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Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Part of book or chapter of book , Article , Journal 01 Jan 2021 Spain, Italy Publisher:Elsevier BV

Authors: Francesco Colloca; Fabio Bulleri; Antonio Di Franco; Cristiana Guerranti; Monia Renzi; Enric Ballesteros; Maria Cristina Mangano; +25 Authors

doi: 10.1016/bs.amb.2021.08.001

pmid: 34583814

handle: 11368/2996853 , 10261/250954 , 10447/548136 , 11577/3418148 , 11584/330926 , 11568/1112659

Mediterranean rocky reefs in the Anthropocene: Present status and future concerns

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Abstract

Global change is striking harder and faster in the Mediterranean Sea than elsewhere, where high levels of human pressure and proneness to climate change interact in modifying the structure and disrupting regulative mechanisms of marine ecosystems. Rocky reefs are particularly exposed to such environmental changes with ongoing trends of degradation being impressive. Due to the variety of habitat types and associated marine biodiversity, rocky reefs are critical for the functioning of marine ecosystems, and their decline could profoundly affect the provision of essential goods and services which human populations in coastal areas rely upon. Here, we provide an up-to-date overview of the status of rocky reefs, trends in human-driven changes undermining their integrity, and current and upcoming management and conservation strategies, attempting a projection on what could be the future of this essential component of Mediterranean marine ecosystems.

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Spain, Italy

Related Organizations

National Institute of Oceanography
India
Università degli studi di Salerno
Italy
University Federico II of Naples
Italy
University of Salento
Italy
French National Centre for Scientific Research
France

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Keywords

Bioconstruction, Fish assemblage, Conservation of Natural Resources, Algal forests; Bioconstructions; Coastal ecosystems; Conservation; Fish assemblages; Global change; Marine biodiversity, Coral Reefs, Climate Change, Algal forests; bioconstructions; coastal ecosystems; conservation; fish assemblages; global change; marine biodiversity; conservation of natural resources; climate change; coral reefs; humans; Mediterranean Sea: biodiversity; ecosystem, Conservation, Biodiversity, Coastal ecosystems, Fish assemblages, Algal forest, Bioconstructions, Mediterranean Sea, Algal forests, Humans, Coastal ecosystem, Marine biodiversity, Global change, Algal forests; Bioconstructions; Coastal ecosystems; Conservation; Fish assemblages; Global change; Marine biodiversity; Climate Change; Conservation of Natural Resources; Coral Reefs; Humans; Mediterranean Sea; Biodiversity; Ecosystem, Ecosystem

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