Abstract The genus Dictyota (Dictyotales, Phaeophyceae) comprises parenchymatous algae
occurring predominantly in tropical to warm-temperate waters and has gathered attention …

Continental Portugal and its two archipelagos (Azores Islands and Madeira Islands) present
a very interesting and diverse seaweed community. Its great diversity results for example …

Biological invasions are considered one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss.
Here we use a before-after-control-impact (BACI) design to investigate the impact of …

Understanding the complex factors and mechanisms driving the functioning of coastal
ecosystems is vital towards assessing how organisms, ecosystems, and ultimately human …

Species of the genera Cystoseira, Ericaria, Gongolaria, and Sargassum (family
Sargassaceae) are key components of the Mediterranean-Atlantic marine forests, essential …

Large brown macroalgae are foundational threatened species in coastal ecosystems from
the subtropical northeastern Atlantic, where they have exhibited a drastic decline in recent …

Marine forests ecosystems are typical of temperate rocky benthic areas. These systems are
formed by canopy-forming macroalgae (Laminariales, Tilopteridales, and Fucales) of high …

Relationships between sea urchins and noncrustose macroalgae are typically nonlinear,
and an abrupt phase shift from a barren to a macroalgae‐dominated state and vice versa …

Sea urchins play an important role in island coastal ecosystems as keystone species and as
potential resources for harvesting and aquaculture. In Southern Europe, the most valuable …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be an effective tool for the conservation and
management of marine coastal habitats. MPAs have been shown to halt habitat degradation …