An overview of marine non-indigenous species found in three contrasting biogeographic metropolitan French regions: Insights on distribution, origins and pathways of …

C Massé, F Viard, S Humbert, E Antajan, I Auby… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biological invasions are one of the main global threats to biodiversity in terrestrial,
freshwater and marine ecosystems worldwide, requiring effective inventorying and …

The elephant in the room: Introduced species also profit from refuge creation by artificial fish habitats

RPM Gauff, E Joubert, A Curd, A Carlier… - Marine Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasingly, ecological rehabilitation is envisioned to mitigate and revert impacts of ocean
sprawl on coastal marine biodiversity. While in the past studies have demonstrated the …

Distribution of native and non-indigenous bivalves and their settlers along an urban gradient

RPM Gauff, F Mugnai, FP Mancuso, F Porri… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Marine coastal habitats are often characterized by strong gradients of anthropogenic
disturbance such as pollution, typically most severe at urban waterfronts. These variations …

[PDF][PDF] First joint morphological and molecular detection of Watersipora subatra in the Mediterranean Sea presented in an updated genus phylogeny to resolve …

RPM Gauff, M Bouchoucha, A Curd… - Aquatic …, 2023 - aquaticinvasions.arphahub.com
Introduced species constitute a critical bio-security issue worldwide and the precise
monitoring of their spread is crucial for their management. For species forming cryptic …

Location and building material determine fouling assemblages within marinas: A case study in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic, Portugal)

J Sempere-Valverde, P Ramalhosa, S Chebaane… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Marinas are hubs for non-indigenous species (NIS) and constitute the nodes of a network of
highly modified water bodies (HMWB) connected by recreational maritime traffic. Floating …

Unexpected biotic homogenization masks the effect of a pollution gradient on local variability of community structure in a marine urban environment

R Gauff, D Davoult, O Bohner, J Coudret… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization of coastal habitats, often exemplified by harbors and marinas, has led to
various ecological paradigms, questioning the functioning of these new ecosystems. In the …

Diversity and structure of epibenthic communities across subtidal artificial hard habitats in the Bay of Cherbourg (English Channel)

B Taormina, JC Leclerc, AM Rusig, M Navon, M Deloor… - Biofouling, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
To inform the performance of ecological engineering designs for artificial structures at sea, it
is essential to characterise their impacts on the epibenthic communities colonising them. In …

[HTML][HTML] Fouling community shows high resistance and metabolic resilience towards experimental high intensity heatwave

RPM Gauff, S Greff, O Bohner, S Loisel… - Marine Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is predicted to increase the prevalence of marine heatwaves with an
increase in heatwave frequency and intensity. While some studies have shown the effect of …

The French benthic newcomers: new records of Ampithoe valida SI Smith, 1873 and Polydora colonia Moore, 1907 in Brittany, first record of Bispira polyomma …

G Droual, A Curd, R Gauff, B Gouillieux… - BioInvasions …, 2024 - archimer.ifremer.fr
As introduced species constitute a major threat to biodiversity, it is crucial to properly monitor
their spread to new regions. The present study reports new records of four species: 1) the …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring Non-Indigenous Species with Passive Sampling Methods in an Oceanic Island

A Diem, P Ramalhosa, E Cacabelos, J Ferrario… - Journal of Marine …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The synergistic effects of biological invasions have long been considered significant causes
of biodiversity loss worldwide. Therefore, early detection monitoring is crucial in mitigating …