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  • Herbivory and community organization on a subtidal cobble bed 

    Scheibling, Robert E., Noreen E. Kelly, and Bruce G. Raymond. 2009. "Herbivory and community organization on a subtidal cobble bed." Marine Ecology Progress Series 382: 113-128. doi:10.3354/meps07965
    We examined the role of molluscan mesograzers (periwinkles Littorina littorea, limpets Testudinalia testudinalis and chitons Ischnochiton ruber) in mediating macroalgal succession after a mass mortality of sea urchins ...
  • Invasion-mediated shifts in the macrobenthic assemblage of a rocky subtidal ecosystem 

    Kelly, Jennifer R., Robert E. Scheibling, and Toby Balch. 2011. "Invasion-mediated shifts in the macrobenthic assemblage of a rocky subtidal ecosystem." Marine Ecology Progress Series 437: 69-78. doi:10.3354/meps09284
    We tracked changes in community composition that occurred with state shifts in the rocky subtidal ecosystem in Nova Scotia, Canada, from 1992 to 2008. At the beginning of our study, a dense aggregation of sea urchins was ...
  • Killer storms: North Atlantic hurricanes and disease outbreaks in sea urchins 

    Scheibling, Robert E., and Jean-Sebastien Lauzon-Guay. 2010. "Killer storms: North Atlantic hurricanes and disease outbreaks in sea urchins." Limnology and Oceanography 55(6): 2331-2338. DOI:10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2331
    An increase in the incidence of disease in various marine organisms over the past few decades has been linked to ocean climate change. In Nova Scotia, Canada, mass mortalities of sea urchins, due to an amoebic disease, ...
  • Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, Robert E. Scheibling, and Myriam A. Barbeau. 2008. "Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem." Marine Ecology Progress Series 375: 25-39. doi:10.3354/meps07758
    The rocky subtidal ecosystem of the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is characterised by 2 community states, kelp beds and urchin barrens that alternate on a decadal time scale. While the shift from barrens to a kelp bed ...
  • Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, Robert E. Scheibling, and Myriam A. Barbeau. 2009. "Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem." Marine Ecology Progress Series 375: 25-39. doi:10.3354/meps07758
    The rocky subtidal ecosystem of the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is characterised by 2 community states, kelp beds and urchin barrens that alternate on a decadal time scale. While the shift from barrens to a kelp bed ...
  • Non-Occurrence of Free-Living Paramoeba-Invadens in Water and Sediments of Halifax Harbour Nova Scotia Canada 

    Jellett, J. F., J. A. Novitsky, J. A. Cantley, and R. E. Scheibling. 1989. "Non-Occurrence of Free-Living Paramoeba-Invadens in Water and Sediments of Halifax Harbour Nova Scotia Canada." Marine Ecology Progress Series 56(1-2): 205-209. doi:10.3354/meps056205
    Seawater and sediment samples from various sites in or near Halifax Harbour were cultured for Paramoeba as were tissues of the natural sea urchin host Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis sampled from Halifax Harbour. An ...
  • Physical and biological factors influencing mussel (Mytilus trossulus, M. edulis) settlement on a wave-exposed rocky shore 

    Hunt, Heather L., and Robert E. Scheibling. 1996. "Physical and biological factors influencing mussel (Mytilus trossulus, M. edulis) settlement on a wave-exposed rocky shore." Marine Ecology Progress Series 142(1-3): 135-145. doi:10.3354/meps142135
    Settlement rates of mussels Mytilus trossulus and M. edulis on artificial collectors (aquarium filter wool) and natural substrata were measured in tidepools and on emergent rock in recently ice-scoured and non-scoured ...
  • Predicting wave dislodgment of mussels: variation in attachment strength with body size, habitat, and season 

    Hunt, HL, and RE Scheibling. 2001. "Predicting wave dislodgment of mussels: variation in attachment strength with body size, habitat, and season." Marine Ecology Progress Series 213: 157-164. doi:10.3354/meps213157
    Breaking waves impose large hydrodynamic forces which may dislodge mussels and other organisms living on exposed rocky shores. We examined the effect of variation in attachment strength with size, habitat and season on ...
  • Procedural effects of prey tethering experiments: Predation of juvenile scallops by crabs and sea stars 

    Barbeau, M. A., and R. E. Scheibling. 1994. "Procedural effects of prey tethering experiments: Predation of juvenile scallops by crabs and sea stars." Marine Ecology Progress Series 111(3): 305-310. doi:10.3354/meps111305
    This study examines the effects of an experimental tethering procedure often used in field predation experiments. In laboratory experiments, juvenile sea scallops Placopecten magellanicus, either free or tethered, were ...
  • Recurrent outbreaks of disease in sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in Nova Scotia: Evidence for a link with large-scale meteorologic and oceanographic events 

    Scheibling, Robert E., and Allan W. Hennigar. 1997. "Recurrent outbreaks of disease in sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in Nova Scotia: Evidence for a link with large-scale meteorologic and oceanographic events." Marine Ecology Progress Series 152(1-3): 155-165. doi:10.3354/meps152155
    Recurrent outbreaks of a disease (paramoebiasis, caused by a marine amoeba Paramoeba invadens) result in mass mortalities of sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in the rocky subtidal zone of the Atlantic coast ...
  • Role of early post-settlement mortality in recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates 

