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Marine Ecology Lab @ScrosatiLab

This is the Marine Ecology Lab at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada).

Joined March 2017
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Data on the distribution of algae and invertebrates along gradients of intertidal elevation, wave exposure, and ice scour. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1…

Frontiers | Abundance of seaweeds and invertebrates along gradients of intertidal elevation, wave...

The ongoing climatic and oceanographic changes are altering historical patterns of species abundance and community structure across the globe (Pinsky et al.,...

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Wind-driven coastal upwelling in Nova Scotia (Atlantic Canada) is linked to ENSO conditions. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1…

Frontiers | Wind-driven upwelling on the Nova Scotia coast (Atlantic Canada) is related to ENSO...

Coastal upwelling is a common oceanographic phenomenon around the world. It typically involves the upsurge of cold, nutrient-rich waters from depths while su...

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A new scientific study evaluates ecological interactions among intertidal species on the Atlantic Canadian coast. doi.org/10.3390/ecologies603…

Interactions Between Sessile Species Groups from Wave-Exposed Rocky Intertidal Habitats in Atlantic...

Within biogeographic regions, local communities are structured mainly by abiotic (environmental) filtering, external resource supply, and biotic interactions. In recent years, we investigated abiotic...

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This is one of the clearest cases of an intertidal "desert"! doi.org/10.3390/d17080535

A Rocky Intertidal Desert at the Head of a Large Macrotidal Estuary in Quebec, Canada

This article documents the widespread absence of sessile species in bedrock intertidal habitats at the head of the St. Lawrence Estuary, a large macrotidal estuary located in eastern Canada. Extens...

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The stability of rocky intertidal communities along the Nova Scotia coast is changing with the ongoing climate and oceanographic change: doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1…

Frontiers | Signs of latitudinal changes in the stability of rocky intertidal communities from...

By altering historic environmental conditions, the ongoing climatic and oceanographic change is modifying the structure of biological communities worldwide (...

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A new article discusses how upwelling intensity can help predict the recruitment of coastal marine invertebrates: doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19470

Support for the intermittent upwelling hypothesis using 10 years of barnacle recruitment data from...

Recruitment is a key demographic step for the persistence of populations, so understanding its drivers has traditionally been a relevant goal of ecology. On marine rocky shores, coastal oceanography...

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Arctic coastal biodiversity research and climate change, a horizon scan. doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.…
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A horizon scan for Arctic coastal biodiversity research: Understanding changes requires international collaboration. doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.…
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Coastal marine foundation species... explained for kids! doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.14…

Organisms That Create Homes for Other Organisms on Marine Shores

The intertidal zone is a narrow strip along marine shores where the ocean meets land. Tides make this environment different from any other. Every day, low tides expose the intertidal zone to the air,...

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A horizon scan for Arctic coastal biodiversity: doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.…
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New article describes the abundance-occupancy relationship in invertebrate assemblages from intertidal mussel stands: doi.org/10.3390/ecologies601…

The Interspecific Abundance–Occupancy Relationship in Invertebrate Metacommunities Associated with...

To explain the distribution and abundance of species, ecology searches for general models. A pattern often encountered in nature is the interspecific abundance–occupancy relationship (AOR), which...

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A rare finding of an intertidal chiton in Nova Scotia, Canada! doi.org/10.3390/d16110667

Extremely Rare Finding of a Chiton (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) in a Rocky Intertidal Habitat in Nova...

Chitons are a group of mollusks (polyplacophores) that differ from the mollusks that are most often found on marine rocky shores (bivalves and gastropods). On the Atlantic coast of North America,...

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Northern barnacles seem to be benefiting from warmer seas! doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18208

Massive barnacle recruitment on the Gulf of St. Lawrence coast of Nova Scotia (Canada) in 2024...

With the ongoing climate and oceanographic change, an increasing number of studies are reporting dramatic population losses caused by thermal extremes in intertidal habitats. Under moderate warming,...

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After the mass loss of intertidal mussels following the severe 2023 winter cold snap in Nova Scotia, mussel recolonization is actively taking place as of July 2024! doi.org/10.3390/d16080503

Recolonization of Intertidal Mussels in Nova Scotia (Canada) after Their Mass Disappearance...

In February 2023, a severe cold snap took place in Atlantic Canada and was followed by the mass loss of mussels at mid-to-high intertidal elevations on the southeastern Nova Scotia coast. This loss...

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Fatty acid composition as a function of latitude in barnacle cyprid larvae doi.org/10.1002/lno.12592
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New paper on the snow crab fishery in Atlantic Canada: doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.202…
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Three years after the deadly 2021 heatwave in southwestern Canada, intertidal mussels are actively recolonizing the shore. mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/7/396

Recovery of Intertidal Mussel Stands Three Years after the Severe 2021 Heatwave in British Columb...

In the early summer of 2021, an intense heatwave killed millions of intertidal mussels in British Columbia, Canada. Using photographs taken three years later (June 2024), this article provides visual...

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New article from the Marine Ecology Lab: doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17697
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Ecology Letters published this article: "David versus Goliath: Early career researchers in an unethical publishing system" (doi.org/10.1111/ele.14395). However, what OBJECTIVE METRIC should be used to classify a peer-reviewed journal as ethical or "unethical"?
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A new article in "Marine Biology" explores the non-lethal effects that predatory snails have on mussels. doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-0…
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