Hydrothermalism in the Mediterranean Sea results from the collision of the African and
European plates, with the subduction of the oceanic part of the African plate below Europe …

Photographic quadrat sampling is commonly used for the study of sessile benthic
communities. However, photoquadrat data handling is fragmented into several processing …

Replicated ecological studies in marine reserves and associated unprotected areas are
valuable in examining top-down impacts on communities and the ecosystem-level effects of …

Anthropogenic disturbances affect natural populations and assemblages by interacting with
fundamental ecological processes. Field experiments simulating the effects of human …

Coastal defence structures to protect sedimentary coastlines from erosion and flooding are
increasingly common throughout Europe. They will become more widespread over the next …

Estimates of reef fish densities made by divers visually censusing 5 m wide strip transects
were compared with capture–resight estimates calculated independently using data on the …

Background Coastal landscapes are being transformed as a consequence of the increasing
demand for infrastructures to sustain residential, commercial and tourist activities. Thus …

Background Predicting and abating the loss of natural habitats present a huge challenge in
science, conservation and management. Algal forests are globally threatened by loss and …

Analyses of spatial pattern in populations and assemblages along distinct environmental
gradients are common in ecology. Few studies have examined whether these patterns are …

The sea urchins Arbacia lixula and Paracentrotus lividus are common on shallow subtidal
reefs in the Mediterranean. Previous studies on the ecology of these species reported that P …