Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds

MS Foster, NA Kamenos, R Riosmena-Rodriguez… - 2013 - eprints.gla.ac.uk
Rhodolith (maërl) beds, communities dominated by free living coralline algae, are a
common feature of subtidal environments worldwide. Well preserved as fossils, they have …

Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges

F Tuya, N Schubert, J Aguirre, D Basso… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …

An overview of rhodoliths: ecological importance and conservation emergency

DA Costa, M Dolbeth, ML Christoffersen… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Red calcareous algae create bio-aggregations ecosystems constituted by carbonate
calcium, with two main morphotypes: geniculate and non-geniculate structures (rhodoliths …

Marine biodiversity of Eastern Tropical Pacific coral reefs

J Cortés, IC Enochs, J Sibaja-Cordero… - Coral reefs of the …, 2017 - Springer
The eastern tropical Pacific (ETP) is an isolated oceanic region exposed to extreme
oceanographic conditions, including low salinity, low pH, high temperatures during El Niño …

Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds in the rock record

J Aguirre, JC Braga, D Bassi - Rhodolith/maërl beds: A global perspective, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Calcareous coralline algae (Rhodophyta; Corallinales, Hapalidiales, and
Sporolithales; corallines hereafter) constitute one of the most widespread and successful …

Effect of temperature on photosynthesis, growth and calcification rates of the free-living coralline alga Lithophyllum margaritae

DL Steller, JM Hernández-Ayón… - Ciencias …, 2007 - scielo.org.mx
Resumen STELLER, DL; HERNANDEZ-AYON, JM; RIOSMENA-RODRIGUEZ, R y
CABELLO-PASINI, A. Effect of temperature on photosynthesis, growth and calcification rates …

Spatial modeling reveals a growing threat to the world's largest rhodolith beds

VS dos Santos, RL de Moura, UR Magdalena… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rhodolith beds comprise a highly biodiverse and productive ecosystem that dominates the
mid and outer shelf of the tropical eastern South American coast. Conservation planning and …

Natural history of rhodolith/maërl beds: their role in near-shore biodiversity and management

R Riosmena-Rodríguez - Rhodolith/Maërl beds: A global perspective, 2017 - Springer
Rhodolith/maërl beds are living and dead aggregations of free-living non-geniculate
coralline algae that cover extensive benthic areas in recent oceans and are common in …

The role of benthic habitat mapping for science and managers: A multi-design approach in the Southeast Brazilian Shelf after a major man-induced disaster

PS Menandro, AC Lavagnino, FV Vieira… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Seabed mapping is currently the baseline information for ocean management and
conservation, and is an indispensable item within research and Marine Spatial Planning …

Reevaluation of the inferred relationship between living rhodolith morphologies, their movement, and water energy: Implications for interpreting paleoceanographic …

LG O'connell, NP James, AS Harvey, J Luick… - …, 2020 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Free-living forms of crustose coralline algae (rhodoliths) accumulate on shallow-water
marine shelves in many regions worldwide. They form their own benthic habitats termed …