Search for dissertations about: "gastropod"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the word gastropod.
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6. Climate change effects on marine species across trophic levels
Abstract : Climate change and anthropogenic activities are producing a range of new selection pressures, both abiotic and biotic, on marine organisms. While there are numerous studies that have investigated the response of individual marine organisms to climate change, few studies have focused on differences in organismal responses across trophic levels. READ MORE
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7. In situ remediation of contaminated sediments using thin-layer capping : efficiency in contaminant retention and ecological implications
Abstract : Hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) often reside in sediments sorbed to particles, most tightly to particles with high content of organic carbon. If persistent, such pollutants can accumulate in the sediment for many years and constitute a contamination risk for sediment-living organisms and organisms at higher trophic levels, including humans. READ MORE
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8. Herbivory, phenotypic variation, and reproductive barriers in fucoids
Abstract : Along the shores of the Northern hemisphere Fucus (Phaeophyceae) species are a prominent presence, providing substrate, shelter, and food for many species. Fucus evanescens, a non-indigenous species (NIS) in Sweden, and F. READ MORE
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9. Evolution and ecology of Baltic late Ordovician univalved molluscs
Abstract : Univalved molluscs (Gastropoda and Tergomya) are common fossils in the Palaeozoic succession across Baltoscandia, but most of the more embracive descriptive works on this group appeared before or near the turn of the 19th century. The study presented here aims at revision and description of some Baltoscandian late Ordovician/early Silurian univalved molluscs with emphasis on their shell morphology. READ MORE
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10. Grazing and the geographical range of seaweeds : The introduced Fucus evanescens and the newly described Fucus radicans
Abstract : Along the coast of temperate oceans brown algae of the genus Fucus form dense stands on rocky shores and are keystone species of the coastal ecosystem. These large seaweeds are perennial and function as substrate for many sessile marine organisms, provide shelter for fauna and juvenile fish, and are food source. A number of abiotic (e.g. READ MORE