Effects of endolithic parasitism on invasive and indigenous mussels in a variable physical environment.

Gerardo I Zardi; Katy R Nicastro; McQuaid, Christopher David; Gektidis, Marcos; Radloff, Sarah; Blatch, Gregory L; Gareth A Pearson

Gerardo Zardi

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Resources, Restoration, Connectivity and Climate

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	Title	Coordinator	Start	End	Financiamento	Budget CCMAR	Budget Total
microCOOL	microCOOL: tampão térmico endossimbiótico microbiano contra ondas de calor	Gerardo Zardi	01/2022	12/2023	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	49972k€
PERMYT	Adaptação em acção: comparação de populações invasoras e nativas para a compreensão dos processos que influenciam os limites de distribuição das espécies	Gerardo Zardi	01/2010	04/2013	FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia	141k€

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Plastic accumulation in seagrass meadows and saltmarshes

A new study focusing on Ria Formosa led by CCMAR researchers.

This study, conducted in South Africa, is part of an ongoing and international collaboration between our researchers and Rhodes University.

Publications

Year of Publication
2016	Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, McQuaid CD, Ng TPT, Lathlean J, Seuront L. Enemies with benefits: parasitic endoliths protect mussels against heat stress. Sci Rep. 2016;6:31413. doi:10.1038/srep31413 Read more about Enemies with benefits: parasitic endoliths protect mussels against heat stress. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2016	Lathlean JA, Seuront L, McQuaid CD, Ng TPT, Zardi GI, Nicastro KR. Cheating the Locals: Invasive Mussels Steal and Benefit from the Cooling Effect of Indigenous Mussels. PLoS One. 2016;11(3):e0152556. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152556 Read more about Cheating the Locals: Invasive Mussels Steal and Benefit from the Cooling Effect of Indigenous Mussels. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2015	Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, McQuaid CD, et al. Intraspecific genetic lineages of a marine mussel show behavioural divergence and spatial segregation over a tropical/subtropical biogeographic transition. BMC Evol Biol. 2015;15:100. doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0366-5 Read more about Intraspecific genetic lineages of a marine mussel show behavioural divergence and spatial segregation over a tropical/subtropical biogeographic transition. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2015	Assis J, Zupan M, Nicastro KR, Zardi GI, McQuaid CD, Serrão EA. Oceanographic Conditions Limit the Spread of a Marine Invader along Southern African Shores. PLoS One. 2015;10(6):e0128124. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0128124 Read more about Oceanographic Conditions Limit the Spread of a Marine Invader along Southern African Shores. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2014	Cunha RL, Nicastro KR, Costa J, McQuaid CD, Serrão EA, Zardi GI. Wider sampling reveals a non-sister relationship for geographically contiguous lineages of a marine mussel. Ecol Evol. 2014;4(11):2070-81. doi:10.1002/ece3.1033 Read more about Wider sampling reveals a non-sister relationship for geographically contiguous lineages of a marine mussel. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2013	Nicastro KR, Zardi GI, Teixeira S, Neiva J, Serrão EA, Pearson GA. Shift happens: trailing edge contraction associated with recent warming trends threatens a distinct genetic lineage in the marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus. BMC Biol. 2013;11:6. doi:10.1186/1741-7007-11-6 Read more about Shift happens: trailing edge contraction associated with recent warming trends threatens a distinct genetic lineage in the marine macroalga Fucus vesiculosus. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2012	Coelho NC, Zardi GI, Pearson GA, Serrão EA, Nicastro KR. Characterization of ten highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the intertidal mussel Perna perna, and cross species amplification within the genus. BMC Res Notes. 2012;5:558. doi:10.1186/1756-0500-5-558 Read more about Characterization of ten highly polymorphic microsatellite loci for the intertidal mussel Perna perna, and cross species amplification within the genus. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2012	Nicastro KR, Zardi GI, McQuaid CD, Pearson GA, Serrão EA. Love thy neighbour: group properties of gaping behaviour in mussel aggregations. PLoS One. 2012;7(10):e47382. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047382 Read more about Love thy neighbour: group properties of gaping behaviour in mussel aggregations. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2011	Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, McQuaid CD, Hancke L, Helmuth B. The combination of selection and dispersal helps explain genetic structure in intertidal mussels. Oecologia. 2011;165(4):947-58. doi:10.1007/s00442-010-1788-9 Read more about The combination of selection and dispersal helps explain genetic structure in intertidal mussels. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2011	Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, Cánovas F, Costa JFerreira, Serrão EA, Pearson GA. Adaptive traits are maintained on steep selective gradients despite gene flow and hybridization in the intertidal zone. PLoS One. 2011;6(6):e19402. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019402 Read more about Adaptive traits are maintained on steep selective gradients despite gene flow and hybridization in the intertidal zone. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2010	Nicastro KR, Zardi GI, McQuaid CD, Stephens L, Radloff S, Blatch GL. The role of gaping behaviour in habitat partitioning between coexisting intertidal mussels. BMC Ecol. 2010;10:17. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-10-17 Read more about The role of gaping behaviour in habitat partitioning between coexisting intertidal mussels. Google Scholar PubMed DOI
2009	Zardi GI, Nicastro KR, McQuaid CDavid, Gektidis M. Effects of endolithic parasitism on invasive and indigenous mussels in a variable physical environment. PLoS One. 2009;4(8):e6560. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0006560 Read more about Effects of endolithic parasitism on invasive and indigenous mussels in a variable physical environment. Google Scholar PubMed DOI

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Plastic accumulation in seagrass meadows and saltmarshes

Biodiversity within species can be more important than biodiversity between species