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Killer storms: North Atlantic hurricanes and disease outbreaks in sea urchins
(2010-11)
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, ...
Disease outbreaks associated with recent hurricanes cause mass mortality of sea urchins in Nova Scotia
(2010)
Field observations and laboratory experiments support the hypothesis that disease-induced mass
mortality of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis can be associated with hurricane
events that introduce a ...
Spatial and temporal variation in DMSP content in the invasive seaweed Codium fragile ssp fragile: effects of temperature, light and grazing
(2010)
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 ...