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Ecology
M. Canessa, G. Bavestrello, E. Trainito, C. N. Bianchi, C. Morri, A. Navone, R. Cattaneo-Vietti
Summary: Coralligenous reefs in the Mediterranean Sea are characterized by a rich species diversity and habitat heterogeneity, with crustose coralline algae and sponges dominating on granitic substrates. In the Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo Marine Protected Area, communities developing on isolated granitic outcrops are mainly composed of sponges, with increasing animal dominance at depth. The distinctive lack of typical biogenic hard substrate made by coralline algae and uneven distribution of gorgonians make these circalittoral communities unique in the Mediterranean.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Daniel Sacristan, Josep Cifre, Miquel Llompart, Jaume Jaume, Javier Gulias
Summary: Biomass production in marginal lands using native species shows promising results in terms of biomass yield, perennialism, and biomass quality compared to commercial species. Further research is needed to explore factors such as seed biology, seedbed preparation methods, sowing time, seedling density, and weed control for these native or naturalized plants to be considered suitable alternatives for energy production purposes.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna M. Davidson, Sylvia T. Le, Katelyn B. Cooper, Eden Lange, M. A. Zwieniecki
Summary: The study indicates that perennial plants in temperate climates have evolved strategies to store and manage non-structural carbohydrates to survive seasonal periods of photosynthetic inactivity. The dynamics of NSC in trees are influenced by seasonal changes, with the highest reserves entering dormancy and depletion during bloom time.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Alfonso Allen-Perkins, David Garcia-Callejas, Ignasi Bartomeus, Oscar Godoy
Summary: A universal feature of ecological systems is that species do not interact with others with the same sign and strength. Yet, the consequences of this asymmetry in biotic interactions for the short- and long-term persistence of individual species and entire communities remains unclear. Here, we develop a set of metrics to evaluate how asymmetric interactions among species translate to asymmetries in their individual vulnerability to extinction under changing environmental conditions.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Joshua P. Scholl, Rafael Urbina-Casanova, Amy M. Iler
Summary: Determining the predictors of extinction risk is a major goal of conservation biology. In this study, it was found that negative density dependence plays a crucial role in the persistence of rare species, while population size, population trends, life cycle duration, and clonality are not good predictors of extinction risk.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Edoardo Casoli, Gianluca Mancini, Daniele Ventura, Andrea Belluscio, Giandomenico Ardizzone
Summary: The study shows that habitat loss increases the spread of C. cylindracea, with varying magnitudes among different habitats. Dead matte areas of P. oceanica are the most vulnerable to the invasion, while coralligenous reefs are less susceptible under both studied conditions.
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Mathematics, Applied
Sean M. Hayes, Kurt E. Anderson
Summary: A central goal of ecology is identifying the mechanisms that allow large, complex food webs to persist. Spatial mechanisms resulting from dispersal connections among local food webs are one factor shown to play a significant role in enabling species persistence, particularly by driving asynchrony in the dynamics among local food webs. Our analyses quantify the tendency of modeled food webs to achieve asynchrony in the presence of dispersal and show that this positively affects the ability of species in the food web to persist. We observe an inverse relationship between the ability of food webs to persist when isolated and their tendency to be asynchronous when spatial, indicating a limited ability of food webs that persist when isolated to benefit from spatial persistence mechanisms.
