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A common terminology to unify research and conservation of coralline algae and ...
Jardim, Victor L.; Grall, Jacques; Barros‐Barreto, M. Beatriz; Bizien, Anaëlle; Benoit, Thomas; Braga, Juan C.; Brodie, Juliet; Burel, ThomasLinguistic uncertainty is a prime source of uncertainty pervading ecology and conservation. Coralline algae are a widespread and diverse group of calcifying red macroalgae that underpin coastal ecosystem function and service provision. Recent increasing interest in coralline algae in the scientific literature has revealed a diverse but confusing terminology at organism to habitat scales. Coralline algal researc...
The lush Fucales underwater forests off the Cilento Coast: An overlooked medite...
Rendina, Francesco; Falace, Annalisa; Alongi, Giuseppina; Buia, Maria Cristina; Neiva, J.; Appolloni, Luca; Marletta, Giuliana; Russo, Giovanni FulvioFucales (Phaeophyceae) are ecosystem engineers and forest-forming macroalgae whose populations are declining dramatically. In the Mediterranean Sea, Cystoseira sensu lato (s.l.)—encompassing the genera Cystoseira sensu stricto, Ericaria, and Gongolaria—is the most diverse group, and many species have been shown to be locally extinct in many areas, resulting in a shift toward structurally less complex habitats w...