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  1. Book: Coral reef conservation

    Côté, Isabelle M.

    (Conservation biology ; 13)

    2006  

    Institution Fisheries Conservation Foundation
    Author's details Fisheries Conservation Foundation. Ed. by Isabelle M. Côté
    Series title Conservation biology ; 13
    Conservation biology series
    Collection Conservation biology series
    Keywords Coral reef conservation ; Coral reef ecology
    Language English
    Size XIX, 568 S., [8] Bl. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.
    Publisher Cambridge Univ. Press
    Publishing place Cambridge u.a.
    Publishing country Great Britain
    Document type Book
    HBZ-ID HT014725028
    ISBN 0-521-85536-5 ; 978-0-521-85536-5 ; 0-521-67145-0 ; 978-0-521-67145-3
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: Management thresholds shift under the influence of multiple stressors: Eelgrass meadows as a case study

    Dunic, Jillian C. / Côté, Isabelle M.

    Conservation Letters. 2023 Mar., v. 16, no. 2 p.e12938-

    2023  

    Abstract: As human activities increase in intensity and extent, ecosystems face growing threats from multiple stressors. Successful management requires identifying measurable targets, which is challenging because of data limitations, nonlinear ecosystem responses, ...

    Abstract As human activities increase in intensity and extent, ecosystems face growing threats from multiple stressors. Successful management requires identifying measurable targets, which is challenging because of data limitations, nonlinear ecosystem responses, and potentially shifting targets under multiple stressors. To identify critical management values and determine whether these values shift in the presence of multiple stressors, we use eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows as a model system. We reviewed 20 studies that measured the effects of light and temperature on eelgrass performance, providing 109 unique study–site–treatment combinations. We modeled the interactive effect of temperature and light on eelgrass population growth rate (i.e., lateral shoot production rates) using a hierarchical generalized additive model and predicted population growth rates across a range of light levels and temperatures. We found that two critical performance metrics of population growth, zero‐growth and maximum growth rates, shifted across a gradient of light and temperature, suggesting that fixed management targets linked to population growth rates might be unsuitable for managing meadows under multiple stressors. Our approach bridges the gap between data from laboratory and field studies and could be developed into an interactive management tool.
    Keywords Zostera marina ; case studies ; ecosystems ; humans ; models ; population growth ; temperature
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-03
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 2430375-6
    ISSN 1755-263X
    ISSN 1755-263X
    DOI 10.1111/conl.12938
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  3. Article ; Online: Do classical and computerized cognitive tests have equal intrarater reliability in myotonic dystrophy type 1?

    Fortin, Julie / Côté, Isabelle / Gagnon, Cynthia / Gallais, Benjamin

    Neuromuscular disorders : NMD

    2023  Volume 33, Issue 6, Page(s) 490–497

    Abstract: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic inherited neuromuscular disease leading to central nervous system symptoms, including cognitive impairments, among multiple other symptoms. However, information is presently lacking regarding the ... ...

    Abstract Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic inherited neuromuscular disease leading to central nervous system symptoms, including cognitive impairments, among multiple other symptoms. However, information is presently lacking regarding the psychometric properties of neuropsychological tests and promising computerized cognitive tests, such as the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Myotonic Dystrophy/epidemiology ; Reproducibility of Results ; Neuropsychological Tests ; Cognitive Dysfunction/diagnosis ; Cognitive Dysfunction/etiology ; Memory, Short-Term
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1077681-3
    ISSN 1873-2364 ; 0960-8966
    ISSN (online) 1873-2364
    ISSN 0960-8966
    DOI 10.1016/j.nmd.2023.04.008
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  4. Article ; Online: Functional niches of cleanerfish species are mediated by habitat use, cleaning intensity and client selectivity.

    Côté, Isabelle M / Brandl, Simon J

    The Journal of animal ecology

    2021  Volume 90, Issue 12, Page(s) 2834–2847

    Abstract: An animal's functional niche is a complex, multidimensional construct, mediated by an individual's morphology, physiology and behaviour. Behavioural aspects of the niche can be difficult to quantify, as their expression is often subtle and tailored to an ...

