Macaronesia as a fruitful arena for ecology, evolution, and conservation biology

M Florencio, J Patiño, S Nogué, A Traveset… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Research in Macaronesia has led to substantial advances in ecology, evolution and
conservation biology. We review the scientific developments achieved in this region, and …

[HTML][HTML] The role of sea-urchins in marine forests from Azores, Webbnesia, and Cabo Verde: human pressures, climate-change effects and restoration opportunities

A Bernal-Ibáñez, E Cacabelos, R Melo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine forests ecosystems are typical of temperate rocky benthic areas. These systems are
formed by canopy-forming macroalgae (Laminariales, Tilopteridales, and Fucales) of high …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing social-ecological vulnerability of coastal systems to fishing and tourism

N Lazzari, MA Becerro, JA Sanabria-Fernandez… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Detecting areas with high social-ecological vulnerability (SEV) is essential to better inform
management interventions for building resilience in coastal systems. The SEV framework …

Diversity and patterns of marine non‐native species in the archipelagos of Macaronesia

N Castro, JT Carlton, AC Costa… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The present study is the first attempt to grasp the scale and richness of marine
biological invasions in Macaronesia. We pioneered a comprehensive non‐native species …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling the exposure of the Macaronesia Islands (NE Atlantic) to marine plastic pollution

C Cardoso, RMA Caldeira - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The constant increase of marine plastic pollution poses an unprecedented risk to oceanic
islands, which become increasingly exposed to a hazard of which they have very little …

The collapse of marine forests: drastic reduction in populations of the family Sargassaceae in Madeira Island (NE Atlantic)

A Bernal-Ibáñez, I Gestoso, P Wirtz… - Regional Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Species of the genera Cystoseira, Ericaria, Gongolaria, and Sargassum (family
Sargassaceae) are key components of the Mediterranean-Atlantic marine forests, essential …

Niche and neutral assembly mechanisms contribute to latitudinal diversity gradients in reef fishes

NE Bosch, T Wernberg, TJ Langlois… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The influence of niche and neutral mechanisms on the assembly of ecological
communities have long been debated. However, we still have a limited knowledge on their …

[HTML][HTML] An Integrative Assessment Combining Deep-Sea Net Sampling, in situ Observations and Environmental DNA Analysis Identifies Cabo Verde as a …

V Merten, T Bayer, TBH Reusch, O Puebla… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The deep sea is among the largest, most biologically diverse, yet least-explored ecosystems
on Earth. Baseline information on deep-sea biodiversity is crucial for understanding …

Interaction of marine heatwaves and grazing on two canopy-forming algae

A Bernal-Ibáñez, I Gestoso, P Ramalhosa… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Brown canopy-forming macroalgae species form complex assemblages known as marine
forests, which are highly productive systems and provide multiple ecosystem services. In …

Range expansion of tropical shallow-water marine molluscs in the NE Atlantic during the last interglacial (MIS 5e): Causes, consequences and utility of …

CS Melo, E Martín-González, CM da Silva… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Controlled by ecological and physical factors, marine species distribution may vary due to
global climatic changes that result from range expansion or contraction (the latter caused by …