Ocean acidification has the potential to drastically alter the coral reef ecosystem by reducing the calcification rate of corals and other reef-builders, and hence a considerable amount of research is now focused on this ...

In this study the ontogeny of the hapuka (Polyprion oxygeneios) immune system was studied during larval development. In teleost fish, the head kidney, thymus, and spleen are generally regarded as important immune organs. ...

Few satisfactory protocols exist for primary culture of postnatal brainstem neurons, and commonly used procedures often give poor survival rates in older foetal (>E16) and early postnatal brainstem cultures. The present ...

Sponges are an important part of many benthic ecosystems, but little is known of their physiology and ecology, which is alarming given the predicted rise in global environmental stress and observed increases in mortality ...

Paradoxically, nocturnal lizards prefer substantially higher body temperatures than are achievable at night and are therefore active at thermally suboptimal temperatures. In this study, potential physiological mechanisms ...

Competitive and facilitative interactions play an important role in determining plant community structure and development. Historically, competitive interactions have been considered to be more prevalent in nature. However, ...

Knowledge about and understanding of population structure and connectivity of deep-sea fauna decreases with increasing depth, but such information is crucial for the management of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in ...

The primary goals of this thesis were to understand the spatial and temporal pattern of sponge assemblage variation over a variety of scales and investigate suitable monitoring methods for sponge assemblages. Sponges are ...

Many corals live in marginal habitats, close to their survival thresholds of water temperature, light penetration and aragonite saturation. Living under these highly variable and extreme conditions is likely facilitated ...

In high intensity recirculated aquaculture systems (RAS), metabolic carbon dioxide can accumulate quickly and have a significant impact on the pH of the culture water. A reduction in growth rate and increased shell deformation ...