Marine foundation species are the biotic basis for many of the world's coastal ecosystems,
providing structural habitat, food, and protection for myriad plants and animals as well as …

The relevance of considering environmental variability for understanding and predicting
biological responses to environmental changes has resulted in a recent surge in variability …

The response of Posidonia oceanica meadows to global warming of the Eastern
Mediterranean Sea, where the increase in sea surface temperature (SST) is particularly …

Abstract The Mediterranean Sea has been experiencing rapid increases in temperature and
salinity triggering its tropicalization. Additionally, its connection with the Red Sea has been …

Coastal ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass, are in global decline.
Mitigation approaches include restoration and other managed recovery interventions. To …

Seagrasses harbour bacterial communities with which they constitute a functional unit called
holobiont that responds as a whole to environmental changes. Epiphytic bacterial …

We assessed the potential of dead seagrass Posidonia oceanica matte to act as a
biogeochemical sink and provide a coherent archive of environmental change in a …

Anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems have led to a decline of biodiversity across
the oceans, threatening invaluable ecosystem services on which we depend. Ecological …

The tropical seagrass Halophila stipulacea invaded the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in the
late nineteenth century and progressively spread throughout the basin ever since. Its spread …

The seagrass Halophila stipulacea is native to the Red Sea. It invaded the Mediterranean
over the past century and most of the Caribbean over the last two decades. Understanding …