Kelp forest ecosystems and their associated ecosystem services are declining around the
world. In response, marine managers are working to restore and counteract these declines …

Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient
cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate …

Habitat loss and degradation are recognised as the most important causes of species
decline and extinction in marine ecosystems. It is also widely recognised that a range of …

Macroalgal forests characterised by species of the genus Cystoseira sensu lato form
important shallow coastal rocky habitats in the Mediterranean Sea. These forests support a …

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

Multiple human impacts on natural ecosystems cause ongoing widespread habitat loss, with
consequent decline of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Seas and oceans, the largest …

Introduction To counteract the rapid loss of marine forests globally and meet international
commitments of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Convention on …

Brown algae from genus Cystoseira sl form dense underwater forests that represent the
most productive areas in the Mediterranean Sea. Due to the combined effects of global and …

Abstract Cystoseira sensu lato (Class Phaeophyceae, Order Fucales, Family Sargassaceae)
forests play a central role in marine Mediterranean ecosystems. Over the last decades …

Grazing is one of the most important biological factors controlling the abundance of early-life
stages of fucoids and one of the major issues when restoring marine forests. Benthic …