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The impact of climate change on Mediterranean intertidal communities: losses in coastal ecosystem integrity and services

2014

As has been shown for other ecosystems, the ecological and socio-economic impacts of climate change on Mediterranean intertidal habitats are highly variable in space and time. We conducted field and laboratory measurements of cellular, ecophysiological and behavioural responses of selected intertidal invertebrates (mussels, gastropods and sponges) and completed a literature review to determine what is known of socioeconomic consequences of these biological changes. Results suggest significant gaps in our knowledge that may impede a complete understanding of likely impacts (physical, biological, and socioeconomic) and that sufficient data for such an analysis is available only for mussels. A…

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcosystem serviceEcologyBioenergetic mechanistic modellingEcophysiologyMytilaster minimusInvasive specieIntertidal zoneClimate changeIntertidalIntertidal; Bioenergetic mechanistic modelling; Ecophysiology; Ecosystem services; Climate change; Invasive species; Mediterranean SeaIntroduced speciesIntertidal ecologyEcosystem servicesFisheryGeographyHabitatMediterranean SeaClimate changeEcosystemintertidal; bioenergetic mechanistic modelling; ecophysiology; ecosystem services; climate change; invasive species; Mediterranean Sea
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Parameterisation of bivalve functional traits for mechanistic eco-physiological dynamic energy budget (DEB) models

2013

Mechanistic models such as those based on dynamic energy budget (DEB) theory are emergent ecomechanics tools to investigate the extent of fitness in organisms through changes in life history traits as explained by bioenergetic principles. The rapid growth in interest around this approach originates from the mechanistic characteristics of DEB, which are based on a number of rules dictating the use of mass and energy flow through organisms. One apparent bottleneck in DEB applications comes from the estimations of DEB parameters which are based on mathematical and statistical methods (covariation method). The parameterisation process begins with the knowledge of some functional traits of a tar…

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaMechanistic modelsEcologyEcologyDynamic energy budgetBivalveAnthropogenic pressurebivalve mechanistic model DEBBrachidontes pharaonisAquatic ScienceBiologyBody sizeBottleneckLife history theoryMechanistic models; Dynamic energy budget; Bivalve; Parameterisation methods; Brachidontes pharaonis; Mediterranean SeaParameterisation methodsEnergy flowMediterranean SeaDynamic energy budgetBiochemical engineeringEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsOrganismExperimental OrganismMarine Ecology Progress Series
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