Works (76)

Updated: August 2nd, 2023 17:20

2021 journal article

Consuming Costly Prey: Optimal Foraging and the Role of Compensatory Growth

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8.

By: R. Langerhans n, T. Goins n, K. Stemp*, R. Riesch*, M. Araujo* & C. Layman n

author keywords: durophagy; food web; growth compensation; niche partitioning; predator-prey interactions; prey choice; resource competition; trophic ecology
TL;DR: It is found that consumption of hard-shelled gastropods results in significantly reduced growth rate, but compensatory growth following prior snail consumption can quickly mitigate growth costs. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 26, 2021

2021 journal article

Population Viability of Sea Turtles in the Context of Global Warming

BIOSCIENCE, 71(8), 790–804.

By: A. Maurer n, J. Seminoff*, C. Layman*, S. Stapleton*, M. Godfrey* & M. Reiskind n

author keywords: climate change; temperature-dependent sex determination; thermal tolerance; operational sex ratio; effective population size
TL;DR: By reviewing research on sea turtles, this article provides an overview of how temperature impacts on incubating eggs may cascade through life history to ultimately affect population viability and underscores the importance of considering the effects of climate throughout the life history of any species. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 4, 2021

2020 review

An ecosystem ecology perspective on artificial reef production

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 57(11), 2139–2148.

By: C. Layman n & J. Allgeier*

author keywords: artificial reef production; decomposition; food webs; marine fisheries; nutrients; primary production; reefs; threshold effects
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 5, 2020

2020 journal article

Foundation Species Abundance Influences Food Web Topology on Glass Sponge Reefs

FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE, 7.

By: S. Archer*, A. Kahn*, M. Thiess*, L. Law*, S. Leys*, S. Johannessen*, C. Layman n, L. Burke*, A. Dunham*

TL;DR: The influence of foundation species on food web topology may be dependent on palatability, and therefore relative trophic importance, of the foundation species, and these results are not consistent with previous reports that increasing foundation species abundance decreases connectance in food webs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Individual behavior drives ecosystem function and the impacts of harvest

SCIENCE ADVANCES, 6(9).

MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Conservation of Natural Resources; Fishes / physiology; Models, Biological; Wetlands
TL;DR: Findings show that movement behavior at the scale of the individual can have crucial repercussions for the functioning of an entire ecosystem, proving an important challenge to the species-centric definition of biodiversity if the conservation and management of ecosystem function is a primary goal. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: April 6, 2020

2020 journal article

Optimum lionfish yield: a non-traditional management concept for invasive lionfish (Pterois spp.) fisheries

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 23(3), 795–810.

By: A. Bogdanoff n, K. Shertzer*, C. Layman n, J. Chapman*, M. Fruitema*, J. Solomon*, J. Sabattis*, S. Green*, J. Morris*

author keywords: Age structure; Belize; Fishery management; Invasive species; Maximum sustainable yield; Optimum lionfish yield; Population model
TL;DR: The model indicates that lionfish in Belize are biologically robust to fishing pressure, which corroborates previous findings and support continued establishment of (managed) commercial lionfish fisheries throughout the invaded range to provide an alternative sustainable fishery resource and serve as a means of national- and international-level control. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 30, 2020

2020 journal article

Rewiring coral: Anthropogenic nutrients shift diverse coral-symbiont nutrient and carbon interactions toward symbiotic algal dominance

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 26(10), 5588–5601.

By: J. Allgeier*, M. Andskog*, E. Hensel n, R. Appaldo*, C. Layman n & D. Kemp*

author keywords: coral reefs; eutrophication; fish nutrient supply; marine conservation; nitrogen; phase shift; phosphorus; Symbiodiniaceae; symbiosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Anthozoa; Carbon; Coral Reefs; Nutrients; Symbiosis
TL;DR: It is found that nutrients from fish positively affected coral growth, and moderate doses of anthropogenic nutrients had no additional effects, while growing, coral maintained homeostasis in their nutrient pools, showing tolerance to the different nutrient regimes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 10, 2020

2020 journal article

Taxonomic identity best explains variation in body nutrient stoichiometry in a diverse marine animal community

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 10(1).

By: J. Allgeier*, S. Wenger* & C. Layman n

MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Body Size; Food Chain; Invertebrates / classification; Invertebrates / physiology; Marine Biology; Nutrients / analysis; Nutritional Status
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that taxonomic identity, not trophic status or body size, is the best baseline from which to predict organismal body nutrient content, and that nutrients are “stoichiometrically linked” but that the direction of these relationships does not always conform to expectations, especially for invertebrates. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: September 14, 2020

2020 journal article

The role of multiple stressors in a dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) dieback

ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE, 237.

By: R. Rossi n, S. Archer n, C. Giri* & C. Layman n

author keywords: Drought; Disease; Herbivory; Hurricane; Multiple stressors
TL;DR: The results suggest that drought and hurricanes did not initiate this mangrove dieback, but that herbivory likely facilitated the spread of disease thereby contributing to the dieback. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 26, 2020

2019 review

Ecological Consequences Of Sexually Selected Traits: An Eco-Evolutionary Perspective

[Review of ]. QUARTERLY REVIEW OF BIOLOGY, 94(1), 29–74.

