Habitat shifts of the vulnerable crinoid Leptometra phalangium under climate change scenarios

J Millot, V Georges, V Lauria, T Hattab… - Progress in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crinoid beds of Leptometra phalangium (Müller, 1841) have been identified as sensitive
habitats by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) due to their …

Deep-water species assemblages on the trawlable bottoms of the Central Mediterranean: Changes or not over time?

P Maiorano, P Ricci, G Chimienti, C Calculli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Deep-sea communities are impacted by several anthropogenic activities, such as fisheries,
which still remain one of the most damaging on the marine environments in terms of …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial Distribution and Temporal Variation of Megafauna in Circalittoral and Bathyal Soft Bottoms of the Westernmost Biodiversity Hotspot of the …

C García-Ruiz, M Hidalgo, C Ciércoles… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost sub-basin of the Mediterranean Sea, and it is
connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Strait of Gibraltar. The Alboran Ridge is located …

Ecosystem-based assessment of a widespread Mediterranean marine habitat: The Coastal Detrital Bottoms, with a special focus on epibenthic assemblages

P Astruch, A Orts, T Schohn, B Belloni… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Coastal detrital bottoms (CDB) are one of the most extensive habitats of the
continental shelf worldwide, in the upper levels of the circalittoral zone. Hosting a diverse …

Sponge Community Patterns in Mesophotic and Deep-Sea Habitats in the Aegean and Ionian Seas

C Stamouli, V Gerovasileiou, E Voultsiadou - Journal of Marine Science …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sponge assemblages play a significant role in the functioning of the Mediterranean benthic
ecosystem. The main goal of this study was to investigate the diversity and distribution of …

Improving the sampling efficiency of benthic species and communities using complementary gears: beam trawl and bottom trawl

MT FARRIOLS, A SERRAT… - Mediterranean …, 2024 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Benthic species and habitats are receiving increasing attention in the framework of
European regulations such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the …

Temporal and spatial changes in the megabenthic invertebrate fauna of Cockburn Sound; a heavily-utilised coastal embayment

BJ Roots - 2024 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Temporal and spatial changes in the megabenthic invertebrate fauna of Cockburn Sound; a
heavily-utilised coastal embayment Page 1 murdoch.edu.au CRICOS provider code:00125J …