A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests

Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate species. However, macroalgal forests are in decline in various places and natural recovery is almost impossible when...

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Autores: Cebrian, Emma, Tamburello, Laura, Verdura, Jana, Guarnieri, Giuseppe, Medrano, Alba, Linares Prats, Cristina, Hereu Fina, Bernat, Garrabou, Joaquim, Cerrano, Carlo, Galobart, Cristina, Fraschetti, Simonetta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/196760
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Palabra clave:Conservació de recursos marins
Hàbitat (Ecologia)
Marine resources conservation
Habitat (Ecology)
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spelling A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal ForestsCebrian, EmmaTamburello, LauraVerdura, JanaGuarnieri, GiuseppeMedrano, AlbaLinares Prats, CristinaHereu Fina, BernatGarrabou, JoaquimCerrano, CarloGalobart, CristinaFraschetti, SimonettaConservació de recursos marinsHàbitat (Ecologia)Marine resources conservationHabitat (Ecology)Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate species. However, macroalgal forests are in decline in various places and natural recovery is almost impossible when populations become locally extinct. Hence, active restoration emerges as the most promising strategy to rebuild disappeared forests. In this regard, significant efforts have been made by several EU institutions to research new restoration tools for shallow and mesophotic reef habitats (e.g., MERCES EU project, AFRIMED, and ROCPOP-life) and effective techniques have subsequently been proposed to promote self-sustaining populations. Recent research indicates that macroalgal forest recovery requires a broad spectrum of measures, ranging from mitigating human impacts to restoring the most degraded populations and habitats, and that the viability of large restoration actions is compromised by ongoing human pressures (e.g., pollution, overgrazing, and climate change). We propose a roadmap for Mediterranean macroalgal restoration to assist researchers and stakeholders in decision-making, considering the most effective methods in terms of cost and costeffectiveness, and taking background environmental conditions and potential threats into account. Last, the challenges currently faced by the restoration of rocky coastal ecosystems under changing climate conditions are also discussed.Frontiers Media2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/196760Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.709219Frontiers In Marine Science, 2021, vol. 8, p. 709219https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.709219cc-by (c) Cebrian, Emma et al., 2021https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1967602026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
title A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
spellingShingle A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
Cebrian, Emma
Conservació de recursos marins
Hàbitat (Ecologia)
Marine resources conservation
Habitat (Ecology)
title_short A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
title_full A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
title_fullStr A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
title_full_unstemmed A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
title_sort A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cebrian, Emma
Tamburello, Laura
Verdura, Jana
Guarnieri, Giuseppe
Medrano, Alba
Linares Prats, Cristina
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Garrabou, Joaquim
Cerrano, Carlo
Galobart, Cristina
Fraschetti, Simonetta
author Cebrian, Emma
author_facet Cebrian, Emma
Tamburello, Laura
Verdura, Jana
Guarnieri, Giuseppe
Medrano, Alba
Linares Prats, Cristina
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Garrabou, Joaquim
Cerrano, Carlo
Galobart, Cristina
Fraschetti, Simonetta
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Verdura, Jana
Guarnieri, Giuseppe
Medrano, Alba
Linares Prats, Cristina
Hereu Fina, Bernat
Garrabou, Joaquim
Cerrano, Carlo
Galobart, Cristina
Fraschetti, Simonetta
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author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Conservació de recursos marins
Hàbitat (Ecologia)
Marine resources conservation
Habitat (Ecology)
topic Conservació de recursos marins
Hàbitat (Ecologia)
Marine resources conservation
Habitat (Ecology)
description Canopy-forming macroalgae play a crucial role in coastal primary production and nutrient cycling, providing food, shelter, nurseries, and habitat for many vertebrate and invertebrate species. However, macroalgal forests are in decline in various places and natural recovery is almost impossible when populations become locally extinct. Hence, active restoration emerges as the most promising strategy to rebuild disappeared forests. In this regard, significant efforts have been made by several EU institutions to research new restoration tools for shallow and mesophotic reef habitats (e.g., MERCES EU project, AFRIMED, and ROCPOP-life) and effective techniques have subsequently been proposed to promote self-sustaining populations. Recent research indicates that macroalgal forest recovery requires a broad spectrum of measures, ranging from mitigating human impacts to restoring the most degraded populations and habitats, and that the viability of large restoration actions is compromised by ongoing human pressures (e.g., pollution, overgrazing, and climate change). We propose a roadmap for Mediterranean macroalgal restoration to assist researchers and stakeholders in decision-making, considering the most effective methods in terms of cost and costeffectiveness, and taking background environmental conditions and potential threats into account. Last, the challenges currently faced by the restoration of rocky coastal ecosystems under changing climate conditions are also discussed.
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