A review of rhodolith/maerl beds of the Italian seas

M Ingrassia, M Pierdomenico, D Casalbore, FG Falese… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coralline algal beds are comprised of biogenic calcareous formations considered a habitat
of high conservation interest, hosting a high great biodiversity. To assess the status of this …

Positive species interactions structure rhodolith bed communities at a global scale

F Bulleri, N Schubert, JM Hall‐Spencer… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rhodolith beds are diverse and globally distributed habitats. Nonetheless, the role of
rhodoliths in structuring the associated species community through a hierarchy of positive …

Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges

F Tuya, N Schubert, J Aguirre, D Basso… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy
actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime …

The Punta de la Mona rhodolith bed: shallow-water Mediterranean rhodoliths (Almuñecar, Granada, southern Spain)

J Del Río, DA Ramos, L Sánchez-Tocino… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Shallow-water rhodolith beds are rare in the Mediterranean Sea and generally poorly
known. The Punta de la Mona rhodolith bed extends for 16,000 square meters in shallow …

New quantitative descriptors (shape and macroboring) of biogenic nodules: examples from the Lesser Antilles and New Zealand

V Caron, B Deschamps, A Robert-Duarte… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Encrusting (Ei), Macroboring (Mi), and Dissymmetry (Di) indices are proposed as
quantitative descriptors of biogenic nodules.(Ei) measures the amount of encrustation,(Mi) …

Invertebrate diversity associated with a shallow rhodolith bed in the Mediterranean Sea (Mar Piccolo of Taranto, south‐east Italy)

C Pierri, C Longo, A Falace, MF Gravina… - Aquatic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rhodoliths, formed by free‐living coralline algae, are distributed worldwide, and the
rhodolith beds (RBs) that they form are recognized as structurally complex habitats. In the …

Sneaking into a hotspot of biodiversity: coverage and integrity of a rhodolith bed in the strait of Sicily (Central Mediterranean Sea)

T Maggio, P Perzia, A Pazzini, S Campagnuolo… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Habitat mapping, physical characteristics and benthic community of a rhodolith bed in the
Pelagie Islands (Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean Sea) were studied through Multi–Beam Echo …

Mollusk thanatocoenoses unravel the diversity of heterogeneous rhodolith beds (Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea)

VA Bracchi, AN Meroni, V Epis, D Basso - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Emerging evidence of rhodolith bed complexity and heterogeneity poses a challenge to
monitoring strategies and questions about the role of abiotic factors in controlling the …

Rhodolith-forming coralline red algae in the CaCO3 biofactory—A case study from the Serravallian of tropical northeastern Indian Ocean

R Dey, D Basso, A Chakraborty, L Roy… - Comptes Rendus …, 2023 - eprints.um.edu.my
Non-geniculate coral red algae forming rhodoliths have been recorded in the Long
Formation, exposed in four different outcrops on Little Andaman Island (Hut Bay). Non …

Morphological insights into the three-dimensional complexity of rhodolith beds

A Cabrito, S de Juan, H Hinz, F Maynou - Marine Biology, 2024 - Springer
The ecological importance of rhodolith beds stems from their role as structurally complex
three-dimensional habitat formed by free-living red calcareous algae. Their structural …