

  Keywords: Benthic algal assemblages, Functional traits, Epifaunal communities, Fuzzy clustering applications, Coral reef ecology

  Authors: Vieira MLM, Cocentino ALM, da Silva Júnior CP, Feitosa JLL

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps15336

• Determining the life history strategy of the cryptobenthic reef gobies Coryphopterus hyalinus and C. personatus

  Mar Ecol Prog Ser 659:161-173 (2021)

  Understanding the life history strategy of species can clarify their functional role, and contribution to the productivity and resilience of an ecosystem. We use otolith microstructure analysis to…

  Keywords: Life history, Functional ecology, Coral reef fish, Lifespan, Body size, Conservation biology, Cryptobenthic, Otolith microstructure

  Authors: Beeken NS, Selwyn JD, Hogan JD

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13573

• Bacterial community dynamics during a harmful algal bloom of Heterosigma akashiwo

  Aquat Microb Ecol 86:153-167 (2021)

  Phytoplankton bloom events result in distinct changes in the composition and availability of nutrients as well as physical conditions within aquatic ecosystems, resulting in significant effects on…

  Keywords: Bacterial metabarcoding, Ecological function, Eutrophication, Phytoplankton, Harmful algal bloom

  Authors: Matcher G, Lemley DA, Adams JB

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/ame01963