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A common terminology to unify research and conservation of coralline algae and the habitats they create

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dc.contributor.authorJardim, Victor L.
dc.contributor.authorGrall, Jacques
dc.contributor.authorBarros‐Barreto, M. Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorBizien, Anaëlle
dc.contributor.authorBenoit, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBraga, Juan C.
dc.contributor.authorBrodie, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorBurel, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorCabrito, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorDiaz‐Pulido, Guillermo
dc.contributor.authorGagnon, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorHall‐Spencer, Jason M.
dc.contributor.authorHelias, Mathieu
dc.contributor.authorHorta, Paulo Antunes
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Siddhi
dc.contributor.authorKamenos, Nick A.
dc.contributor.authorKolzenburg, Regina
dc.contributor.authorKrieger, Erik C.
dc.contributor.authorLegrand, Erwann
dc.contributor.authorPage, Tessa M.
dc.contributor.authorPeña, Viviana
dc.contributor.authorRagazzola, Federica
dc.contributor.authorRasmusson, Lina M.
dc.contributor.authorRendina, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorSchubert, Nadine
dc.contributor.authorSilva, João
dc.contributor.authorTâmega, Frederico T. S.
dc.contributor.authorTauran, Adeline
dc.contributor.authorBurdett, Heidi L.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T10:37:58Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T10:37:58Z
dc.date.issued2025-03
dc.description.abstractLinguistic uncertainty is a prime source of uncertainty pervading ecology and conservation. Coralline algae are a widespread and diverse group of calcifying red macroalgae that underpin coastal ecosystem function and service provision. Recent increasing interest in coralline algae in the scientific literature has revealed a diverse but confusing terminology at organism to habitat scales. Coralline algal research and conservation are international and multidisciplinary, so there are geographic and disciplinary imbalances in research and conservation efforts. To reach consensus and reduce uncertainty, we propose a unified terminology. We review trends in cultural and scientific use of coralline algal terms and propose a system based on six morphologies: (1) attached, (2) free-living geniculate, (3) encrusting and free-living nongeniculate coralline algae, the latter either being (4) nucleated or (5) non-nucleated thalli or (6) fragments. We take inspiration from other coastal systems that have achieved consensus through umbrella terms, such as 'coral' and 'kelp', to accelerate global progress in coralline algal research and conservation. We characterise 14 coralline algae-dominated habitat global types, falling within seven functional groups, four biomes and four realms: (1) freshwater coralline streams; (2) coralline tide pools; (3) intertidal coralline rims and (4) turf; (5) coralline sea caves; (6) coral-algal reefs; (7) algal ridges; (8) coralligenous reefs; subtidal (9) carbonate crusts, (10) coralline barrens and (11) turf; and (12) articulith, (13) maerl and (14) rhodolith beds, which fall into the coralline algal bed functional group. We hope this unified terminology promotes data comparison, enables cross-boundary and cross-sector sharing of best practices, develops capacity for meta-analyses and improves conservation strategies.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/aqc.70121
dc.identifier.eissn1099-0755
dc.identifier.issn1052-7613
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27037
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAlgal ridges
dc.subjectCarbonate crust
dc.subjectCCA
dc.subjectCoral-algal reefs
dc.subjectCoralligenous
dc.subjectCoralline algae
dc.subjectLinguistic uncertainty
dc.subjectMaerl
dc.subjectRhodolith
dc.subjectTypology
dc.titleA common terminology to unify research and conservation of coralline algae and the habitats they createeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue3
oaire.citation.startPagee70121
oaire.citation.titleAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
oaire.citation.volume35
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameSchubert
person.familyNameSilva
person.givenNameNadine
person.givenNameJoão
person.identifierC-6179-2009
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person.identifier.ciencia-id8216-527E-1BD4
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7161-7882
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7211-1661
person.identifier.ridJ-7874-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id15623791900
person.identifier.scopus-author-id7403023547
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