Vegetated marine and freshwater habitats are being increasingly lost around the world.
Habitat restoration is a critical step for conserving these valuable habitats, but new …

The pen shell Pinna nobilis (also known as the fan mussel) is an endemic bivalve of the
Mediterranean Sea. Threatened by human activities, it has been listed as an endangered …

The critically endangered fan mussel Pinna nobilis, endemic to the Mediterranean Sea,
faces a drastic population decline all over the Mediterranean Sea owing to an infectious …

Many marine protected areas (MPAs) around the world are 'paper parks'. A key factor
contributing to their ineffectiveness is non‐compliance with the rules in place. 2. This paper …

The endangered fan shell Pinna nobilis is a large bivalve mollusc (< 120 cm shell length)
endemic to the Mediterranean that lives one-third buried in soft substrata, generally in …

A total of 12 Pinna nobilis beds were found and studied at depths varying between 2 and 6
m in the south Marmara Islands (Sea of Marmara). Fan mussel individuals in the beds were …

A long-term experimental approach was undertaken to assess viability and resilience of the
endangered Mediterranean fan mussel Pinna nobilis. Artificial and natural recruitment …

Seagrass meadows constitute marine habitats in shallow water temperate and tropical
coastal areas worldwide that have a high ecological and economic importance. Amongst the …

Coastal degradation and habitat disruption are severely compromising sessile marine
species. The fan shell Pinna nobilis is an endemic, vulnerable species and the largest …

The spatial distribution of Pinna nobilis densities have been analysed through a
geostatistical approach in the MPA of Cabrera National Park, Balearic Islands (Spain) …