Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …

Seagrass meadows are important shallow coastal ecosystems due to their contribution to
enhancing biodiversity, nutrient cycling, carbon burial, and sediment stabilisation, but the …

Marine heat waves (MHWs), prolonged discrete anomalously warm water events, have been
increasing significantly in duration, intensity and frequency all over the world, and have …

A rapid visual assessment (RVA) approach for the characterization and assessment of the
integrity of coralligenous reefs was applied in 21 stations subjected to different levels of …

Seagrasses are globally declining and often their loss is due to synergies among stressors.
We investigated the interactive effects of eutrophication and burial on the Mediterranean …

We address the global deficit of data describing kelp forest distribution, relative covers and
biomass by testing the ability of species distribution models to predict these attributes at …

Seagrass meadows constitute marine habitats in shallow water temperate and tropical
coastal areas worldwide that have a high ecological and economic importance. Amongst the …

The progressive expansion of human activities is causing unprecedented changes to marine
ecosystems. In some cases, the extent of these changes may be so large as to generate …

Abstract In the Mediterranean Sea hard-bottom macroalgal meadows may switch to
alternative and less-productive barrens grounds, as a result of sea urchins overgrazing …

In the last decade, the 'Cumulative Pressure and Impact Assessment'(CPIA) approach
emerged as a tool to map expected impacts on marine ecosystems. However, CPIA …