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Topical Collection: Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
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This collection of articles covers shores, open sea, deep sea, coral reefs, estuaries, and associated organisms; plankton to fish and cetaceans, seaweeds and other algae; and factors such as marine pollution, sea level, and fishing (including by-catch).
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Editors
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David L. Hawksworth CBE
Prof. Hawksworth is a mycologist and lichenologist with a professorship at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and also a Scientific Associate of The Natural History Museum in London. He is Editor-in-Chief of Biodiversity and Conservation (Springer) and IMA Fungus (BMC).
Articles (74 in this collection)
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Long term benthic survey demonstrates a shift in the composition of benthic reef communities at shallow sites in Roatán, Honduras
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Aurora Giorgi
- Matteo Monti
- Julie B. Olson
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 23 April 2022
- Pages: 1689 - 1708
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Climate change-related changes in cephalopod biodiversity on the North East Atlantic Shelf
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Daniel Oesterwind
- Christopher J. Barrett
- Vladimir Laptikhovsky
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 23 March 2022
- Pages: 1491 - 1518
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Many cameras make light work: opportunistic photographs of rare species in iNaturalist complement structured surveys of reef fish to better understand species richness
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Christopher J. Roberts
- Adriana Vergés
- Alistair G. B. Poore
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 23 March 2022
- Pages: 1407 - 1425
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A species-specific qPCR assay provides novel insight into range expansion of the Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) by means of eDNA analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Elena Valsecchi
- Emanuele Coppola
- Antonia Bruno
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 15 February 2022
- Pages: 1175 - 1196
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Cetacean sensitivity and threats analysis to assess effectiveness of protection measures: an example of integrated approach for cetacean conservation in the Bonifacio Bouches
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- I. Campana
- D. Angeletti
- A. Arcangeli
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 07 January 2022
- Pages: 517 - 541
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Foraging grounds of adult loggerhead sea turtles across the Mediterranean Sea: key sites and hotspots of risk
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Vasiliki Almpanidou
- Vasiliki Tsapalou
- Antonios D. Mazaris
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 23 November 2021
- Pages: 143 - 160
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Marine protected areas are not representative of chondrichthyan species assemblages in the Southwest Atlantic
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- David E. Sabadin
- Santiago A. Barbini
- Luis O. Lucifora
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 07 November 2021
- Pages: 97 - 117
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Assessment of the conservation status of marine species of the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) in Italy: results, drawbacks and perspectives of the fourth national report (2013–2018)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Gabriele La Mesa
- Giancarlo Lauriano
- Leonardo Tunesi
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 08 October 2021
- Pages: 4251 - 4264
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Identifying key biodiversity areas as marine conservation priorities in the greater Caribbean
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Michael S. Harvey
- Gina M. Ralph
- Kent E. Carpenter
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 30 September 2021
- Pages: 4039 - 4059
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“Pink round stones”—rhodolith beds: an overlooked habitat in Madeira Archipelago
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Pedro Neves
- João Silva
- Cláudia Ribeiro
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 13 July 2021
- Pages: 3359 - 3383
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eDNA metabarcoding illuminates species diversity and composition of three phyla (chordata, mollusca and echinodermata) across Indonesian coral reefs
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Hawis Madduppa
- Ni Kadek Dita Cahyani
- Dietriech Geoffrey Bengen
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 July 2021
- Pages: 3087 - 3114
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Macrofauna communities across a seascape of seagrass meadows: environmental drivers, biodiversity patterns and conservation implications
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Iván F. Rodil
- Andrew M. Lohrer
- Alf Norkko
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 03 July 2021
- Pages: 3023 - 3043
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Groundfish assemblages diversity in upwelling ecosystems: insights from the Mauritanian Exclusive Economic Zone
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Saïkou Oumar Kidé
- Claude Manté
- Bastien Mérigot
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 03 June 2021
- Pages: 2279 - 2304
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Contribution of social media to cetacean research in Southeast Asia: illuminating populations vulnerable to litter
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Amber Coram
- Neil Angelo S. Abreo
- Kirsten F. Thompson
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 18 May 2021
- Pages: 2341 - 2359
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State of seahorse fisheries in India, nearly two decades after they were banned
Authors
- T. Vaidyanathan
- A. C. J. Vincent
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 06 May 2021
- Pages: 2223 - 2253
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Whaling tradition along the Cantabrian coast: public perception towards cetaceans and its importance for marine conservation
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alicia García-Gallego
- Yaisel J. Borrell
- Laura Miralles
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 01 May 2021
- Pages: 2125 - 2143
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Taxonomical diversity of benthic foraminifera in mangrove sediments: initial insight into total diversity from Malaysia to worldwide mangrove forests records
