A decision-support framework for the restoration of Cystoseira sensu lato forests

CJ Smith, J Verdura, N Papadopoulou… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Macroalgal forests characterised by species of the genus Cystoseira sensu lato form
important shallow coastal rocky habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. These forests support a …

Conservation and restoration of marine forests in the Mediterranean Sea and the potential role of Marine Protected Areas

F Gianni, F Bartolini, L Airoldi… - … in oceanography and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Cystoseira species are some of the most important marine ecosystem-engineers, forming
extended canopies comparable to land forests. Such forests are sensitive to human …

[PDF][PDF] Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

K Tsirintanis, E Azzurro, F Crocetta, M Dimiza… - Aquatic …, 2022 - amu.hal.science
Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

The structure of Mediterranean rocky reef ecosystems across environmental and human gradients, and conservation implications

E Sala, E Ballesteros, P Dendrinos, A Di Franco… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Historical exploitation of the Mediterranean Sea and the absence of rigorous baselines
makes it difficult to evaluate the current health of the marine ecosystems and the efficacy of …

Tropical rabbitfish and the deforestation of a warming temperate sea

A Vergés, F Tomas, E Cebrian, E Ballesteros… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
A striking example of climate‐mediated range shifts in marine systems is the intrusion of
tropical species into temperate areas world‐wide, but we know very little about the …

Decline and local extinction of Fucales in French Riviera: the harbinger of future extinctions?

T Thibaut, A Blanfuné… - Mediterranean …, 2015 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Abstract The French Riviera is one of the Mediterranean areas that has been longest and
most thoroughly impacted by human activities. Fucales are long-lived, large-sized brown …

Accelerating tropicalization and the transformation of temperate seagrass meadows

GA Hyndes, KL Heck Jr, A Vergés, ES Harvey… - Bioscience, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Climate-driven changes are altering production and functioning of biotic assemblages in
terrestrial and aquatic environments. In temperate coastal waters, rising sea temperatures …

The overlooked role of biotic factors in controlling the ecological performance of artificial marine habitats

F Ferrario, L Iveša, A Jaklin… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial structures are sprawling in marine seascapes as a result of burgeoning coastal
populations, increasing development and energy demand, and greater risks from climate …

[图书][B] Sea urchins: biology and ecology

JM Lawrence - 2013 - books.google.com
This fully revised and expanded edition of Sea Urchins provides a wide-ranging
understanding of the biology and ecology of this key component of the world's oceans …

The fate of Cystoseira crinita, a forest-forming Fucale (Phaeophyceae, Stramenopiles), in France (North Western Mediterranean Sea)

A Blanfuné, CF Boudouresque, M Verlaque… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea, Fucales, and in particular the species of the genus
Cystoseira C. Agardh, are habitat-forming species dominating several benthic assemblages …