COMMUNICATIONS IN NONLINEAR SCIENCE AND NUMERICAL SIMULATION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ke Xu, Yanwen Lin, Tong Li, Yuequn Fu, Zhisen Zhang, Jianyang Wua
Summary: This study investigates the influence of guest molecule size and interaction strength with water molecule on the structural and mechanical stability of clathrate hydrates using classical molecular dynamics simulations. The results show that the lattice constant and mechanical properties of clathrate hydrates vary nonlinearly with increasing guest size or interaction strength. The findings provide critical insights into the properties that depend on guest size and interaction strength.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Adriana Ramirez-Martinez, Tamara Ticktin, Demetria Mondragon
Summary: The characteristics of host trees may affect the long-term persistence of orchid populations, and these effects vary under different climatic conditions.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marco Pansera, Elisa Camatti, Anna Schroeder, Giacomo Zagami, Alessandro Bergamasco
Summary: It has been recognized that the Venice lagoon is a hotspot for the introduction of non-indigenous species, and in recent decades, an increasing number of zooplankton NIS have been observed in the area. The study focuses on the annual cycle and distribution of Oithona davisae, a non-native copepod, in comparison with the native Oithona nana. O. davisae seems to thrive in local conditions, especially in the inner and more trophic lagoon sites, while O. nana is more abundant near the inlets of the lagoon.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alice Maria Almeida, Maria Joao Martins, Manuel Lameiras Campagnolo, Paulo Fernandez, Teresa Albuquerque, Saki Gerassis, Jose Carlos Goncalves, Maria Margarida Ribeiro
Summary: This study used species-distribution software to model the adaptation of the Mediterranean species Arbutus unedo. The findings indicate the presence of refugia in the core of the Mediterranean Basin and predict that future environmental changes will result in habitat loss and a northward range shift.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Antonio J. Perea, Thorsten Wiegand, Jose L. Garrido, Pedro J. Rey, Julio M. Alcantara
Summary: This study highlights the importance of seed dispersal by frugivores in shaping plant communities in Mediterranean forests. Spatial patterns across different life stages are driven by seed dispersal mechanisms and spatial self-thinning, with little evidence of negative interactions. This research suggests that combining spatial point pattern analysis with network analysis and species traits is a promising approach to understanding the processes underlying local diversity patterns.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Maria Angeles Perez-Navarro, Francisco Lloret, Roma Ogaya, Marc Estiarte, Josep Penuelas
Summary: This study assessed the impact of warming and drought treatments on Mediterranean shrubland plant communities and found that climate change resulted in a gradual decrease in climatic disequilibrium and significant changes in community-inferred climate. However, overall, treatments simulating greater climate change did not accelerate the decrease in climatic disequilibrium.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tanguy Soulie, Francesca Vidussi, Sebastien Mas, Behzad Mostajir
Summary: An in situ mesocosm experiment in a Mediterranean lagoon showed that the frequency of marine heatwaves is expected to increase in the future. The first heatwave significantly increased various indicators of biological processes, such as gross primary production, respiration, chlorophyll-a, phytoplankton growth, and loss rates. The second heatwave shifted the system towards heterotrophy by enhancing respiration. Both heatwaves also altered the phytoplankton community structure.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Daniel Ayllon, Graciela G. Nicola, Benigno Elvira, Ana Almodovar
Summary: Climate change and size-selective fishing both impact fish populations in similar ways, with fishing-induced changes potentially being more pronounced. Under climate warming with reduced streamflow, any size-selective fishing regime could lead to overexploitation of fish populations.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Nuria Teixido, Nathaniel Bensoussan, Andrea Gori, Ida Fiorillo, Nuria Viladrich