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman n

author keywords: sexual selection; ecosystem; mate competition; reproductive interference; sexual conflict; sexual size dimorphism
TL;DR: Evidence is summarized, primarily from vertebrate studies under field conditions, which shows sexually selected traits have ecological effects; and that their evolution has diverse influences on ecological systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 25, 2019

2019 journal article

Effects of predator presence and habitat complexity on reef fish communities in The Bahamas

MARINE BIOLOGY, 166(10).

By: E. Hensel n, J. Allgeier* & C. Layman n

TL;DR: It is found that predators present and high reef complexity had an additive, positive effect on total fish abundance: fish abundance increased by ~ 250% and 300%, compared to predators absent and low complexity reef treatments, respectively, and species richness increased with reef complexity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 21, 2019

2018 journal article

A brief description of invasive lionfish (Pterois sp.) diet composition in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Food Webs, 17, e00104.

By: A. Bogdanoff n, J. Mostowy*, J. Peake*, C. Layman n, A. Bermudez*, C. Baca*, N. Palacios*, D. Gonzalez*, M. Del Rocio Bravo Xicoténcatl*, J. Morris*

TL;DR: The objective of this study was to describe lionfish diet in the Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (ACNP), an ecologically and economically important marine protected area along the eastern Yucatan Peninsula, and the contribution of crabs to lionfish Diet in the ACNP is the largest observed in the western Atlantic to date. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020

2018 journal article

Ambient nutrient availability drives the outcome of an interaction between a sponge (Halichondria melanadocia) and seagrass (Thalassia testudinum)

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 503, 86–91.

By: S. Archer n, E. Hensel n & C. Layman n

author keywords: Context-dependent; Ecosystem function; Interspecific interactions; Nutrient loading; Porifera; Productivity; Seagrass
TL;DR: The results show that anthropogenic nutrient loading can shift the sponge-seagrass interaction away from commensalism toward an interaction that has negative consequences for the seagrassed, and provides an example of how simple classifications of interspecific interactions often mask underlying variability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Anthropogenic versus fish-derived nutrient effects on seagrass community structure and function

Ecology, 99(8), 1792–1801.

By: J. Allgeier*, C. Layman n, C. Montaña*, E. Hensel n, R. Appaldo n & A. Rosemond*

author keywords: biodiversity; diversity-productivity relationship; ecological stoichiometry; fish nutrient supply; nitrogen; non-additive; phosphorus; ratio; Redfield; Thalassia testudinum
MeSH headings : Animals; Ecosystem; Fishes; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Phosphorus
TL;DR: Simulation of seagrass structure and function are well predicted by supply of a single nutrient, and no single nutrient best explained the majority of responses-measures of community structure were best explained by the primary limiting nutrient to this system (P), whereas measures of growth and density of the dominant producer in the system werebest explained by N. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Crossref
Added: February 24, 2020

2018 journal article

Assessing the Influence of Tilapia on Sport Fish Species in North Carolina Reservoirs

TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY, 147(2), 350–362.

By: M. Henson n, D. Aday n, J. Rice n & C. Layman n

TL;DR: Tilapia are exploiting trophic niches that are not used by the sport fishes of interest in these two very different reservoir systems and that their direct impact on sport species is not substantial. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Feeding ecology of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the temperate and tropical western Atlantic

BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 20(9), 2567–2597.

By: J. Peake*, A. Bogdanoff*, C. Layman n, B. Castillo*, K. Reale-Munroe*, J. Chapman*, K. Dahl*, W. Patterson* ...

author keywords: Cumulative prey curves; Feeding ecology; Food webs; Indices of prey importance; Invasive species; Pterois volitans; Pterois miles; Regional diet trends
TL;DR: Regional data indicate lionfish in the western Atlantic are opportunistic generalist carnivores that consume at least 167 vertebrate and invertebrate prey species across multiple trophic guilds, and carnivorous fish and shrimp prey that are not managed fishery species and not considered at risk of extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature disproportionately dominate their diet. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Fish community structure, habitat complexity, and soundscape characteristics of patch reefs in a tropical, back-reef system

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 609, 33–48.

By: R. Lyon, D. Eggleston*, D. Bohnenstiehl*, C. Layman*, S. Ricci* & J. Allgeier*

Contributors: S. Ricci*

author keywords: Soundscapes; Fish community structure; Habitat complexity; Nursery
TL;DR: Relationships between water temperature and low frequency SPL and high frequency SPL were evaluated using linear regression models and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to test for differences in SPL. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: February 4, 2019

2018 journal article

Movement ecology of a mobile predatory fish reveals limited habitat linkages within a temperate estuarine seascape

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES, 75(11), 1990–1998.

TL;DR: Red drum movement data highlight potential within-estuary spatial structure for mobile fishes and could inform subsequent efforts to track energy flows in coastal food webs, predict the footprint of local habitat restoration benefits, and enhance the design of survey regimes to quantify overall population demography. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 12, 2018

2018 journal article

Using a small, consumer-grade drone to identify and count marine megafauna in shallow habitats

LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH, 46(5), 1025–1033.

