Impacts of marine litter on Mediterranean reef systems: from shallow to deep waters

M Angiolillo, T Fortibuoni - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biogenic reefs are known worldwide to play a key role in benthic ecosystems, enhancing
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning at every level, from shallow to deeper waters …

Marine litter in submarine canyons: A systematic review and critical synthesis

I Hernandez, JS Davies, VAI Huvenne… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The presence of marine litter is of concern in submarine canyons, although research in this
area is still in its infancy. A critical synthesis and literature review selecting studies with …

Distribution of seafloor litter and its interaction with benthic organisms in deep waters of the Ligurian Sea (Northwestern Mediterranean)

M Angiolillo, O Gérigny, T Valente, MC Fabri… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most polluted marine basins and currently
serves as a hotspot for marine litter. The seafloor represents the ultimate sink for most litter …

The waste collector: information from a pilot study on the interaction between the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris, Cuvier, 1797) and marine litter in bottom traps …

C Pedà, F Longo, C Berti, F Laface… - Marine Pollution …, 2022 - Elsevier
Few studies focused on behaviour adaptations of organisms to marine litter (ML) pollution in
Mediterranean Sea. This research, investigates on some behavior traits of Octopus vulgaris …

Impact of plastic pollution on marine life in the Mediterranean Sea

A Anastasopoulou, T Fortibuoni - Plastics in the Aquatic Environment-Part I …, 2019 - Springer
Marine litter is an environmental problem of global concern with well-documented impacts
on marine biodiversity and ecosystems. At a global scale, marine litter is mainly composed …

Megabenthic communities of the Ligurian deep continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea)

F Enrichetti, C Dominguez-Carrió, M Toma… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The Ligurian Sea is one of the most studied Mediterranean basins. Since the beginning of
the last century, many research expeditions have characterized its benthic and pelagic …

[HTML][HTML] Sea pens as indicators of macrofaunal communities in deep-sea sediments: Evidence from the Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area

M Miatta, PVR Snelgrove - Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pennatulacean octocorals (sea pens), one of the primary conservation targets of the
Laurentian Channel Marine Protected Area (MPA) in eastern Canada, occur at high …

Diversity, structure and spatial distribution of megabenthic communities in Cap de Creus continental shelf and submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean)

C Dominguez-Carrió, JL Riera, K Robert… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The continental shelf and submarine canyon off Cap de Creus (NW Mediterranean) were
declared a Site of Community Importance (SCI) within the Natura 2000 Network in 2014 …

Spatial and temporal environmental heterogeneity induced by internal tides influences faunal patterns on vertical walls within a submarine canyon

TRR Pearman, K Robert, A Callaway… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Vertical walls of submarine canyons represent features of high conservation value that can
provide natural areas of protection for vulnerable marine ecosystems under increasing …

Exploring a deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystem: Isidella elongata (Esper, 1788) species assemblages in the Western and Central Mediterranean

P Carbonara, W Zupa, MC Follesa, A Cau… - Deep Sea Research …, 2020 - Elsevier
The bamboo coral Isidella elongata is a key structuring species on deep muddy bottoms,
which has suffered severe consequences from bottom-fishing activities, as it often co-occurs …