Biological invasions have become a defining feature of marine Mediterranean ecosystems
with significant impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health. We …

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 …

Interrelations between epiphytic bacteria and macroalgae are multifaceted and complicated,
though little is known about the community structure, interaction and functions of those …

Non-indigenous species (NIS) represent one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning, altering invaded habitats, competing with native species, and …

Despite covering only 0.82% of the ocean's surface, the Mediterranean Sea supports up to
18% of all known marine species, with 21% being listed as vulnerable and 11% as …

Surfaces of marine macrophytes are inhabited by diverse microbial communities. Most
studies focusing on epiphytic communities of macrophytes did not take into account …

Jellyfish represent an important component of marine food webs characterized by large
fluctuations of population density, with the ability to abruptly form outbreaks, followed by …

Climate change is already transforming the seascapes of our oceans by changing the
energy availability and the metabolic rates of the organisms. Among the ecosystem …

Rhodolith beds represent a key habitat worldwide, from tropical to polar ecosystems.
Despite this habitat is considered a hotspot of biodiversity, providing a suite of ecosystem …

Macroalgae play a crucial role in marine ecosystems when they contribute to the global
primary production in the habitats formation, providing food and shelter to a range of aquatic …