Biodiversity management in a Mediterranean National Park: the long, winding path from a species-centred to an ecosystem-centred approach

CF Boudouresque, A Barcelo, A Blanfuné, T Changeux… - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Port-Cros National Park (PCNP), established in 1963, was one of the earliest terrestrial
and marine parks in the Mediterranean Sea. From 2012, it engaged in a major redefinition …

[HTML][HTML] Biodiversity monitoring in Mediterranean marine protected areas: Scientific and methodological challenges

CN Bianchi, A Azzola, S Cocito, C Morri, A Oprandi… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity is a portmanteau word to indicate the variety of life at all levels from genes to
ecosystems, but it is often simplistically equated to species richness; the word ecodiversity …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal benthic habitat mapping and monitoring by integrating aerial and water surface low-cost drones

D Ventura, L Grosso, D Pensa, E Casoli… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accurate data on community structure is a priority issue in studying coastal habitats facing
human pressures. The recent development of remote sensing tools has offered a ground …

Cetacean strandings and museum collections: A focus on Sicily Island crossroads for Mediterranean species

S Lo Brutto, A Calascibetta, G Pavan, G Buffa - Diversity, 2021 - mdpi.com
The study examined the extent of the cetacean strandings in Italy, with a particular focus on
Sicily Island. The paper aimed to contribute to the description of a pattern that contemplates …

Sediment dynamics shape macrofauna mobility traits and abundance on tidal flats

Z Zhou, TJ Grandjean, J de Smit… - Limnology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tidal flats are valuable ecosystems that depend on complex biogeomorphic processes
between organisms and sediment transport. Climate change has led to a rise in extreme …

Macrobenthos of the Tortolì lagoon: a peculiar case of high benthic biodiversity among Mediterranean lagoons

J Giampaoletti, A Sbrana, P Magni, MF Gravina - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coastal lagoons and brackish ponds are extremely dynamic and temporary ecosystems that
follow natural changes throughout their geological history. The correct management of the …

Context-dependent effect of serpulid reefs on the variability of soft-bottom macrobenthic assemblages in three Mediterranean lagoons (Sardinia, Italy)

G Brundu, P Magni - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present study, we investigated and compared the spatial variation in soft-bottom
macrozoobenthic assemblages and associated sediments in three coastal lagoons …

Variability between observers does not hamper detecting change over time in a temperate reef

A Azzola, F Atzori, CN Bianchi, N Cadoni, F Frau… - Marine Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine ecosystems are subject to global and local impacts, both contributing to dramatic
changes in coastal communities. Assessing such changes requires time series or the …

Integrative taxonomy approach to detect spatial and temporal variability of the Mediterranean benthic communities through artificial substrate units (ASUs)

F Mugnai, B Mikac, MA Colangelo… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Monitoring spatial and temporal changes of marine benthic communities using standardized
procedures is essential to take necessary steps towards conservation of marine ecosystems …

To change or not to change: macrozoobenthic community variation versus persistence in Tortolì lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

J Giampaoletti, S Galli, MF Gravina, P Magni… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the framework of the complexity of transitional ecosystem dynamics, which strongly drive
ecological processes and their effects on communities and ecosystem functioning, the …