Seagrass meadows (Posidonia oceanica) distribution and trajectories of change

L Telesca, A Belluscio, A Criscoli, G Ardizzone… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Posidonia oceanica meadows are declining at alarming rates due to climate change and
human activities. Although P. oceanica is considered the most important and well-studied …

Ecoregion-based conservation planning in the Mediterranean: dealing with large-scale heterogeneity

S Giakoumi, M Sini, V Gerovasileiou, T Mazor, J Beher… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Spatial priorities for the conservation of three key Mediterranean habitats, ie seagrass
Posidonia oceanica meadows, coralligenous formations, and marine caves, were …

Climate change and Mediterranean seagrass meadows: a synopsis for environmental managers

G Pergent, H Bazairi, CN Bianchi… - Mediterranean …, 2014 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
This synopsis focuses on the effects of climate change on Mediterranean seagrasses, and
associated communities, and on the contribution of the main species, Posidonia oceanica, to …

The impact of 85 years of coastal development on shallow seagrass beds (Posidonia oceanica L.(Delile)) in South Eastern France: A slow but steady loss without …

F Holon, P Boissery, A Guilbert, E Freschet… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Shallow Posidonia oceanica beds (0 to− 15 m), the most common seagrass in the
Mediterranean, were mapped from aerial photographs dating from the 1920's and from 2012 …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in the northwestern Mediterranean: Could climate change be to blame?

G Pergent, C Pergent-Martini… - Comptes …, 2015 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
The distribution and the vitality of the P. oceanica meadow were monitored in the western
Mediterranean at 15 sites along the coasts of Corsica (1000 km of coastline) using two …

High xenodiversity versus low native diversity in the south-eastern Mediterranean: bryozoans from the coastal zone of Lebanon

JG Harmelin, G Bitar, H Zibrowius - Mediterranean Marine Science, 2016 - hal.science
Because of its location in the warmest corner of the Mediterranean, its proximity to the
northern entrance of the Suez Canal, ie the gateway for massive exotic biota introduction …

Palaeoclimatic conditions in the Mediterranean explain genetic diversity of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows

RM Chefaoui, CM Duarte, EA Serrão - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Past environmental conditions in the Mediterranean Sea have been proposed as main
drivers of the current patterns of distribution of genetic structure of the seagrass Posidonia …

Continuous mapping of benthic habitats along the coast of Corsica: A tool for the inventory and monitoring of blue carbon ecosystems

A Valette-Sansevin, G Pergent… - Mediterranean …, 2019 - ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr
Continuous mapping of the benthic marine habitats along the coast of Corsica is based on a
synthesis of all available historical data as well as new studies concerning sectors that are …

Seagrass recovery after fish farm relocation in the eastern Mediterranean

D Kletou, P Kleitou, I Savva, MJ Attrill… - Marine environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Finfish aquaculture has damaged seagrass meadows worldwide as wastes from the farms
can kill these habitat-forming plants. In Cyprus, the Mediterranean endemic Posidonia …

Seagrass of vasiliko bay, eastern mediterranean: Lost cause or priority conservation habitat?

D Kletou, P Kleitou, I Savva, MJ Attrill… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mediterranean coasts are affected by multiple mounting pressures. In Cyprus, marine fish
farming has grown rapidly in the past decade and is concentrated in the west side of Vasiliko …