    Hunt, Heather L., and Robert E. Scheibling. 1997. "Role of early post-settlement mortality in recruitment of benthic marine invertebrates." Marine Ecology Progress Series 155(0): 269-301. doi:10.3354/meps155269
    Newly settled invertebrates usually are subject to high rates of mortality (Type III survivorship). Therefore, knowledge of early post-settlement events is critical in determining if and when patterns of abundance and ...
  • Role of grazing by sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in regulating the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp tomentosoides in Nova Scotia 

    Sumi, CBT, and RE Scheibling. 2005. "Role of grazing by sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis in regulating the invasive alga Codium fragile ssp tomentosoides in Nova Scotia." Marine Ecology Progress Series 292: 203-212. doi:10.3354/meps292203
    To assess the potential of herbivory in regulating the invasive green alga Codium fragile ssp. tomentosoides, field and laboratory experiments were conducted with the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis ...
  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Macrobenthic Communities in Tidepools on a Rocky Shore in Nova-Scotia, Canada 

    METAXAS, A., HL HUNT, and RE SCHEIBLING. 1994. "Spatial and Temporal Variability of Macrobenthic Communities in Tidepools on a Rocky Shore in Nova-Scotia, Canada." Marine Ecology Progress Series 105(1-2): 89-103. doi:10.3354/meps105089
    Spatial and temporal patterns in the distribution and abundance of macroalgae and macrofauna were measured in 4 pools in each of 3 intertidal zones (mid, high and splash) on a rocky shore near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...
  • Spatial and temporal variability of patterns of colonization by mussels (Mytilus trossulus, M-edulis) on a wave-exposed rocky shore 

    Hunt, HL, and RE Scheibling. 1998. "Spatial and temporal variability of patterns of colonization by mussels (Mytilus trossulus, M-edulis) on a wave-exposed rocky shore." Marine Ecology Progress Series 167: 155-169. doi:10.3354/meps167155
    Colonization rates of mussels (Mytilus trossulus and M. edulis) were measured on natural substrata in tidepools and on emergent rock in recently ice-scoured and non-scoured regions of a rocky shore near Halifax, Nova ...
  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Tidepool Hyperbenthos on a Rocky Shore in Nova-Scotia, Canada 

    METAXAS, A., and RE SCHEIBLING. 1994. "Spatial and Temporal Variability of Tidepool Hyperbenthos on a Rocky Shore in Nova-Scotia, Canada." Marine Ecology Progress Series 108(1-2): 175-184. doi:10.3354/meps108175
    We examined the distribution and abundance of the hyperbenthos in tidepools on a rocky shore, near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, at approximately monthly intervals between March and November 1991, and between April and ...
  • Spatial and temporal variation in DMSP content in the invasive seaweed Codium fragile ssp fragile: effects of temperature, light and grazing 

    Lyons, D. A., R. E. Scheibling, and K. L. Van Alstyne. 2010. "Spatial and temporal variation in DMSP content in the invasive seaweed Codium fragile ssp fragile: effects of temperature, light and grazing." Marine Ecology Progress Series 417: 51-61. doi:10.3354/meps08818
    The methionine-derived secondary metabolite dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is believed to function in cryoprotection, defense against herbivory, and reduction of oxidative stress in some seaweeds. The ability to produce ...
  • Spatial dynamics, ecological thresholds and phase shifts: modelling grazer aggregation and gap formation in kelp beds 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, and Robert E. Scheibling. 2010. "Spatial dynamics, ecological thresholds and phase shifts: modelling grazer aggregation and gap formation in kelp beds." Marine Ecology Progress Series 403: 29-41. doi:10.3354/meps08494
    On the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, transitions between alternative states of the subtidal ecosystem, kelp beds and sea urchin barrens, occur on a decadal scale. To explore the process of urchin aggregation within kelp ...
  • Spatial heterogeneity of phytoplankton assemblages in tidepools: Effects of abiotic and biotic factors 

    Metaxas, A., and RE Scheibling. 1996. "Spatial heterogeneity of phytoplankton assemblages in tidepools: Effects of abiotic and biotic factors." Marine Ecology Progress Series 130(1-3): 179-199. doi:10.3354/meps130179
    In any ecological system, the factors that regulate the abundance of species vary with spatial scale; therefore, the sources of spatial variability should be described. We examined different sources of variability in the ...
  • Structure and Dynamics of Epifaunal Assemblages on Intertidal Macroalgae Ascophyllum-Nodosum and Fucus-Vesiculosus in Nova-Scotia, Canada 

    JOHNSON, SC, and RE SCHEIBLING. 1987. "Structure and Dynamics of Epifaunal Assemblages on Intertidal Macroalgae Ascophyllum-Nodosum and Fucus-Vesiculosus in Nova-Scotia, Canada." Marine Ecology Progress Series 37(2-3): 209-227. doi:10.3354/meps037209
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  • Structure and dynamics of mussel patches in tidepools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia, Canada 

    Hunt, Heather L., and Robert E. Scheibling. 1995. "Structure and dynamics of mussel patches in tidepools on a rocky shore in Nova Scotia, Canada." Marine Ecology Progress Series 124(1-3): 105-115. doi:10.3354/meps124105
    The distribution, size structure, and dynamics of mussel (Mytilus trossulus, M. edulis) patches in tidepools were studied on an exposed rocky shore near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The mussel patches were dynamic, ...