Macroalgal forests characterised by species of the genus Cystoseira sensu lato form
important shallow coastal rocky habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. These forests support a …

Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where
high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the …

Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding is an increasingly important tool for surveying
biodiversity in marine ecosystems. However, the scale of temporal and spatial variability in …

Background The utility of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding surveys to accurately
detect species depends on the degree of DNA dispersal. Multiple marine studies have …

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 …

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity requires being able to track the presence and
abundance of entire fish communities. However, studying fish community composition within …

The recent development and miniaturization of hyperspectral sensors embedded in drones
has allowed the acquisition of hyperspectral images with high spectral and spatial …

Introduction Arctic marine ecosystems are changing rapidly, largely due to the observed
accelerated warming that is associated with ongoing climate change. Environmental DNA …

The red seaweed Agarophyton vermiculophyllum is an invasive species native to the north-
west Pacific, which has proliferated in temperate estuaries of Europe, North America and …

Rocky shores are considered heterogenous environments due to their composition and
structure. Therefore, they support numerous habitats of flora and fauna. Organisms found on …