By: E. Hensel n, S. Wenclawski n & C. Layman n

author keywords: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); non-invasive monitoring; human impacts
TL;DR: The ability of consumer-grade drones to estimate the abundance and distribution of large-bodied elasmobranchs and sea turtles in shallow water habitats is highlighted and their capability to evaluate issues related to the conservation and management of nearshore ecosystems is supported. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: December 3, 2018

2017 journal article

Abiotic conditions drive significant variability in nutrient processing by a common Caribbean sponge, Ircinia felix

LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY, 62(4), 1783–1793.

By: S. Archer n, J. Stevens n, R. Rossi n, K. Matterson* & C. Layman n

TL;DR: It is shown that a common Caribbean sponge, Ircinia felix, is capable of being both a source and a sink for DOC, ammonium, nitrate/nitrite, and phosphate, and abiotic conditions, particularly ambient nutrient availability, seem to explain a significant amount of the variability. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 review

Animal pee in the sea: consumer-mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans

[Review of ]. GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(6), 2166–2178.

By: J. Allgeier*, D. Burkepile* & C. Layman n

author keywords: biodiversity loss; ecological stoichiometry; eutrophication; excretion; fish; food web; nitrogen; overfishing; phosphorus
MeSH headings : Animals; Biodiversity; Biomass; Ecosystem; Food Chain; Oceans and Seas
TL;DR: Research is reviewed that underscores the importance of this bottom-up control at local, regional, and global scales in coastal marine ecosystems, and the potential implications of anthropogenic change to fundamentally alter these processes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Body streamlining is related to higher growth in Bahamian mosquitofish

Evolutionary Ecology Research, 18(4), 383–391.

By: M. Araujo, C. Layman & R. Langerhans

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Characterizing trophic ecology of the checkered puffer (Sphoeroides testudineus)

LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH, 45(5), 1075–1078.

By: R. Rossi n, S. Giery n, E. Bonnema n, A. Todd n & C. Layman n

author keywords: Sphoeroides testudineus; diet; food web; mangrove; predator-prey; stable isotopes
TL;DR: Preliminary data suggest that S. testudineus may be a critical intermediate link in these wetland food webs, serving as pathways through which energy is transferred from primary consumers to other predator species. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Dissolved organic carbon and unimodal variation in sexual signal coloration in mosquitofish: a role for light limitation?

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman*

author keywords: communication; Gambusia; natural selection; Poeciliidae; sexual selection; light limitation
MeSH headings : Animal Fins / physiology; Animals; Carbon / chemistry; Cyprinodontiformes / genetics; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Light; Phenotype; Pigmentation; Predatory Behavior; Seawater / chemistry; Selection, Genetic
TL;DR: A unimodal pattern of phenotypic variation along the optical gradient indicating a threshold-type response of visual signals to broad variation in optical conditions is found, as well as the implications of non-monotonic clines for evolutionary differentiation. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Habitat fragmentation has some impacts on aspects of ecosystem functioning in a sub-tropical seagrass bed

MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, 126, 95–108.

By: J. Sweatman*, C. Layman n & J. Fourqurean*

author keywords: Habitat fragmentation; Disturbance; Food-webs; Plant-herbivore interactions; Stoichiornetry; Amphipod; Epiphytes; Seagrass
MeSH headings : Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring; Herbivory; Zosteraceae / physiology
TL;DR: Fragmentation did not impact top-down control on epiphyte biomass or community composition, despite reduced amphipod density in fragmented habitats, suggesting that severely scarred seagrass beds could be subject to changes in internal nutrient stores and Amphipod distribution. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 review

The ecology of fish in the surf zones of ocean beaches: A global review

[Review of ]. FISH AND FISHERIES, 19(1), 78–89.

author keywords: coastal conservation; fish; fisheries; ocean beach; surf zone; urbanization
TL;DR: The global literature on surf fish ecology is reviewed to better inform fisheries management and coastal conservation planning, suggesting that progress will be made by moving from largely descriptive studies to hypothesis-driven research, which is guided by contemporary ecological theory and adapts modern techniques from research in other ecosystems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Comparison of zooxanthellae densities from upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea xamachana, across coastal habitats of The Bahamas

REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA, 51(1), 203–208.

By: E. Stoner*, S. Sebilian & C. Layman n

author keywords: Benthic; facilitation; human impacts; heterotrophy; mutualism
TL;DR: Gut contents from Cassiopea medusae were positively correlated to zooxanthellae densities, indicating that heterotrophically-derived nutrition may be an important factor in facilitating increased zooxanhellae population densities. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Editorial

Food Webs, 10, 1.

By: C. Layman n

Source: Crossref
Added: November 30, 2020

2016 journal article

Fishing down nutrients on coral reefs

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 7.

