The scientific research on rhodolith beds: a review through bibliometric network analysis

F Rendina, E Buonocore, AC di Montanara… - Ecological …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges

F Tuya, N Schubert, J Aguirre, D Basso… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …

Coralline algae in a changing Mediterranean Sea: how can we predict their future, if we do not know their present?

F Rindi, JC Braga, S Martin, V Peña… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In this review we assess the state of knowledge for the coralline algae of the Mediterranean
Sea, a group of calcareous seaweeds imperfectly known and considered highly vulnerable …

Positive species interactions structure rhodolith bed communities at a global scale

F Bulleri, N Schubert, JM Hall‐Spencer… - Biological …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Rhodolith beds are diverse and globally distributed habitats. Nonetheless, the role of
rhodoliths in structuring the associated species community through a hierarchy of positive …

Invertebrate diversity associated with a shallow rhodolith bed in the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Piccolo of Taranto, south‐east Italy)

C Pierri, C Longo, A Falace, MF Gravina… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution of rhodolith beds and their functional biodiversity characterisation using ROV images in the western Mediterranean Sea

L Illa-López, A Cabrito, S de Juan, F Maynou… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Underwater biogenic habitats composed of unattached calcified red algae, named as
rhodolith or maërl beds, may extant either alive or dead, over the seabed. The accumulation …

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and characterization of deep rhodolith beds off the Campania coast (SW Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

F Rendina, S Kaleb, A Caragnano, F Ferrigno… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rhodolith beds (RBs) are bioconstructions characterized by coralline algae, which provide
habitat for several associated species. Mediterranean RBs are usually located in the …

Morphostructural characterization of the heterogeneous rhodolith bed at the marine protected area “capo carbonara”(Italy) and hydrodynamics

VA Bracchi, S Caronni, AN Meroni, EG Burguett… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mediterranean rhodolith beds are priority marine benthic habitats for the European
Community, because of their relevance as biodiversity hotspots and their role in the …

Structure of rhodolith beds and surrounding habitats at the Doce river shelf (Brazil)

VL Holz, RG Bahia, CS Karez, FV Vieira, FC Moraes… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world's largest rhodolith beds have been reported from the Brazilian continental shelf.
Highly biodiverse beds are located in Southeast Brazil, but ecological aspects of these beds …

The Punta de la Mona rhodolith bed: shallow-water Mediterranean rhodoliths (Almuñecar, Granada, southern Spain)

J Del Río, DA Ramos, L Sánchez-Tocino… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Shallow-water rhodolith beds are rare in the Mediterranean Sea and generally poorly
known. The Punta de la Mona rhodolith bed extends for 16,000 square meters in shallow …