Coralline algal beds are comprised of biogenic calcareous formations considered a habitat
of high conservation interest, hosting a high great biodiversity. To assess the status of this …

Palaeoshorelines and associated palaeo-coastal features are studied to reconstruct past
sea level, climate, and depositional environments. Their identification typically depends on …

Current evidence suggests that macroalgal-dominated habitats are important contributors to
the oceanic carbon cycle, though the role of those formed by calcifiers remains controversial …

Bioconstructions such as coralligenous outcrops and maërl beds are typical Mediterranean
underwater seascapes. Fine-scale knowledge on the distribution of these sensitive habitats …

The most important groups of modern red calcareous algae are the Mg-calcite secreting
Corallinales and Sporolithales, and the aragonitic Peyssonneliales and Nemaliales. They …

The ongoing increase in anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions is changing the
global marine environment and is causing warming and acidification of the oceans …

1. The protocols available for sampling and monitoring shallow subtidal rhodolith beds
(RBs) are inadequate for the deep Mediterranean analogues, and need calibration in order …

The available references to rhodolith beds have been analyzed for a total of 125 locations in
the Mediterranean Sea, equally distributed in the eastern and western sub-basins …

Rhodolith beds (RBs) are bioconstructions characterized by coralline algae, which provide
habitat for several associated species. Mediterranean RBs are usually located in the …

Rhodolith beds represent a key habitat worldwide, from tropical to polar ecosystems.
Despite this habitat is considered a hotspot of biodiversity, providing a suite of ecosystem …