By: J. Allgeier*, A. Valdivia, C. Cox* & C. Layman n

MeSH headings : Animals; Anthozoa / growth & development; Anthozoa / metabolism; Biomass; Caribbean Region; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Ecosystem; Fisheries; Fishes / growth & development; Fishes / metabolism; Food; Population Dynamics; Seawater / chemistry
TL;DR: It is found that in fished sites fish-mediated nutrient capacity is reduced almost 50%, despite no substantial changes in the number of species, which suggests that a broader perspective that incorporates predictable impacts of fishing pressure on ecosystem function is imperative for effective coral reef conservation and management. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Mechanistic evidence of enhanced production on artificial reefs: A case study in a Bahamian seagrass ecosystem

ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING, 95, 574–579.

By: C. Layman n, J. Allgeier* & C. Montana n

author keywords: Biogeochemical hotspot; Ecological thresholds; Fish excretion; Food webs; Nutrient capacity; Seagrass; Secondary production
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 book review

The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses. Third Edition. The Biology of Habitats Series. By Peter J. Hogarth. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. $125.00 (hardcover); $59.95 (paper). x + 289 p.; ill.; index. ISBN: 978-0-19-871654-9 (hc); 978-0-19-871655-6 (pb). 2015.

[Review of The Biology of Mangroves and Seagrasses, by P. J. Hogarth]. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 91(2), 215–215.

By: C. Layman n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 28, 2021

2016 journal article

Trophic role of demersal mesopredators on rocky reefs in an equatorial Atlantic Ocean island

JOURNAL OF APPLIED ICHTHYOLOGY, 33(1), 47–53.

TL;DR: Stable isotope data suggest potential competitive interactions between the whitespot moray and the other two mesopredators, and stomach content data suggest little niche overlap in the three focal species, but these data must be interpreted carefully because of the small sample sizes and restricted temporal sampling windows. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Trophic structure of pelagic species in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea

JOURNAL OF SEA RESEARCH, 117, 27–35.

author keywords: Stable isotopes; Pelagic fish; Isotopic niche; Food web; Community structure; Seasonal; Trophic segregation
TL;DR: Stable isotope analyses used to investigate trophic interactions in the pelagic ecosystem of the northwestern Mediterranean Sea during 2012 and 2013 suggest that European sardine, Sardina pilchardus, and anchovy, Engraulis encrasicolus, are consumers located at relatively low levels of the Pelagic food web. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A complex interaction between a sponge (Halichondria melanadocia) and a seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) in a subtropical coastal ecosystem

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 465, 33–40.

By: S. Archer n, E. Stoner* & C. Layman n

author keywords: Context dependence; Foundation species; Halichondria melanadocia; Nutrient flux; Species interactions; Thalassia testudinum
TL;DR: The mechanisms underlying the interaction between H. melanadocia and T. testudinum suggest that the interaction is likely context dependent, and environmental change has the potential to shift the nature of this interaction from commensal to parasitic. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

A primer on the history of food web ecology: Fundamental contributions of fourteen researchers

Food Webs, 4, 14–24.

By: C. Layman n, S. Giery n, S. Buhler n, R. Rossi n, T. Penland n, M. Henson n, A. Bogdanoff n, M. Cove n ...

Sources: Crossref, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 28, 2020

2015 journal article

A terrestrial-aquatic food web subsidy is potentially mediated by multiple predator effects on an arboreal crab

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 475, 73–79.

author keywords: Behavior; Carbon flow; Food webs; Mangroves; Spatial subsidies
TL;DR: A prey flux across the land–water interface associated with a behavioral response to multiple predators is described, suggesting how the nexus of behavioral and food web ecology may provide for new perspectives on energy flow between ecosystems. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Anthropogenic ecosystem fragmentation drives shared and unique patterns of sexual signal divergence among three species of Bahamian mosquitofish

EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS, 8(7), 679–691.

By: S. Giery*, C. Layman n & R. Langerhans n

author keywords: coloration; divergent evolution; Gambusia; historical contingency; parallel evolution; rapid evolution; sexual selection
TL;DR: It is suggested that even closely related species can exhibit diverse phenotypic responses when encountering similar human‐mediated selection regimes, and fragmentation‐mediated increased turbidity as a possible driver of these trait shifts is identified. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Biogeochemical implications of biodiversity and community structure across multiple coastal ecosystems

ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS, 85(1), 117–132.

By: J. Allgeier n, C. Layman n, P. Mumby* & A. Rosemond*

author keywords: consumer-driven nutrient recycling; coral reef; diversity; ecosystem function; fish; food web; mangrove; nitrogen; nutrient storage and supply; phosphorus; richness; seagrass
TL;DR: It is suggested that conserving community biomass alone may be sufficient to sustain certain biogeochem processes, but when considering conservation of multiple simultaneous biogeochemical processes, management efforts should focus first on species richness. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Bristle worms attack: benthic jellyfish are not trophic dead ends

FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 13(4), 226–227.

By: E. Stoner* & C. Layman n

TL;DR: To date, the only documented predator of Cassiopea is a nudibranch – Dondice parguerensis – that occurs around Puerto Rico; this animal consumes only the oral arms, which can subsequently regenerate (Brandon and Cutress 1985). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Fish movement from nursery bays to coral reefs: a matter of size?

