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Misc. Habitats and Ecosystems : 2007 Publications

Airoldi, L. and Beck, M.W.  Loss, status and trends for coastal marine habitats of Europe.  Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 45: 345-405, 2007.

An, S. Q., Li, H.B., Guan, B.H., Zhou, C.F., Wang, Z.S., Deng, Z.F., Zhi, Y.B., Liu, Y.H., Xu, C., Fang, S.B., Jiang, J.H., and Li, H.L.  China's natural wetlands: Past problems, current status, and future challenges.  Ambio 36(4): 335-342, 2007.

Balata, D., Piazzi, L., and Cinelli, F.  Increase of sedimentation in a subtidal system: Effects on the structure and diversity of macroalgal assemblages.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 351(1-2): 73-82, 2007.

Bally, M. and Garrabou, J.  Thermodependent bacterial pathogens and mass mortalities in temperate benthic communities: a new case of emerging disease linked to climate change.  Global Change Biology 13(10): 2078-2088, 2007.

Cada, G., Ahlgrimm, J., Bahleda, M., Bigford, T., Stavrakas, S.D., Hall, D., Moursund, R., and Sale, M.  Potential impacts of hydrokinetic and wave energy conversion technologies on aquatic environments.  Fisheries 32(4): 174-181, 2007.

Coen, L.D., Brumbaugh, R.D., Bushek, D., Grizzle, R., Luckenbach, M.W., Posey, M.H., Powers, S.P., and Tolley, S.G.  Ecosystem services related to oyster restoration.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 341: 303-307, 2007.

Davies, A.J., Roberts, J.M., and Hall-Spencer, J.  Preserving deep-sea natural heritage: Emerging issues in offshore conservation and management.  Biological Conservation 138(3-4): 299-312, 2007.

Desantis, L.R.G., Bhotika, S., Williams, K., and Putz, F.E.  Sea-level rise and drought interactions accelerate forest decline on the Gulf Coast of Florida, USA.  Global Change Biology 13(11): 2349-2360, 2007.

Doney, S.C., Mahowald, N., Lima, I., Feely, R.A., Mackenzie, F.T., Lamarque, J.-F., and Rasch, P.J.  Impact of anthropogenic atmospheric nitrogen and sulfur deposition on ocean acidification and the inorganic carbon system.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(37): 14580-14585, 2007.

Elliott, M., Burdon, D., Hemingway, K.L., and Apitz, S.E.  Estuarine, coastal and marine ecosystem restoration: Confusing management and science - A revision of concepts.  Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 74(3): 349-366, 2007.

Graham, M.H., Kinlan, B.P., Druehl, L.D., Garske, L.E., and Banks, S.  Deep-water kelp refugia as potential hotspots of tropical marine diversity and productivity.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(42): 16576-16580, 2007.

Halpern, B.S., Selkoe, K.A., Micheli, F., and Kappel, C.V.  Evaluating and ranking the vulnerability of global marine ecosystems to anthropogenic threats.  Conservation Biology 21(5): 1301-1315, 2007.

Hillier, J.K. and Watts, A.B.  Global distribution of seamounts from ship-track bathymetry data.  Geophysical Research Letters 34(13): art. L13304, 2007.

Martinez, M.L., Intralawan, A., Vazquez, G., Perez-Maqueo, O., Sutton, P., and Landgrave, R.  The coasts of our world:  Ecological, economic and social importance.  Ecological Economics 63(2-3): 254-272, 2007.

McClain, C.R.  Seamounts: identity crisis or split personality?  Journal of Biogeography 34(12): 2001-2008, 2007.

Neira, C., Levin, L.A., Grosholz, E.D., and Mendoza, G.  Influence of invasive Spartina growth stages on associated macrofaunal communities.  Biological Invasions 9(8): 975-993, 2007.

Patten, K. and O'Casey, C.  Use of Willapa Bay, Washington, by shorebirds and waterfowl after Spartina control efforts.  Journal of Field Ornithology 78(4): 395-400, 2007.

Rossi, F., Forster, R.M., Montserrat, F., Ponti, M., Terlizzi, A., Ysebaert, T., and Middelburg, J.J.  Human trampling as short-term disturbance on intertidal mudflats: effects on macrofauna biodiversity and population dynamics of bivalves.  Marine Biology 151(6): 2077-2090, 2007.

Schlacher, T.A., Dugan, J., Schoeman, D.S., Lastra, M., Jones, A., Scapini, F., McLachlan, A., and Defeo, O.  Sandy beaches at the brink.  Diversity and Distributions 13(5): 556-560, 2007.

Schlacher, T.A., Thompson, L., and Price, S.  Vehicles versus conservation of invertebrates on sandy beaches: mortalities inflicted by off-road vehicles on ghost crabs.  Marine Ecology 28(3): 354-367, 2007.

Seaman, W.  Artificial habitats and the restoration of degraded marine ecosystems and fisheries.  Hydrobiologia 580: 143-155, 2007.

Spalding, M.D. et al.  Marine ecoregions of the world: A bioregionalization of coastal and shelf areas.  BioScience 57(7): 573-583, 2007.

Waller, R., Watling, L., Auster, P., and Shank, T.  Anthropogenic impacts on the corner rise seamounts, north-west Atlantic Ocean.  Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87(5): 1075-1076, 2007.

Wazniak, C.E., Hall, M.R., Carruthers, T.J.B., Sturgis, B., Dennison, W.C., and Orth, R.J.  Linking water quality to living resources in a mid-Atlantic lagoon system, USA.  Ecological Applications 17(5): S64-S78, 2007.