    Abstract An animal's functional niche is a complex, multidimensional construct, mediated by an individual's morphology, physiology and behaviour. Behavioural aspects of the niche can be difficult to quantify, as their expression is often subtle and tailored to an infinite number of different situations that involve sophisticated mechanisms such as mutualisms, species dominance or fear effects. The extreme diversity of tropical fish assemblages has led to extensive debate over the extent to which species differ in their resource use and functional role. Ectoparasite removal by cleanerfish species is considered a behaviourally complex interspecific interaction in vertebrates, but differences in the services rendered by various species of cleanerfish, and potential consequences for the range of clients (i.e. resources) they attract, have rarely been examined. Here, we quantify differences among three coexisting species of morphologically similar cleaner wrasses (Labroides bicolor, L. dimidiatus and L. pectoralis) in the global centre of marine biodiversity, the Coral Triangle. We found no clear taxonomic partitioning of clients among cleanerfishes. However, the three cleanerfish species exhibited distinct habitat preferences, and differed in their cleaning intensity: L. bicolor serviced the fewest species and clients, while L. pectoralis serviced the most clients and spent the most time cleaning. Accordingly, L. pectoralis showed no preference for clients based on client size or abundance, while both L. bicolor and L. dimidiatus had a higher likelihood of interacting with clients based on their size (larger client species in L. bicolor, smaller client species in L. dimidiatus) and abundance (more abundant client species for both). Our results suggest that the services rendered by the three species of cleanerfishes differ in their spatial availability, quality and selectivity, thus permitting the coexistence of these species despite their ecological similarity. This, in turn, creates a complex seascape of species-specific cleaning services that underpins crucial biotic interactions in the ocean's most diverse ecosystem.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Coral Reefs ; Ecosystem ; Fishes ; Perciformes ; Symbiosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 3024-7
    ISSN 1365-2656 ; 0021-8790
    ISSN (online) 1365-2656
    ISSN 0021-8790
    DOI 10.1111/1365-2656.13585
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  5. Article: A real-world study of Nusinersen effects in adults with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 and 3.

    Côté, Isabelle / Hodgkinson, Victoria / Nury, Marianne / Bastenier-Boutin, Louis / Rodrigue, Xavier

    The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques

    2024  , Page(s) 1–25

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 197622-9
    ISSN 0317-1671
    ISSN 0317-1671
    DOI 10.1017/cjn.2024.49
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  6. Article ; Online: Predicting levels of prolonged grief disorder symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrated approach of classical data exploration, predictive machine learning, and explainable AI.

    Cherblanc, Jacques / Gaboury, Sébastien / Maître, Julien / Côté, Isabelle / Cadell, Susan / Bergeron-Leclerc, Christiane

    Journal of affective disorders

    2024  Volume 351, Page(s) 746–754

    Abstract: Background: Prior studies on Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) primarily employed classical approaches to link bereaved individuals' characteristics with PGD symptom levels. This study utilized machine learning to identify key factors influencing PGD ... ...

    Abstract Background: Prior studies on Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) primarily employed classical approaches to link bereaved individuals' characteristics with PGD symptom levels. This study utilized machine learning to identify key factors influencing PGD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Methods: We analyzed data from 479 participants through an online survey, employing classical data exploration, predictive machine learning, and SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to determine key factors influencing PGD symptoms measured with the Traumatic Grief Inventory - Self Report (TGI-SR) from 19 variables, comparing five predictive models.
    Results: The classical approach identified eight variables associated with a possible PGD (TGI-SR score ≥ 59): unexpected causes of death, living alone, seeking professional support, taking anxiety and/or depression medications, using more grief services (telephone or online supports) and more confrontation-oriented coping strategies, and higher levels of depression and anxiety. Using machine learning techniques, the CatBoost algorithm provided the best predictive model of the TGI-SR score (r
    Conclusions: This pioneering approach within the field of grief research enabled us to leverage the extensive dataset collected during the pandemic, facilitating a deeper comprehension of the predominant factors influencing the grieving process for individuals who experienced loss during this period.
    Limitations: This study acknowledges self-selection bias, limited sample diversity, and suggests further research is needed to fully understand the predictors of PGD symptoms.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Bereavement ; Pandemics ; Prolonged Grief Disorder ; COVID-19 ; Grief ; Artificial Intelligence ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-28
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 135449-8
    ISSN 1573-2517 ; 0165-0327
    ISSN (online) 1573-2517
    ISSN 0165-0327
    DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.236
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  7. Article ; Online: Abundance modulates the ecosystem functional contributions of two sympatric Caribbean sea cucumbers.

