Assessment of goods and services, vulnerability, and conservation status of European seabed biotopes: a step** stone towards ecosystem-based marine spatial …
The goal of ecosystem-based marine spatial management is to maintain marine ecosystems
in a healthy, productive and resilient condition; hence, they can sustainably provide the …
in a healthy, productive and resilient condition; hence, they can sustainably provide the …
A review of rhodolith/maerl beds of the Italian seas
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 …
of high conservation interest, hosting a high great biodiversity. To assess the status of this …
Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …
A multi-method approach for benthic habitat map** of shallow coastal areas with high-resolution multibeam data
The coastal waters of the Maltese Islands, central Mediterranean Sea, sustain a diversity of
marine habitats and support a wide range of human activities. The islands' shallow waters …
marine habitats and support a wide range of human activities. The islands' shallow waters …
Positive species interactions structure rhodolith bed communities at a global scale
Rhodolith beds are diverse and globally distributed habitats. Nonetheless, the role of
rhodoliths in structuring the associated species community through a hierarchy of positive …
rhodoliths in structuring the associated species community through a hierarchy of positive …
Environmental drivers of rhodolith beds and epiphytes community along the South Western Atlantic coast
Environmental conditions shape the occurrence and abundance of habitat-building
organisms at global scales. Rhodolith beds structure important hard substrate habitats for a …
organisms at global scales. Rhodolith beds structure important hard substrate habitats for a …
Monitoring deep Mediterranean rhodolith beds
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 …
(RBs) are inadequate for the deep Mediterranean analogues, and need calibration in order …
The submerged paleolandscape of the Maltese Islands: Morphology, evolution and relation to Quaternary environmental change
After the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, 450km2 of former terrestrial and coastal
landscape of the Maltese Islands was drowned by the ensuing sea level rise. In this study …
landscape of the Maltese Islands was drowned by the ensuing sea level rise. In this study …
Distribution of rhodolith beds and their functional biodiversity characterisation using ROV images in the western Mediterranean Sea
L Illa-López, A Cabrito, S de Juan, F Maynou… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Underwater biogenic habitats composed of unattached calcified red algae, named as
rhodolith or maërl beds, may extant either alive or dead, over the seabed. The accumulation …
rhodolith or maërl beds, may extant either alive or dead, over the seabed. The accumulation …
Biodiversity and habitat map** of Menorca Channel (western Mediterranean): implications for conservation
C Barberá, J Moranta, F Ordines, M Ramón… - Biodiversity and …, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Menorca Channel (Balearic Islands, western Mediterranean) comprises 98,700 Ha
of continental shelf. It has been proposed to include this area in the Natura 2000 network …
of continental shelf. It has been proposed to include this area in the Natura 2000 network …