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| Gerovasileiou, Vasilis; Dailianis, Thanos; Panteri, Emmanouela; Michalakis, Nikitas; Gatti, Giulia; Sini, Maria; Dimitriadis, Charalampos; Issaris, Yiannis; Salomidi, Maria; Filiopoulou, Irene; Dogan, Alper; D'Avray, Laure Thierry De Ville; David, Romain; Cinar, Melih Ertan; Koutsoubas, Drosos; Feral, Jean-pierre; Arvanitidis, Christos. |
| Background Over the last decade, inventorying and monitoring of marine biodiversity has significantly benefited from the active engagement of volunteers. Although several Citizen Science projects concern tropical reef ecosystems worldwide, none of the existing initiatives has yet specifically focused on their Mediterranean equivalents. Mediterranean coralline reefs, known as “coralligenous”, are bioherms primarily built by calcifying rhodophytes on hard substrates under dim-light conditions; they are considered hotspots of biodiversity and are extremely popular among divers due to their complex structure, conspicuous biological wealth and high aesthetic value. Nevertheless, data on their distribution, structure and conservation status is lacking for... |
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Palavras-chave: Coralligenous assemblages; Coralligenous outcrops; Coralline reefs; Bioherms; Biodiversity hotspot; Monitoring; Citizen science; SCUBA diving; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00375/48596/48945.pdf |
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| Gatti, Giulia; Bianchi, C. N.; Morri, C.; Montefalcone, M.; Sartoretto, Stephane. |
| A rapid visual assessment (RVA) approach for the characterization and assessment of the integrity of coralligenous reefs was applied in 21 stations subjected to different levels of anthropogenic pressure, along the French Mediterranean coasts. The reefs were characterized from both the geomorphologic and bionomic (biotic cover, conspicuous species richness, canopy-forming species, etc.) points of view, and their health status was estimated through the COARSE (COralligenous Assessment by ReefScape Estimate) index. The sensitivity of the COARSE index and the robustness of the RVA approach to observer biases were analyzed. Results showed that most coralligenous reefs were characterized by (sub) vertical cliffs or platforms with variable slope, usually... |
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Palavras-chave: Coralligenous reefs; Rapid visual assessment; Sea-floor integrity; Visual estimation; COARSE index; Mediterranean Sea. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00248/35888/34441.pdf |
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