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Ecological traits, genetic diversity and regional distribution of the macroalga Treptacantha elegans along the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean Sea).
Scientific reports - 5 Nov 2020
Medrano Alba, Hereu Bernat, Mariani Simone, Neiva João, Pagès-Escolà Marta, Paulino Cristina, Rovira Graciel la, Serrão Ester A, Linares Cristina
Abstract excerpt
The widespread decline of canopy-forming macroalgal assemblages has been documented in many regions during the last decades. This pattern is often followed by the replacement of structurally complex algal canopies by more simplified habitats (e.g., turfs or sea urchin barren grounds). Against all odds, the fucoid Treptacantha elegans, a large Mediterranean brown macroalga, broadened its depth range to deeper and...
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