HYDROBIOLOGIA, 750(1), 89–101.

By: C. Huijbers*, I. Nagelkerken* & C. Layman n

author keywords: Acoustic telemetry; Connectivity; Food web; Nursery habitat; Ontogenetic movement; Mangrove; Stable isotopes
TL;DR: Stable isotope values of fin tissue from fish that showed reef-ward movements were similar to those of fish remaining in the bay, indicating that these movements were likely exploratory behavior as opposed to repeated feeding excursions. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Individual-level niche specialization within populations: emerging areas of study

OECOLOGIA, 178(1), 1–4.

By: C. Layman n, S. Newsome & T. Crawford

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Interpopulation Variation in a Condition-Dependent Signal: Predation Regime Affects Signal Intensity and Reliability

The American Naturalist, 186(2), 187–195.

By: S. Giery* & C. Layman*

author keywords: honest signaling; animal communication; signal cost; sexual selection; the Bahamas; mosquitofish
MeSH headings : Animal Communication; Animal Fins / anatomy & histology; Animals; Bahamas; Biological Evolution; Body Weight; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Male; Pigmentation; Predatory Behavior; Sex Characteristics
TL;DR: An important role for ecological signaling cost in communication is demonstrated and it is shown that ecological heterogeneity drives interpopulation variation in both the intensity and the reliability of a sexual signal. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Measuring individuality in habitat use across complex landscapes: approaches, constraints, and implications for assessing resource specialization

OECOLOGIA, 178(1), 75–87.

By: F. Fodrie*, L. Yeager*, J. Grabowski*, C. Layman n, G. Sherwood* & M. Kenworthy*

author keywords: Foraging theory; Individual specialization; Landscape context; Niche variation; Scieanops ocellatus
MeSH headings : Animals; Behavior, Animal; Diet; Ecology; Ecosystem; Feeding Behavior; Fishes; Individuality; Phenotype; Reproduction
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Metabolic theory and taxonomic identity predict nutrient recycling in a diverse food web

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 112(20), E2640–E2647.

author keywords: ecological stoichiometry; consumer-mediated nutrient cycling; coastal ecosystems; nitrogen; phosphorus
MeSH headings : Animals; Body Weight; Defecation / physiology; Fishes / metabolism; Fishes / physiology; Food Chain; Invertebrates / metabolism; Invertebrates / physiology; Linear Models; Marine Biology / methods; Metabolic Networks and Pathways / physiology; Models, Biological; Species Specificity
TL;DR: Testing the utility of EST and MTE in predicting excretion rates of nitrogen, phosphorus, and their ratio in a diverse subtropical coastal marine community reveals animal-mediated nutrient cycling is largely generalizable by metabolic processes, but refined predictions require taxa-specific understanding. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Prey naivete to invasive lionfish Pterois volitans on Caribbean coral reefs

MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 544, 257–269.

By: A. Anton*, K. Cure*, C. Layman n, R. Puntila*, M. Simpson* & J. Bruno*

author keywords: Co-evolution; Exotic species; Food webs; Non-native species; Predator avoidance; Predator-prey interaction
TL;DR: Prey naivete by at least 8 species of fish is suggested to be contributing to the rapid expansion of this invasive species by enhancing its fitness and reproductive output through high predation efficiency in the Atlantic. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rapid human-induced divergence of life-history strategies in Bahamian livebearing fishes (family Poeciliidae)

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(6), 1732–1743.

author keywords: anthropogenic habitat modification; biodiversity; competition; conservation; Gambusia; habitat fragmentation; population density; predation
MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Conservation of Natural Resources; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Ecosystem; Reproduction; Species Specificity
TL;DR: Whether the ecological consequences of habitat fragmentation have led to changes in the life histories of three native species of mosquitofish inhabiting tidal creeks on six different Bahamian islands is examined to suggest that phenotypic responses to HIREC can be complex, with the predictability of response varying across traits. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Species-area relationship within benthic habitat patches of a tropical floodplain river: An experimental test

AUSTRAL ECOLOGY, 40(3), 331–336.

By: C. Montana n, C. Layman n & K. Winemiller*

author keywords: assemblage structure; floodplain river; habitat patch size; Neotropical fish; species diversity; Venezuela
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Broad salinity tolerance in the invasive lionfish Pterois spp. may facilitate estuarine colonization

Environmental Biology of Fishes, 98(1), 135–143.

By: Z. Jud*, P. Nichols* & C. Layman n

author keywords: Estuary; Indian River Lagoon; Invasive marine fish; Lionfish; Pterois volitans; Salinity tolerance
TL;DR: It is shown that lionfish can survive brief exposure to salinities as low as 1 ‰; this broad salinity tolerance may allow lionfish to colonize estuaries throughout their invaded range, and may facilitate dispersal across the Amazon-Orinoco plume. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2014 journal article

Diet variation of a generalist fish predator, grey snapper Lutjanus griseus, across an estuarine gradient: trade-offs of quantity for quality?

JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 85(2), 264–277.

By: L. Yeager*, C. Layman n & C. Hammerschlag-Peyer*

author keywords: compensatory feeding; food web; growth; prey quality; prey quantity
MeSH headings : Animals; Diet; Estuaries; Feeding Behavior; Florida; Food Chain; Perciformes / growth & development; Perciformes / physiology; Predatory Behavior; Rivers
TL;DR: Diet, prey quality and growth for a generalist fish predator, grey snapper Lutjanus griseus, at five sites across an estuarine gradient in the Loxahatchee River estuary indicate that L.griseus may be able to compensate for lower quality prey upstream by consuming more, and thus individuals are able to maintain similar levels of energy balance and growth rates across the estuarist gradient. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Does hydrological fragmentation affect coastal bird communities? A study from Abaco Island, The Bahamas

Wetlands Ecology and Management, 23(3), 551–557.

author keywords: Anthropogenic change; The Bahamas; Habitat alteration; Mangroves; Wetland management; Wading birds
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Does landscape context mediate the nature of density dependence for a coral reef fish?

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 24(7), 1833–1841.

author keywords: artificial reef; competition; condition; food web; group behavior; Haemulon plumierii; seagrass
MeSH headings : Animals; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Environmental Monitoring; Fisheries; Fishes / physiology; Population Density
TL;DR: Evidence of inverse density dependence is found, where individual condition was positively related to conspecific density; landscape context had little effect, suggesting over-harvest may have detrimental effects on wild populations that extend beyond mere reductions in population size, especially for group-living species. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Ecosystem fragmentation drives increased diet variation in an endemic livebearing fish of the Bahamas

Ecology and Evolution, 4(16), 3298–3308.

author keywords: Bahamas mosquitofish; food webs; individual specialization; niche variation; predation; RNA/DNA ratios; stable isotopes
TL;DR: It is shown that fragmentation-induced release from predation led to increased G. hubbsi population densities, which consequently led to lower mean growth rates, likely as a result of higher intraspecific competition for food, suggesting that habitat fragmentation can greatly impact the ecology of resilient populations. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Crossref, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Hot moments in spawning aggregations: implications for ecosystem-scale nutrient cycling

CORAL REEFS, 34(1), 19–23.

By: S. Archer n, J. Allgeier n, B. Semmens*, S. Heppell*, C. Pattengill-Semmens*, A. Rosemond, P. Bush, C. McCoy, B. Johnson, C. Layman n

author keywords: Spawning aggregation; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Nassau grouper; Epinephelus striatus; Biogeochemical hot moments
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Lionfish alter benthic invertebrate assemblages in patch habitats of a subtropical estuary

Marine Biology, 161(9), 2179–2182.

By: C. Layman*, Z. Jud* & P. Nichols*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2014 journal article

Modification of a seagrass community by benthic jellyfish blooms and nutrient enrichment

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 461, 185–192.

By: E. Stoner*, L. Yeager*, J. Sweatman*, S. Sebilian & C. Layman*

author keywords: Cassiopea spp.; Eutrophication; Global change; Habitat complexity; Jellyfish blooms; Thalassia testudinum
TL;DR: A field experiment to determine effects of proliferations of benthic jellyfish, Cassiopea spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2014 journal article

Provision of ecosystem services by human-made structures in a highly impacted estuary

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS, 9(4).

By: C. Layman n, Z. Jud*, S. Archer n & D. Riera*

author keywords: ecosystem services; estuary; filtration; oysters; urbanization
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 review

Size, sex and individual-level behaviour drive intrapopulation variation in cross-ecosystem foraging of a top-predator

[Review of ]. JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 84(1), 35–48.

By: J. Nifong*, C. Layman n & B. Silliman*

author keywords: Alligator mississippiensis; crocodilian; diet; ecosystem connectivity; estuary; food web; individual specialization; trophic coupling
MeSH headings : Alligators and Crocodiles / growth & development; Alligators and Crocodiles / physiology; Animals; Body Size; Diet; Ecosystem; Estuaries; Gastrointestinal Contents; Georgia; Islands; Predatory Behavior; Sex Characteristics
TL;DR: The results demonstrate the importance of intrapopulation characteristics (body size, sex and individual specialization) as key determinants of the strength of predator-driven ecosystem connectivity resulting from cross-ecosystem foraging behaviours. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Wary? Effect of Repeated Culling on the Behaviour of an Invasive Predator

PLOS ONE, 9(4).

MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Coral Reefs; Ecosystem; Introduced Species; Islands; Oceanography; Perciformes; Predatory Behavior
TL;DR: Lionfish on culled reefs were less active and hid deeper within the reef during the day than lionfish on patches where no culling had occurred, and adopted an alert posture at a greater distance from divers than lions on unculled reefs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Nutrient supply from fishes facilitates macroalgae and suppresses corals in a Caribbean coral reef ecosystem

Scientific Reports, 3(1).

By: D. Burkepile*, J. Allgeier*, A. Shantz*, C. Pritchard*, N. Lemoine*, L. Bhatti*, C. Layman*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2013 journal article

Predator effects on faunal community composition in shallow seagrass beds of The Bahamas

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 446, 282–290.

