Using neutral, selected, and hitchhiker loci to assess connectivity of marine populations in the genomic era

PA Gagnaire, T Broquet, D Aurelle… - Evolutionary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Estimating the rate of exchange of individuals among populations is a central concern to
evolutionary ecology and its applications to conservation and management. For instance …

Biodiversity, climate change, and adaptation in the Mediterranean

D Aurelle, S Thomas, C Albert, M Bally, A Bondeau… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Potential for, and limits to, adaptation to environmental changes are critical for resilience and
risk mitigation. The Mediterranean basin is a mosaic of biodiversity‐rich ecosystems long …

An overexploited Italian treasure: past and present distribution and exploitation of the precious red coral Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)

R Cattaneo-Vietti, M Bo, R Cannas, A Cau… - Italian Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to supply an overview of all historical and recent knowledge on
landings, fishing and geographic distribution of the red coral banks along the Italian coasts …

From global to local genetic structuring in the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata: the interplay between oceanographic conditions and limited larval dispersal

K MOKHTAR‐JAMAÏ, M Pascual, JB Ledoux… - Molecular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Defining the scale of connectivity among marine populations and identifying the barriers to
gene flow are tasks of fundamental importance for understanding the genetic structure of …

The extended phenotypes of marine symbioses: ecological and evolutionary consequences of intraspecific genetic diversity in coral–algal associations

JE Parkinson, IB Baums - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Reef-building corals owe much of their success to a symbiosis with dinoflagellate
microalgae in the genus Symbiodinium. In this association, the performance of each …

Sliding toward the collapse of Mediterranean coastal marine rocky ecosystems

J Garrabou, JB Ledoux, N Bensoussan… - Ecosystem collapse and …, 2021 - Springer
Climate change is one of the biggest emerging threats to marine biodiversity in the
Mediterranean Sea. In this chapter, we focus on the recurrent and large scale mass mortality …

Habitat features and their influence on the restoration potential of marine habitats in Europe

T Bekkby, N Papadopoulou, D Fiorentino… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
To understand the restoration potential of degraded habitats, it is important to know the key
processes and habitat features that allow for recovery after disturbance. As part of the EU …

Needs and gaps in optical underwater technologies and methods for the investigation of marine animal forest 3D-structural complexity

P Rossi, M Ponti, S Righi, C Castagnetti… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine animal forests are benthic communities dominated by sessile suspension feeders
(such as sponges, corals, and bivalves) able to generate three-dimensional (3D) …

Accounting for life‐history strategies and timescales in marine restoration

I Montero‐Serra, J Garrabou, DF Doak… - Conservation …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the drivers of restoration success is a central issue for marine conservation.
Here, we explore the role of life‐history strategies of sessile marine species in shaping …

Population collapse of habitat-forming species in the Mediterranean: a long-term study of gorgonian populations affected by recurrent marine heatwaves

D Gómez-Gras, C Linares… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Understanding the resilience of temperate reefs to climate change requires exploring the
recovery capacity of their habitat-forming species from recurrent marine heatwaves (MHWs) …