MARINE ECOLOGY-AN EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE
(2016)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
J. Gutt, M. C. Alvaro, A. Barco, A. Boehmer, A. Bracher, B. David, C. De Ridder, B. Dorschel, M. Eleaume, D. Janussen, D. Kersken, P. J. Lopez-Gonzalez, I. Martinez-Baraldes, M. Schroeder, A. Segelken-Voigt, N. Teixido
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
J. Garrabou, E. Sala, C. Linares, J. B. Ledoux, I. Montero-Serra, J. M. Dominici, S. Kipson, N. Teixido, E. Cebrian, D. K. Kersting, J. G. Harmelin
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
C. Crisci, J. -B. Ledoux, K. Mokhtar-Jamai, M. Bally, N. Bensoussan, D. Aurelle, E. Cebrian, R. Coma, J. -P. Feral, M. La Riviere, C. Linares, P. Lopez-Sendino, C. Marschal, M. Ribes, N. Teixido, F. Zuberer, J. Garrabou
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2017)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nuria Teixido, Maria Cristina Gambi, Valeriano Parravacini, Kristy Kroeker, Fiorenza Micheli, Sebastien Villeger, Enric Ballesteros
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elena Biagi, Erik Caroselli, Monica Barone, Martina Pezzimenti, Nuria Teixido, Matteo Soverini, Simone Rampelli, Silvia Turroni, Maria Cristina Gambi, Patrizia Brigidi, Stefano Goffredo, Marco Candela
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Nuria Teixido, Erik Caroselli, Samir Alliouane, Chiara Ceccarelli, Steeve Comeau, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Pietro Fici, Fiorenza Micheli, Alice Mirasole, Stephen G. Monismith, Marco Munari, Stephen R. Palumbi, Elizabeth Sheets, Lidia Urbini, Cinzia De Vittor, Stefano Goffredo, Maria Cristina Gambi
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alice Mirasole, Fabio Badalamenti, Antonio Di Franco, Maria Cristina Gambi, Nuria Teixido
Summary: Ocean acidification may lead to significant shifts in the structure and function of coastal marine ecosystems, but necto-benthic fish assemblages associated with the Mediterranean Posidonia oceanica ecosystem appear to be able to cope with the effects of ocean acidification.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Limnology
Chloe Carbonne, Nuria Teixido, Billy Moore, Alice Mirasole, Thomas Guttierez, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Steeve Comeau
Summary: The study shows that the Mediterranean corals, Cladocora caespitosa and Astroides calycularis, are able to survive in future ocean acidification conditions for at least 6 months, regardless of their environmental history, pH treatment, and trophic strategy.
LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY
(2021)
Article
Biology
D. Gomez-Gras, C. Linares, A. Lopez-Sanz, R. Amate, J. B. Ledoux, N. Bensoussan, P. Drap, O. Bianchimani, C. Marschal, O. Torrents, F. Zuberer, E. Cebrian, N. Teixido, M. Zabala, S. Kipson, D. K. Kersting, I Montero-Serra, M. Pages-Escola, A. Medrano, M. Frleta-Valic, D. Dimarchopoulou, P. Lopez-Sendino, J. Garrabou
Summary: In a Mediterranean marine protected area, habitat-forming octocoral populations impacted by a severe marine heatwave in 2003 have not recovered after 15 years, facing collapse trajectories that may have been hindered by recurrent marine heatwaves. This highlights the significant risk recurrent marine heatwaves pose for the long-term integrity and functioning of emblematic temperate reefs.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Joaquim Garrabou, Daniel Gomez-Gras, Alba Medrano, Carlo Cerrano, Massimo Ponti, Robert Schlegel, Nathaniel Bensoussan, Eva Turicchia, Maria Sini, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Nuria Teixido, Alice Mirasole, Laura Tamburello, Emma Cebrian, Gil Rilov, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Jamila Ben Souissi, Faten Khamassi, Raouia Ghanem, Mouloud Benabdi, Samir Grimes, Oscar Ocana, Hocein Bazairi, Bernat Hereu, Cristina Linares, Diego Kurt Kersting, Graciel la Rovira, Julia Ortega, David Casals, Marta Pages-Escola, Nuria Margarit, Pol Capdevila, Jana Verdura, Alfonso Ramos, Andres Izquierdo, Carmen Barbera, Esther Rubio-Portillo, Irene Anton, Paula Lopez-Sendino, David Diaz, Maite Vazquez-Luis, Carlos Duarte, Nuria Marba, Eneko Aspillaga, Free Espinosa, Daniele Grech, Ivan Guala, Ernesto Azzurro, Simone Farina, Maria Cristina Gambi, Giovanni Chimienti, Monica Montefalcone, Annalisa Azzola, Torcuato Pulido Mantas, Simonetta Fraschetti, Giulia Ceccherelli, Silvija Kipson, Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Donat Petricioli, Carlos Jimenez, Stelios Katsanevakis, Inci Tuney Kizilkaya, Zafer Kizilkaya, Stephane Sartoretto, Rouanet Elodie, Sandrine Ruitton, Steeve Comeau, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Jean-Georges Harmelin