By: C. Hammerschlag-Peyer*, J. Allgeier* & C. Layman n

author keywords: Exclusion experiment; Food web; Interaction strength; Predator prey interaction; Top-down effect; Trophic cascade
TL;DR: Examination of effects of predatory fishes on the species richness, biomass, density, and composition of the epifaunal community in a shallow seagrass ecosystem of The Bahamas found some evidence of species-level top-down effects, but community-level predator effects were rather weak. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Site fidelity and movement patterns of invasive lionfish, Pterois spp., in a Florida estuary

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 414-415, 69–74.

By: Z. Jud* & C. Layman*

author keywords: Fish; Growth; Home range; Invasive species; Movement; Tagging
TL;DR: In systems where lionfish exhibit extremely high site fidelity and small maximum ranges, localized population control may be feasible, since lionfish removed from a given habitat would be replaced largely through larval recruitment rather than migration of older individuals, but may be less effective if lion fish exhibit greater movement and lower site fidelity in other invaded systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on the abundance and size of epibenthic jellyfish Cassiopea spp.

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 62(5), 1109–1114.

By: E. Stoner*, C. Layman*, L. Yeager* & H. Hassett*

author keywords: Bottom-up effects; Caribbean; Estuaries; Nutrient loading; Thalassia testudinum; Zooxanthellae
MeSH headings : Ammonia / analysis; Animals; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Nitrogen / analysis; Phosphorus / analysis; Population Density; Scyphozoa / growth & development; Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis; Water Pollution, Chemical / analysis; Water Pollution, Chemical / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR: Ambient nutrient levels and nutrient content of seagrass were elevated in high human population density sites, and may be one mechanism driving higher abundance and size of Cassiopea spp. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Effects of habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales on fish community assembly

Oecologia, 167(1), 157–168.

By: L. Yeager*, C. Layman* & J. Allgeier*

author keywords: Artificial reef; Assembly rules; Landscape ecology; Habitat patch; Seagrass
MeSH headings : Animals; Bahamas; Body Size; Ecosystem; Fishes; Hydrocharitaceae
TL;DR: Results of this study indicate that landscape features can drive differences in community assembly even within a general habitat type, and that human activities driving changes in seagrass cover may cause significant shifts in faunal community structure well before complete losses of seagRass habitat. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Energy flow to two abundant consumers in a subtropical oyster reef food web

Aquatic Ecology, 45(2), 267–277.

By: L. Yeager* & C. Layman*

author keywords: Diet; Estuary; Lutjanus griseus; Lophogobius cyprinoides; Stable isotope analysis
TL;DR: This work identified major trophic pathways to two abundant consumers, gray snapper and crested goby, from a subtropical oyster reef using stomach content and stable isotope analysis, and highlighted microphytobenthos, the most likely basal resource pool supportinggray snapper production on oyster reefs. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2011 journal article

Variation in nutrient limitation and seagrass nutrient content in Bahamian tidal creek ecosystems

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 407(2), 330–336.

By: J. Allgeier*, A. Rosemond* & C. Layman*

author keywords: Estuary; Mangrove; Nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Nutrient enrichment; Phosphorus
TL;DR: Assessing nutrient availability and limitation for primary producers along a spatial transect extending from the mouth to the terminal portion of three coastal mangrove-lined tidal creeks in The Bahamas suggests that even minor changes in nutrient loading rates can have significant implications for primary production in subtropical oligotrophic systems. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2010 journal article

Diet of age-0 tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in anthropogenically-modified and natural nursery habitats along the Indian River Lagoon, Florida

Environmental Biology of Fishes, 90(3), 223–233.

By: Z. Jud*, C. Layman* & J. Shenker*

author keywords: Dietary plasticity; Habitat fragmentation; Mosquito control impoundments; Optimal foraging; Predator-prey interactions; Mangrove marsh restoration
TL;DR: The diet of age-0 tarpon is examined in and around man-made mosquito control impoundments along the Indian River Lagoon in east-central Florida, with a particular focus on identifying dietary patterns associated withTarpon size and nursery habitat type. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2010 journal article

Simple ecological trade-offs give rise to emergent cross-ecosystem distributions of a coral reef fish

Oecologia, 165(1), 79–88.

author keywords: Connectivity; Life history traits; Predator-prey dynamics; Nursery; Ontogenetic niche shifts
MeSH headings : Age Factors; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Coral Reefs; Ecosystem; Fishes / growth & development; Fishes / physiology; Population Dynamics; Reproduction
TL;DR: Investigation of potential mechanisms (growth, predation risk, and reproductive investment) that give rise to the distribution patterns of a common Caribbean reef fish species, Haemulon flavolineatum (French grunt) finds that growth rates were highest on coral reefs and not within nursery habitats. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2009 journal article

Consistent trophic patterns among fishes in lagoon and channel habitats of a tropical floodplain river: Evidence from stable isotopes

Acta Oecologica, 35(4), 513–522.

author keywords: Fish; Flood pulse; Food web; Hydrological connectivity; IsoSource; Venezuela
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2009 journal article

Linking fish colonization rates and water level change in littoral habitats of a Venezuelan floodplain river

Aquatic Ecology, 44(1), 269–273.

