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

The spread of the green macroalga Caulerpa cylindracea is one of the most threatening
invasions in the Mediterranean Sea. Many correlative and experimental studies have …

Plastics are found in marine environments worldwide, and their effects on macrophytes
(seagrasses and macroalgae) colonizing sandy bottoms are still poorly known. Seagrass …

Phenotypic differences among populations of the same species reflect selective responses
to ecological gradients produced by variations in abiotic and biotic factors. Moreover, they …

Introduction: Gene-expression patterns and their upstream regulatory mechanisms (eg
epigenetic) are known to modulate plant acclimatability and thus tolerance to heat stress …

The potential negative influence of the seaweed Caulerpa prolifera on the seagrass
Cymodocea nodosa was explored in a Mediterranean coastal lagoon (Mar Menor, Spain) …

Seagrass ecosystems usually respond in a nonlinear fashion to increasing pressures and
environmental changes. Feedback mechanisms operating at the ecosystem level and …

We investigated meiofauna and sedimentary C cycling in seagrass (Posidonia oceanica)
and unvegetated sediments invaded and not invaded by the non-indigenous tropical algae …

Invasive species pose a major threat to global diversity, and once they are well established
their eradication typically becomes unfeasible. However, certain natural mechanisms can …

The knowledge of how molecular functions vary in relation to developmental and
environmental cues within and among seagrass leaves is scarce in comparison with …