Search results for "bioconstructions"

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Mediterranean bioconstructions along the Italian coast

2018

Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures, regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs are outstanding for their beauty, diversity and complexity, but analogous types of bioconstructions are also present in temperate seas. The main bioconstructions in the Mediterranean Sea are represented by coralligenous formations, vermetid reefs, deep-sea cold-water corals, Lithophyllum byssoides trottoirs, coral banks formed by the shallow-water corals Cladocora caespitosa or Astroides calycularis, and sabellariid or serpulid worm reefs. Bioconstructions change the morphological and chemicophysical features of prima…

Conservation of Natural ResourcesAnthropogenic pressures; Biodiversity; Ecosystem engineers; Habitat formers; Animals; Conservation of Natural Resources; Italy; Mediterranean Sea; Biodiversity; Coral Reefs; Environmental Monitoring; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Aquatic ScienceLithophyllum byssoides trottoirEvolutioncoral banksAnthropogenic pressuresAquatic SciencebioconstructionAnthropogenic pressures; Biodiversity; Ecosystem engineers; Habitat formers; Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics; Aquatic ScienceHabitat formerssabellariidcoralligenous formationsCORAL CLADOCORA-CAESPITOSA; MACROALGAL CORALLIGENOUS ASSEMBLAGES; SABELLARIA-ALVEOLATA LINNAEUS; NORTHERN ADRIATIC SEA; BETA-DIVERSITY; ASTROIDES-CALYCULARIS; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; MASS-MORTALITY; HABITAT CHARACTERIZATIONbioconstructionsBehavior and SystematicsAnthropogenic pressureMediterranean SeaAnimalscoralligenous formationcoral bankConservation of Natural Resourcebioconstructions; coralligenous formations; vermetid reefs; deep-sea cold-water coral; Lithophyllum byssoides trottoirs; coral banks; sabellariid; serpulid worm reefsLithophyllum byssoides trottoirsEcologydeep-sea cold-water coralAnimalCoral Reefsserpulid worm reefsBiodiversityvermetid reefsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicItalyEcosystem engineerEcosystem engineersHabitat formerCoral Reefvermetid reefEnvironmental Monitoring
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Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

2021

Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the structure and disrupting regulative mechanisms of marine ecosystems. Rocky reefs are particularly exposed to such environmental changes with ongoing trends of degradation being impressive. Due to the variety of habitat types and associated marine biodiversity, rocky reefs are critical for the functioning of marine ecosystems, and their decline could profoundly affect the provision of essential goods and services which human populations in coastal areas rely upon. Here, we provide an up-to-date overview of the statu…

Conservation of Natural ResourcesBioconstructionFish assemblageCoral ReefsAlgal forests; Bioconstructions; Coastal ecosystems; Conservation; Fish assemblages; Global change; Marine biodiversityClimate ChangeBiodiversityConservationFish assemblagesCoastal ecosystemsAlgal forestMediterranean SeaBioconstructionsHumansAlgal forestsCoastal ecosystemMarine biodiversityGlobal changeAlgal forests; Bioconstructions; Coastal ecosystems; Conservation; Fish assemblages; Global change; Marine biodiversity; Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Humans; Mediterranean Sea; Biodiversity; EcosystemEcosystem
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Investigation into the ecosystem services of intertidal bioconstruction in the context of coastal erosion and rock breakdown

2014

Ecosystems servicesintertidal bioconstructions coastal erosion.
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Indagine sul contributo delle fonti bentoniche e planctoniche alla rete trofica del reef a vermeti

2009

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaDendropoma petraeum bioconstructions food web stable isotopes
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Trophic structure and functioning of vermetid reef community based on carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis.

2009

Vermetidae food web bioconstructions intertidal
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Sneaking into a Hotspot of Biodiversity: Coverage and Integrity of a Rhodolith Bed in the Strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea)

2022

Habitat mapping, physical characteristics and benthic community of a rhodolith bed in the Pelagie Islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea) were studied through Multi–Beam Echo–Sounder (MBES), Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) and grab samples. The geomorphological analysis revealed an articulated and wide rhodolith bed; video inspections highlighted a bed with high coverage, few sandy patches and with a prevalence of the boxwork morphotype. A total of 207 taxa with 876 specimens were identified, and Polychaeta was the dominant taxon. Linguimaera caesaris, a Lessepsian benthic amphipod, was recorded in all sampling sites, and its presence represents an input to deepen the benthic assembla…

macroalgaeSettore BIO/07 - Ecologiabiodiversity; community composition; rhodolith morphotypes; habitat mapping; Lampedusa Island; macroalgae; bioconstructions; <i>Linguimaera caesaris</i>Settore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicahabitat mappingLampedusa IslandSettore BIO/05 - ZoologiaOcean Engineeringbioconstructionrhodolith morphotypeLinguimaera caesariscommunity compositionWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural EngineeringbiodiversityJournal of Marine Science and Engineering; Volume 10; Issue 12; Pages: 1808
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