Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been proved to effectively protect and restore fish assemblages. There is mixed evidence regarding the effects of MPAs on benthic assemblages, habitat complexity, how protection might mediate features (including biotic abiotic components) with very little information concerning temperate areas. Here, our aim assess 1) influences assemblages 2) mediates complex...

Abstract Species of the genera Cystoseira , Ericaria Gongolaria and Sargassum (family Sargassaceae) are key components Mediterranean-Atlantic marine forests, essential for biodiversity ecosystem functioning. Populations these foundational species particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts, likely be intensified under future scenarios climate change. The decline even disappearance have bee...

T. P. STANOJKOVIĆ, A. KONIĆ-RISTIĆ, Z. KLJAJIĆ, N. GROZDANIĆ-STANISAVLJEVIĆ, T. SRDIĆ-RAJIĆ, G. ZDUNIĆ, K. ŠAVIKIN Department of Experimental Oncology, Institute for Oncology and Radiology of Serbia Pasterova 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Centre of Research Excellence in Nutrition and Metabolism, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Dr Subotića 4, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia Institut...

Algal habitat-forming forests composed of fucalean brown seaweeds ( Cystoseira , Ericaria and Gongolaria ) have severely declined along the Mediterranean coasts, endangering maintenance essential ecosystem services. Numerous factors determine loss these assemblages operate at different spatial scales, which must be identified to plan conservation restoration actions. To explore critical stresso...