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Phenotypic plasticity in sargassum forests may not counteract projected biomass...
Gouvêa, Lidiane; Horta, Paulo A.; Fragkopoulou, Eliza; Gurgel, Carlos F. D.; Peres, Leticia M. C.; Bastos, Eduardo; Ramlov, Fernanda; Burle, GiuliaPhenotypic plasticity and local adaptation can adjust individual responses to environmental changes across species' ranges. Studies addressing the implications of such traits have been underrepresented in the marine environment. Sargassum cymosum represents an ideal model to test phenotypic plasticity, as populations along the southwestern Atlantic Ocean display a sharp decrease in abundance toward distribution...
Bottom trawling threatens future climate refugia of rhodoliths globally
Fragkopoulou, Eliza; Serrao, Ester; Horta, Paulo A.; Koerich, Gabrielle; Assis, J.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 ecosystems, such effects can be magnified into drastic loss of ecosystem functioning and resilience. Rhodoliths are unattached calcareous red algae that provide key complex three-dimensional habitats for highly divers...
How experimental physiology and ecological niche modelling can inform the manag...
Koerich, Gabrielle; Assis, Jorge; Costa, Giulia Burle; Sissini, Marina Nasri; Serrao, Ester; Rorig, Leonardo Rubi; Hall-Spencer, Jason M.Marine bioinvasions are increasing worldwide by a number of factors related to the anthroposphere, such as higher ship traffic, climate change and biotic communities' alterations. Generating information about species with high invasive potential is necessary to inform management decisions aiming to prevent their arrival and spread. Grateloupia turuturu, one of the most harmful invasive macroalgae, is capable of...
A review of common parameters and descriptors used in studies of the impacts of...
Costa, Giulia Burle; Koerich, Gabrielle; Ramos, Bruna de; Ramlov, Fernanda; Martínez-Crego, Begoña; Costa, Monya; Jesus, Dora; Santos, RuiThis study presents a systematic review to assess the main similarities and gaps in efforts to evaluate the impacts of heavy metals on benthic marine seaweeds. A total of 91 studies were compiled, the main parameters (abiotic, biological, ecotoxicological, and heavy metals) and descriptors of which were evaluated by quantitative and qualitative analyses. Our results indicate the importance of diversifying searc...