    Munger, Rachel / Watkins, Hannah V / Dunic, Jillian C / Côté, Isabelle M

    PeerJ

    2023  Volume 11, Page(s) e14823

    Abstract: In highly diverse systems such as coral reefs, many species appear to fulfil similar ecological roles, suggesting that they might be ecologically equivalent. However, even if species provide similar functions, the magnitude of those roles could modulate ... ...

    Abstract In highly diverse systems such as coral reefs, many species appear to fulfil similar ecological roles, suggesting that they might be ecologically equivalent. However, even if species provide similar functions, the magnitude of those roles could modulate their impact within ecosystems. Here, we compare the functional contributions of two common, co-occurring Caribbean sea cucumber species,
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Ecosystem ; Sea Cucumbers ; Coral Reefs ; Caribbean Region ; Holothuria
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-16
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2703241-3
    ISSN 2167-8359 ; 2167-8359
    ISSN (online) 2167-8359
    ISSN 2167-8359
    DOI 10.7717/peerj.14823
    Database MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  8. Article ; Online: Effects of sediment on spore performance as a potential constraint on kelp distribution.

    Picard, Manon M M / Johnson, Ladd E / Côté, Isabelle M

    Marine pollution bulletin

    2022  Volume 185, Issue Pt B, Page(s) 114336

    Abstract: Kelp habitats contribute to marine productivity and diversity, making understanding the constraints on their distribution important. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Alaria esculenta occupies a subset of Saccharina latissima's range. Since tolerance to ... ...

    Abstract Kelp habitats contribute to marine productivity and diversity, making understanding the constraints on their distribution important. In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Alaria esculenta occupies a subset of Saccharina latissima's range. Since tolerance to sedimentation by early life stages was suggested to cause this contrasting distribution, we tested the influence of sediment levels on spore attachment and development. For both species, the proportion of attached spores that developed decreased with increasing sediment. However, spore attachment and gametophyte density increased with sediment concentration but only for Saccharina. At the maximum sediment level examined, spore attachment and gametophyte densities of the two species were similar, contrary to the idea that sediment effects on early life stages explain differences in adult distribution. Further investigation, particularly with higher sediment loads, is required to confirm this conclusion. As turbidity is increasing globally, understanding the mechanisms underpinning changes in seaweed distribution will facilitate appropriate local-scale management.
    MeSH term(s) Kelp ; Phaeophyceae ; Spores ; Seaweed ; Ecosystem
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-10
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2001296-2
    ISSN 1879-3363 ; 0025-326X
    ISSN (online) 1879-3363
    ISSN 0025-326X
    DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114336
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  9. Article ; Online: Effects of sea cucumber fishing on tropical seagrass productivity

    Watkins, Hannah V. / Munger, Rachel B. / Côté, Isabelle M.

    Ecosphere. 2023 May, v. 14, no. 5 p.e4543-

    2023  

    Abstract: Fishing can drive major ecological change in coastal ecosystems and is typically examined through top‐down trophic impacts. However, the massive removal of biomass can also disrupt key ecological bottom‐up processes, though how these effects shape ... ...

