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The lush Fucales underwater forests off the Cilento Coast: An overlooked mediterranean biodiversity hotspot

2023-03-29Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorRendina, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorFalace, Annalisa
dc.contributor.authorAlongi, Giuseppina
dc.contributor.authorBuia, Maria Cristina
dc.contributor.authorNeiva, J.
dc.contributor.authorAppolloni, Luca
dc.contributor.authorMarletta, Giuliana
dc.contributor.authorRusso, Giovanni Fulvio
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T09:12:26Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T09:12:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-29
dc.date.updated2023-04-12T13:24:16Z
dc.description.abstractFucales (Phaeophyceae) are ecosystem engineers and forest-forming macroalgae whose populations are declining dramatically. In the Mediterranean Sea, Cystoseira sensu lato (s.l.)—encompassing the genera Cystoseira sensu stricto, Ericaria, and Gongolaria—is the most diverse group, and many species have been shown to be locally extinct in many areas, resulting in a shift toward structurally less complex habitats with the consequent loss of ecosystem functions and services. In this study, we report on the extensive occurrence of healthy and dense marine forests formed by Fucales in the Santa Maria di Castellabate Marine Protected Area in Cilento, Italy (Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean). On a total area of 129.45 ha, 10 Cystoseira s.l. taxa were detected using a combined morphological and molecular approach, with an average cover of more than 70%. One of these taxa has been sequenced for the first time. These findings underline the high ecological value of this area as a hotspot of benthic biodiversity and highlight the importance of marine protected area management and regional monitoring programs to ensure the conservation of these valuable yet fragile coastal ecosystems.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPlants 12 (7): 1497 (2023)pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/plants12071497pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2223-7747
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/19446
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationNot Available
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCystoseira sensu latopt_PT
dc.subjectFucalespt_PT
dc.subjectSeaweedpt_PT
dc.subjectBrown algaept_PT
dc.subjectMPApt_PT
dc.subjectTyrrhenian Seapt_PT
dc.titleThe lush Fucales underwater forests off the Cilento Coast: An overlooked mediterranean biodiversity hotspotpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/DL 57%2F2016/DL 57%2F2016%2FCP1361%2FCT0010/PT
oaire.citation.issue7pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1497pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePlantspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
oaire.fundingStreamDL 57/2016
person.familyNameMiranda Neiva
person.givenNameJoão
person.identifierM-3818-2013
person.identifier.ciencia-id191B-5464-41F5
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5927-4570
person.identifier.scopus-author-id54895771800
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
rcaap.embargofctProject REEForest-LIFE (101074309 LIFE21- NAT-IT -REEForest)pt_PT
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