By: C. Layman*, C. Montaña* & J. Allgeier*

author keywords: Dispersal; Disturbance; Food web; Hydrology; Metapopulation; Patch dynamics
Source: Crossref
Added: January 21, 2021

2009 journal article

Preliminary Examination of How Human-driven Freshwater Flow Alteration Affects Trophic Ecology of Juvenile Snook (Centropomus undecimalis) in Estuarine Creeks

Estuaries and Coasts, 32(4), 819–828.

By: A. Adams, R. Wolfe* & C. Layman*

author keywords: Food web; Freshwater flow alteration; Intraspecific niche variation; Juvenile fish; Lavage; Trophic ecology
TL;DR: The difference in diet diversity of juvenile snook may be an indicator of an overall change in ecosystem function and these shifts in food web structure may affect the rate that juveniles of this and other species with similar habitat requirements successfully join the adult population. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2007 journal article

Getting to the fat of the matter: models, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotope analyses

Oecologia, 152(1), 179–189.

By: D. Post*, C. Layman*, D. Arrington, G. Takimoto*, J. Quattrochi* & C. Montaña*

author keywords: stable isotopes; lipid extraction; lipid concentration; mathematical normalization; C : N; plants; animals
MeSH headings : Animals; Carbon / analysis; Carbon / chemistry; Carbon Isotopes / analysis; Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods; Lipid Metabolism; Lipids / chemistry; Models, Biological; Nitrogen / analysis; Nitrogen / chemistry; Plants / chemistry; Plants / metabolism
TL;DR: The results indicate that lipid extraction or normalization is most important when lipid content is variable among consumers of interest or between consumers and end members, and when differences in δ13C between end members is <10–12‰. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2007 journal article

Water depth modifies relative predation risk for a motile fish taxon in Bahamian tidal creeks

Estuaries and Coasts, 30(3), 518–525.

By: A. Rypel*, C. Layman* & D. Arrington*

TL;DR: Experimental evidence is provided that exploitation of shallow water refugia by motile prey can significantly reduce predation risk, and it is expected the distribution of motile fishes is at least partially influenced by spatially-dynamic shallow waterRefugia. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2006 journal article

The Pleistocene history of the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus): Non-equilibrium evolutionary dynamics within a diversifying species complex

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43(3), 743–754.

By: R. Haney*, B. Silliman*, A. Fry*, C. Layman* & D. Rand*

author keywords: gene flow; demography; mitochondrial control region; Cyprinodon; phylogeography
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Geography; Killifishes / classification; Killifishes / genetics; Mexico; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Sequence Analysis, DNA
TL;DR: Using mitochondrial control region and ND2 sequence data, it is found that monophyletic clades within C. variegatus with divergence times within the Pleistocene, and very low gene flow between most sites appear to correspond broadly to biogeographic or oceanic boundaries. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2005 journal article

Community assembly at the patch scale in a species rich tropical river

Oecologia, 144(1), 157–167.

author keywords: assembly rules; neotropical fishes; null model; patch dynamics; species density
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Ecosystem; Environment; Fishes / physiology; Models, Theoretical; Rivers; Species Specificity; Venezuela
TL;DR: It is concluded that community assembly in shallow habitats of this tropical lowland river is influenced by physical habitat characteristics, the spatial distribution of habitat patches, and species interactions as habitats are saturated with individuals. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

2005 journal article

Male genital size reflects a tradeoff between attracting mates and avoiding predators in two live-bearing fish species

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102(21), 7618–7623.

By: R. Langerhans*, C. Layman* & T. DeWitt*

author keywords: fitness tradeoff; genital evolution; mate choice; natural selection; sexual selection
MeSH headings : Analysis of Variance; Animals; Bahamas; Body Weights and Measures; Cyprinodontiformes / anatomy & histology; Cyprinodontiformes / physiology; Food Chain; Genitalia, Male / anatomy & histology; Male; Selection, Genetic; Sex Factors; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Swimming / physiology; Texas
TL;DR: Although postmating sexual selection is widely presumed to be the most important mechanism driving genital diversification, these findings suggest that alternative mechanisms, particularly for organisms that cannot retract their genitalia, may also prove important. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: June 6, 2020

2004 journal article

Predation by the black-clawed mud crab,Panopeus herbstii, in Mid-Atlantic salt marshes: Further evidence for top-down control of marsh grass production

Estuaries, 27(2), 188–196.

By: B. Silliman*, C. Layman*, K. Geyer* & J. Zieman*

TL;DR: Investigation of distribution and feeding habits of Panopeus in eight salt marshes along the Mid-Atlantic seashore found that mud crabs were abundant in tall, intermediate, and short-form zones and that crab densities were negatively correlated with tidal height and positively correlated with bivalve density. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
Source: Crossref
Added: August 28, 2020

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