Seagrass ecosystems in the western Indian Ocean

M Gullström, M de la Torre Castro, SO Bandeira… - AMBIO: a Journal of the …, 2002‏ - BioOne
Seagrasses are marine angiosperms widely distributed in both tropical and temperate
coastal waters creating one of the most productive aquatic ecosystems on earth. In the …

All shallow coastal habitats matter as nurseries for Mediterranean juvenile fish

A Cheminée, L Le Direach, E Rouanet, P Astruch… - Scientific Reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Coastal zones are ecosystems of high economic value but exposed to numerous
disturbances, while they represent nurseries for many fish species, raising the issue of the …

Decreasing seagrass density negatively influences associated fauna

RM McCloskey, RKF Unsworth - PeerJ, 2015‏ - peerj.com
Seagrass meadows globally are disappearing at a rapid rate with physical disturbances
being one of the major drivers of this habitat loss. Disturbance of seagrass can lead to …

Seasonal, tidal and diurnal changes in fish assemblages in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Portugal)

J Ribeiro, L Bentes, R Coelho, JMS Gonçalves… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Fish fauna were collected in two different subtidal shallow sites, seagrass and sand, using a
small beam trawl in the Ria Formosa lagoon (South Portugal). Samples were taken at low …

Seagrasses in Portugal: a most endangered marine habitat

AH Cunha, JF Assis, EA Serrão - Aquatic Botany, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Numerous reports of seagrass decline around the world indicate that seagrass habitats are
undergoing a global crisis with important consequences for coastal biodiversity …

Large-Scale Prediction of Seagrass Distribution Integrating Landscape Metrics and Environmental Factors: The Case of Cymodocea nodosa (Mediterranean–Atlantic …

RM Chefaoui, J Assis, CM Duarte, EA Serrão - Estuaries and Coasts, 2016‏ - Springer
Understanding the factors that affect seagrass meadows encompassing their entire range of
distribution is challenging yet important for their conservation. Here, we predict the realized …

A review of fish diversity in Mediterranean seagrass habitats, with a focus on functional traits

A Lattanzi, B Bellisario, R Cimmaruta - Reviews in Fish Biology and …, 2024‏ - Springer
Besides providing key ecosystem services, including improved water quality, coastal
protection, and carbon sequestration, seagrasses are highly productive habitat-forming …

Factors affecting habitat occupancy of fish assemblage in the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic Sea)

MO Bonaca, L Lipej - Marine Ecology, 2005‏ - Wiley Online Library
Species composition, richness and abundance of the fish assemblage were studied over six
different inshore macrohabitats in the southern part of the Gulf of Trieste (Northern Adriatic …

New metabolites with antibacterial activity from the marine angiosperm Cymodocea nodosa

I Kontiza, M Stavri, M Zloh, C Vagias, S Gibbons… - Tetrahedron, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Four new metabolites (1–4) have been isolated from the organic extract of the seagrass
Cymodocea nodosa, collected at the coastal area of Porto Germeno, in Attica Greece …

Temporal trends of littoral fishes at deep Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows in a temperate coastal zone

S Deudero, G Morey, A Frau, J Moranta… - Journal of Marine …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Seasonal abundance and biomass of littoral fish at Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows
were characterized throughout an annual cycle in Mediterranean waters. Bimonthly beam …