Macroalgae have been utilized as biological indicators of ecosystem health in many
monitoring programs worldwide. These programs have utilized various methods to quantify …

Habitat degradation and loss are severely affecting macroalgal forests worldwide, and their
successful mitigation depends on the identification of the drivers of loss and the …

Algal habitat-forming forests composed of fucalean brown seaweeds (Cystoseira, Ericaria,
and Gongolaria) have severely declined along the Mediterranean coasts, endangering the …

Restoration of foundation species in historical habitat may be difficult if adult facilitation is
obligatory for survival of early life stages. On intertidal Mediterranean coasts, large‐scale …

The worldwide decline of marine forests, due to human impacts and climate change,
emphasizes the need to develop and implement effective and sustainable solutions to …

In the Mediterranean Sea, brown algae belonging to the Cystoseira genus play a valuable
role as foundation species. Due to evidences of regression/loss of the habitats of these …

Macroalgal forests are one of the most productive and valuable marine ecosystems, but yet
strongly exposed to fragmentation and loss. Detailed large-scale information on their …

Cystoseira sensu lato (sl)–encompassing the genera Cystoseira sensu stricto (ss), Ericaria
and Gongolaria–is a diverse group of forest-forming brown macroalgae endemic to the …

Simple Summary The Mediterranean marine forests of canopy brown algae are important
habitats that have been in decline in recent decades. This study examines the distribution …

Fucales (Phaeophyceae) are ecosystem engineers and forest-forming macroalgae whose
populations are declining dramatically. In the Mediterranean Sea, Cystoseira sensu lato (sl) …