Summary: This study reveals that the Mediterranean Sea has experienced exceptional thermal conditions, leading to five consecutive years of mass mortality events of marine organisms. The occurrence of these events is significantly related to the heat exposure from marine heatwaves observed at the surface and depths. The Mediterranean Sea is facing an unprecedented threat to its ecosystem's health and functioning due to the accelerated ecological impacts of marine heatwaves.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Federica Nasi, Seyed Ehsan Vesal, Federica Relitti, Matteo Bazzaro, Nuria Teixido, Rocco Auriemma, Tamara Cibic
Summary: We investigated the changes in the soft-bottom macrofaunal community after enhancing a wastewater treatment plant, and found a gradual decrease in organic carbon in the water column. Species richness and functional entities increased with distance from the contamination source and after treatment enhancement. The community showed different stages of succession, with higher taxonomic beta-diversity but stable functional beta-diversity. Improved treatment led to the establishment of new species with the same functions and increased community stability. Integrating taxonomic and functional analyses provides insight into the sensitivity of macrofauna to stressors and ecological changes.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Cristina Palombo, Antonia Chiarore, Maria Ciscato, Davide Asnicar, Alice Mirasole, Erika Fabbrizzi, Nuria Teixido, Marco Munari
Summary: The study finds that juvenile stages of marine species are more vulnerable to climate change than adults, but parental anticipatory buffer effects during gametogenesis can mitigate larval vulnerability to predictable environmental changes. The research investigates the effect of ocean acidification on the growth of two sea urchin species, Arbacia lixula and Paracentrotus lividus, at different temperature levels. Results indicate that altered pH and temperature have negative effects on larval development, resulting in reduced spicule length and increased abnormal larvae. However, the impact of reduced pH and high temperature depends on the mother.
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Chloe Carbonne, Steeve Comeau, Phoebe T. W. Chan, Keyla Plichon, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Nuria Teixido
Summary: The study shows that ocean warming and acidification have negative impacts on the larval and recruit development of the Mediterranean azooxanthellate coral Astroides calycularis, with successful settlement and metamorphosis under warmer temperatures, while low pH delays metamorphosis and affects recruit growth.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Joaquim Garrabou, Daniel Gomez-Gras, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Cristina Linares, Nathaniel Bensoussan, Paula Lopez-Sendino, Hocein Bazairi, Free Espinosa, Mohamed Ramdani, Samir Grimes, Mouloud Benabdi, Jamila Ben Souissi, Emna Soufi, Faten Khamassi, Raouia Ghanem, Oscar Ocana, Alfonso Ramos-Espla, Andres Izquierdo, Irene Anton, Esther Rubio-Portillo, Carmen Barbera, Emma Cebrian, Nuria Marba, Iris E. Hendriks, Carlos M. Duarte, Salud Deudero, David Diaz, Maite Vazquez-Luis, Elvira Alvarez, Bernat Hereu, Diego K. Kersting, Andrea Gori, Nuria Viladrich, Stephane Sartoretto, Ivane Pairaud, Sandrine Ruitton, Gerard Pergent, Christine Pergent-Martini, Elodie Rouanet, Nuria Teixido, Jean-Pierre Gattuso, Simonetta Fraschetti, Irene Rivetti, Ernesto Azzurro, Carlo Cerrano, Massimo Ponti, Eva Turicchia, Giorgio Bavestrello, Riccardo Cattaneo-Vietti, Marzia Bo, Marco Bertolino, Monica Montefalcone, Giovanni Chimienti, Daniele Grech, Gil Rilov, Inci Tuney Kizilkaya, Zafer Kizilkaya, Nur Eda Topcu, Vasilis Gerovasileiou, Maria Sini, Tatjana Bakran-Petricioli, Silvija Kipson, Jean G. Harmelin
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2019)