Macroalgae have been utilized as biological indicators of ecosystem health in many
monitoring programs worldwide. These programs have utilized various methods to quantify …

Rhodolith beds are benthic biogenic calcareous habitats formed by the aggregation of
unattached, non-geniculate coralline algae. They have a worldwide distribution and, due to …

Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …

Climate driven range shifts are driving the redistribution of marine species and threatening
the functioning and stability of marine ecosystems. For species that are the structural basis of …

Marine carbonate sediments have economic value because of their high concentration of
calcium minerals and important trace elements. However, increasing mining interest in these …

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, formed by free‐living coralline algae, are distributed worldwide, and the
rhodolith beds (RBs) that they form are recognized as structurally complex habitats. In the …

Millions of recreational boats and~ 65,000 ocean-going merchant ships anchor routinely.
Anchor and chain scour associated with these vessels mechanically disturb the seabed …

The available references to rhodolith beds have been analyzed for a total of 125 locations in
the Mediterranean Sea, equally distributed in the eastern and western sub-basins …

Acoustic backscatter has been used as a tool to map the seafloor in greater detail and plays
an increasingly important role in seafloor map** to meet multiple ocean management …