Mediterranean bioconstructions along the Italian coast

G Ingrosso, M Abbiati, F Badalamenti… - Advances in marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

Mapping and classification of ecologically sensitive marine habitats using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery and object-based image analysis (OBIA)

D Ventura, A Bonifazi, MF Gravina, A Belluscio… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, emerging technologies, such as long-range transmitters, increasingly
miniaturized components for positioning, and enhanced imaging sensors, have led to an …

[HTML][HTML] Topographic Analysis of Intertidal Polychaete Reefs (Sabellaria alveolata) at a Very High Spatial Resolution

G Brunier, S Oiry, Y Gruet, SF Dubois, L Barillé - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
In temperate coastal regions of Western Europe, the polychaete Sabellaria alveolata (Linné)
builds large intertidal reefs of several hectares on soft-bottom substrates. These reefs are …

Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management

MF Gravina, F Cardone, A Bonifazi… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-constructions by Sabellaria worms play a key functional role in the coastal ecosystems
being an engineer organism and for this reason are the object of protection. The most …

Improving intertidal reef mapping using UAV surface, red edge, and near-infrared data

A Collin, S Dubois, D James, T Houet - Drones, 2019 - mdpi.com
Coastal living reefs provide considerable services from tropical to temperate systems.
Threatened by global ocean-climate and local anthropogenic changes, reefs require …

[HTML][HTML] Stress-Related Molecular Biomarkers to Monitor the Effects of Global Changes on Calcifying Reef-Forming Organisms: A Review in the Mediterranean

V Vellani, M Oliva, C Pretti, M Renzi - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Molecular biomarkers are valuable tools universally used for early warning monitoring due
to their ability to detect stress at subcellular scales, even before visible or lethal changes …

Interplay between abiotic factors and species assemblages mediated by the ecosystem engineer Sabellaria alveolata (Annelida: Polychaeta)

AG Jones, SF Dubois, N Desroy, J Fournier - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf …, 2018 - Elsevier
Sabellaria alveolata is a gregarious polychaete that uses sand particles to build three-
dimensional structures known as reefs, fixed atop rocks or built on soft sediments. These …

Connecting organic to mineral: How the physiological state of an ecosystem-engineer is linked to its habitat structure

A Curd, F Pernet, C Corporeau, L Delisle, LB Firth… - Ecological …, 2019 - Elsevier
The honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata is capable of building extensive
bioconstructions, including what are currently considered Europe's largest biogenic reefs …

Integration of close‐range underwater photogrammetry with inspection and mesh processing software: a novel approach for quantifying ecological dynamics of …

D Ventura, SF Dubois, A Bonifazi… - Remote Sensing in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Characterizing and monitoring changes in biogenic 3‐dimensional (3D) structures at
multiple scales over time is challenging within the practical constraints of conventional …

Macrofaunal biodiversity associated with different developmental phases of a threatened Mediterranean Sabellaria alveolata (Linnaeus, 1767) reef

A Bonifazi, M Lezzi, D Ventura, S Lisco… - Marine Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sabellaria alveolata is an ecosystem engineer species capable of building bioconstructions,
playing a key functional role in the shallow coastal ecosystems. S. alveolata reefs perform …