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SUBMITTER: Rendina F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10096796 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rendina Francesco F Falace Annalisa A Alongi Giuseppina G Buia Maria Cristina MC Neiva João J Appolloni Luca L Marletta Giuliana G Russo Giovanni Fulvio GF
Plants (Basel, Switzerland) 20230329 7
Fucales (Phaeophyceae) are ecosystem engineers and forest-forming macroalgae whose populations are declining dramatically. In the Mediterranean Sea, <i>Cystoseira sensu lato (s.l.)</i>-encompassing the genera <i>Cystoseira sensu stricto</i>, <i>Ericaria</i>, and <i>Gongolaria</i>-is the most diverse group, and many species have been shown to be locally extinct in many areas, resulting in a shift toward structurally less complex habitats with the consequent loss of ecosystem functions and service ...[more]