    Abstract Fishing can drive major ecological change in coastal ecosystems and is typically examined through top‐down trophic impacts. However, the massive removal of biomass can also disrupt key ecological bottom‐up processes, though how these effects shape ecosystems is poorly understood. Here, we examined the ecological roles of two species of commercially exploited sea cucumbers thought to promote primary productivity in nutrient‐poor environments through nutrient provisioning and sediment processing. Using a large‐scale field experiment, we tested whether simulated sea cucumber fishing affected seagrass productivity in a natural system comprising reef and seagrass patches that varied in abundance of vertebrate nutrient providers (i.e., fishes). Our findings were scale‐ and metric‐specific: while we could not detect a change in patch‐level seagrass productivity in response to simulated sea cucumber fishing, individual leaf extension rates were ~15% lower at sites where all sea cucumbers were removed, relative to the highest density, unfished sites. Interestingly, there was no concomitant effect of nutrients from the more abundant reef‐associated fishes, which contribute far more nutrients overall than sea cucumbers. This suggests that sea cucumbers are likely mediating seagrass growth through mechanisms other than direct nutrient provisioning, perhaps through processes associated with sediment processing. Our study demonstrates the potential consequences of under‐regulated and unmonitored sea cucumber fishing on foundation species like seagrasses, while highlighting the importance of taking a community‐based approach to these types of field experiments.
    Keywords Holothuroidea ; biomass ; field experimentation ; leaves ; primary productivity ; seagrasses ; sediments ; vertebrates
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-05
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 2572257-8
    ISSN 2150-8925
    ISSN 2150-8925
    DOI 10.1002/ecs2.4543
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  10. Article: Functional niches of cleanerfish species are mediated by habitat use, cleaning intensity and client selectivity

    Côté, Isabelle M. / Brandl, Simon J.

    journal of animal ecology. 2021 Dec., v. 90, no. 12

    2021  

    Abstract: An animal's functional niche is a complex, multidimensional construct, mediated by an individual's morphology, physiology and behaviour. Behavioural aspects of the niche can be difficult to quantify, as their expression is often subtle and tailored to an ...

    Abstract An animal's functional niche is a complex, multidimensional construct, mediated by an individual's morphology, physiology and behaviour. Behavioural aspects of the niche can be difficult to quantify, as their expression is often subtle and tailored to an infinite number of different situations that involve sophisticated mechanisms such as mutualisms, species dominance or fear effects. The extreme diversity of tropical fish assemblages has led to extensive debate over the extent to which species differ in their resource use and functional role. Ectoparasite removal by cleanerfish species is considered a behaviourally complex interspecific interaction in vertebrates, but differences in the services rendered by various species of cleanerfish, and potential consequences for the range of clients (i.e. resources) they attract, have rarely been examined. Here, we quantify differences among three coexisting species of morphologically similar cleaner wrasses (Labroides bicolor, L. dimidiatus and L. pectoralis) in the global centre of marine biodiversity, the Coral Triangle. We found no clear taxonomic partitioning of clients among cleanerfishes. However, the three cleanerfish species exhibited distinct habitat preferences, and differed in their cleaning intensity: L. bicolor serviced the fewest species and clients, while L. pectoralis serviced the most clients and spent the most time cleaning. Accordingly, L. pectoralis showed no preference for clients based on client size or abundance, while both L. bicolor and L. dimidiatus had a higher likelihood of interacting with clients based on their size (larger client species in L. bicolor, smaller client species in L. dimidiatus) and abundance (more abundant client species for both). Our results suggest that the services rendered by the three species of cleanerfishes differ in their spatial availability, quality and selectivity, thus permitting the coexistence of these species despite their ecological similarity. This, in turn, creates a complex seascape of species‐specific cleaning services that underpins crucial biotic interactions in the ocean's most diverse ecosystem.
    Keywords biodiversity ; ecosystems ; ectoparasites ; fearfulness ; habitat preferences ; physiology ; tropical fish
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-12
    Size p. 2834-2847.
    Publishing place John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
    Document type Article
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 3024-7
    ISSN 1365-2656 ; 0021-8790
    ISSN (online) 1365-2656
    ISSN 0021-8790
    DOI 10.1111/1365-2656.13585
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