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Marine Biodiversity: 2007 Publications

Beaumont, N.J., Austen, M.C., Atkins, J.P., Burdon, D., Degraer, S., Dentinho, T.P., Derous, S., Holm, P., Horton, T., van Ierland, E., Marboe, A.H., Starkey, D.J., Townsend, M., and Zarzycki, T.  Identification, definition and quantification of goods and services provided by marine biodiversity: Implications for the ecosystem approach.  Marine Pollution Bulletin 54(3): 253-265, 2007.

Bohannon, J.  Ocean study yields a tidal wave of microbial DNA.  Science 315(5818): 1486-1487, 2007.

Brandt, A., De Broyer, C., DeMesel, I., Ellingsen, K.E., Gooday, A.J., Hilbig, B., Linse, K., Thomson, M.R.A., and Tyler, P.A.  The biodiversity of the deep Southern Ocean benthos.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London [B] 362(1477): 39-66, 2007.

Brandt, A. et al.  First insights into the biodiversity and biogeography of the Southern Ocean deep sea.  Nature 447(7142): 307-311, 2007.

Briggs, J.C.  Marine biogeography and ecology: invasions and introductions.  Journal of Biogeography 34(2): 193-198, 2007.

Cairns, S.D.  Deep-water corals: An overview with special reference to diversity and distribution of deep-water Scleractinian corals.  Bulletin of Marine Science 81(3): 311-322, 2007.

Chelossi, E., Pantile, R., Pronzato, R., Milanese, M., and Hentschel, U.  Bacteria with antimicrobial properties isolated from the Mediterranean sponges Chondrilla nucula and Petrosia ficiformis.  Aquatic Microbial Ecology 49(2): 157-163, 2007.

Dalebout, M.L., Baker, C.S., Steel, D., Robertson, K.M., Chivers, S.J., Perrin, W.F., Mead, J.G., Grace, R.V., and Schofield, T.D.  A divergent mtDNA lineage among Mesoplodon beaked whales: Molecular evidence for a new species in the tropical Pacific?  Marine Mammal Science 23(4): 954-966, 2007.

del Monte-Luna, P., Lluch-Belda, D., Serviere-Zaragoza, E., Carmona, R., Reyes-Bonilla, H., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Castro-Aguirre, J.L., del Proo, S.A.G., Trujillo-Millan, O., and Brook, B.W.  Marine extinctions revisited.  Fish and Fisheries 8(2): 107-122, 2007.

Gontang, E.A., Fenical, W., and Jensen, P.R.  Phylogenetic diversity of gram-positive bacteria cultured from marine sediments.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 73(10): 3272-3282, 2007.

Haussermann, V. and Forsterra, G.  Extraordinary abundance of hydrocorals (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa, Stylasteridae) in shallow water of the Patagonian fjord region.  Polar Biology 30(4): 487-492, 2007.

Huber, J.A., Welch, D.B.M., Morrison, H.G., Huse, S.M., Neal, P.R., Butterfield, D.A., and Sogin, M.L.  Microbial population structures in the deep marine biosphere.  Science 318(5847): 97-100, 2007.

Kaiser, S., Barnes, D.K.A., and Brandt, A.  Slope and deep-sea abundance across scales: Southern Ocean isopods show how complex the deep sea can be.  Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 54(16-17): 1776-1789, 2007.

Kurihara, N. and Oda, S.  Cranial variation in bottlenose dolphins Tursiops spp. from the Indian and western Pacific Oceans: additional evidence for two species.  Acta Theriologica 52(4): 403-418, 2007.

Lebar, M. D., Heimbegner, J. L., and Baker, B. J.  Cold-water marine natural products.  Natural Product Reports 24(4): 774-797, 2007.

Lozupone, C.A. and Knight, R.  Global patterns in bacterial diversity.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(27): 11436-11440, 2007.

Olden, J.D., Hogan, Z.S., and Zanden, M.J.V.  Small fish, big fish, red fish, blue fish: size-biased extinction risk of the world's freshwater and marine fishes.  Global Ecology and Biogeography 16(6): 694-701, 2007.

Osovitz, C.J. and Hofmann, G.E.  Marine macrophysiology: Studying physiological variation across large spatial scales in marine systems.  Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A 147(4): 821-827, 2007.

Payne, J.L. and Finnegan, S.  The effect of geographic range on extinction risk during background and mass extinction.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [USA] 104(25): 10506-10511, 2007.

Pommier, T., Canback, B., Riemann, L., Bostrom, K.H., Simu, K., Lundberg, P., Tunlid, A., and Hagstrom, A.  Global patterns of diversity and community structure in marine bacterioplankton.  Molecular Ecology 16(4): 867-880, 2007.

Rusch, D.B. et al.  The Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling expedition: Northwest Atlantic through Eastern Tropical Pacific.  PLoS Biology 5(3): 398-431, 2007.

Schlacher, T.A., Schlacher-Hoenlinger, M.A., Williams, A., Althaus, F., Hooper, J.N.A., and Kloser, R.  Richness and distribution of sponge megabenthos in continental margin canyons off southeastern Australia.  Marine Ecology Progress Series 340: 73-88, 2007.

Seafon, R.A.  Dental divergence supports species status of the extinct sea mink (Carnivora: Mustelidae: Neovison macrodon).  Journal of Mammalogy 88(2): 371-383, 2007.

Short, F., Carruthers, T., Dennison, W., and Waycott, M.  Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 350(1-2): 3-20, 2007.

Stachowicz, J.J., Bruno, J.F., and Duffy, J.E.  Understanding the effects of marine biodiversity on communities and ecosystems.  Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 38: 739-766, 2007.

Suttle, C.A.  Marine viruses--major players in the global ecosystem.  Nature Reviews | Microbiology 5(10): 801-812, 2007.

Zapata, F.A. and Robertson, D.R.  How many species of shore fishes are there in the Tropical Eastern Pacific?  Journal of Biogeography 34(1): 38-51, 2007.