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Muhamad Naim Abd Malek
- Fabrizio Frontalini
- Latiffah Zakaria
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 16 April 2021
- Pages: 2033 - 2056
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Marine macroalgal biodiversity of northern Madagascar: morpho-genetic systematics and implications of anthropic impacts for conservation
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Christophe Vieira
- Antoine De Ramon N’Yeurt
- Olivier De Clerck
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 26 March 2021
- Pages: 1501 - 1546
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Mangrove fragments as key coastal reservoirs of taxonomic and functional biodiversity
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Guilherme N. Corte
- Helio H. Checon
- A. Cecília Z. Amaral
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 24 March 2021
- Pages: 1573 - 1593
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Local ecological knowledge to assist conservation status assessments in data poor contexts: a case study with the threatened sharks of the Brazilian Northeast
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Antoine O. H. C. Leduc
- Fábio H. D. De Carvalho
- Priscila F. M. Lopes
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 19 February 2021
- Pages: 819 - 845
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Conservation of Asian horseshoe crabs on spotlight
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Akbar John
- Paul K. S. Shin
- Kevin Laurie
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Published: 09 November 2020
- Pages: 253 - 256
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Patterns and drivers of understory macroalgal assemblage structure within subtidal kelp forests
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Dan A. Smale
- Graham Epstein
- Pippa J. Moore
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 21 October 2020
- Pages: 4173 - 4192
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Coastal habitats across sea-to-inland gradient sustain endangered coastal plants and Hymenoptera in coastal dune ecosystems of Japan
Authors
- Asuka Koyama
- Tatsuya Ide
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 15 October 2020
- Pages: 4073 - 4090
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Low diversity or poorly explored? Mesophotic molluscs highlight undersampling in the Eastern Mediterranean
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Paolo G. Albano
- Michele Azzarone
- Gil Rilov
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 12 October 2020
- Pages: 4059 - 4072
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Political making of more-than-fishers through their involvement in ecological monitoring of protected areas
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anastasia Quintana
- Xavier Basurto
- Amy Hudson Weaver
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 04 October 2020
- Pages: 3899 - 3923
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A highly diverse living benthic foraminiferal assemblage in the oxygen deficient zone of the southeastern Arabian Sea
Authors
- Amrata Kaithwar
- D. P. Singh
- Rajeev Saraswat
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 29 September 2020
- Pages: 3925 - 3958
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Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally?
Authors
- R. S. K. Barnes
- L. Claassens
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 22 July 2020
- Pages: 3227 - 3244
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Promising yet variable performance of cross-taxon biodiversity surrogates: a test in two marine habitats at multiple times
Authors
- William Gladstone
- Brad R. Murray
- Pat Hutchings
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 July 2020
- Pages: 3067 - 3089
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Identifying coastal and marine priority areas for conservation in the United Arab Emirates
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Emna Ben Lamine
- Daniel Mateos-Molina
- Sylvaine Giakoumi
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 30 June 2020
- Pages: 2967 - 2983
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Tackling the tide: A rapid assessment protocol to detect terrestrial vertebrates in mangrove forests
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stefanie M. Rog
- Rohan H. Clarke
- Carly N. Cook
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 20 June 2020
- Pages: 2839 - 2860
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Using fisheries data to model the oceanic habitats of juvenile silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the tropical eastern Atlantic Ocean
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jon Lopez
- Diego Alvarez-Berastegui
- Hilario Murua
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 24 April 2020
- Pages: 2377 - 2397
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Long-term management is needed for conserving plant diversity in a Wadden Sea salt marsh
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Qingqing Chen
- Jan P. Bakker
- Christian Smit
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 09 April 2020
- Pages: 2329 - 2341
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Long-term changes in the benthic macroalgal flora of a coastal area affected by urban impacts (Conero Riviera, Mediterranean Sea)
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Fabio Rindi
- Brigitte Gavio
- Tiziana Romagnoli
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 07 April 2020
- Pages: 2275 - 2295
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The no-take zone network of the Mexican Caribbean: assessing design and management for the protection of coral reef fish communities
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Noemi Espinosa-Andrade
- Adam Suchley
- Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 14 March 2020
- Pages: 2069 - 2087
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Cumulative threats to juvenile green turtles in the coastal waters of southern and southeastern Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
- Natalie Wildermann
- Camila Domit
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 11 March 2020
- Pages: 1783 - 1803
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Echinoderm functional diversity does not correlate with the protection level of marine protected areas in the Mexican Pacific
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- B. Rojas-Montiel
- H. Reyes-Bonilla
- F. J. Fernández Rivera-Melo
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 24 February 2020
- Pages: 1871 - 1896
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Using genetics to inform restoration and predict resilience in declining populations of a keystone marine sponge
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sarah M. Griffiths
- Evelyn D. Taylor-Cox
- Richard F. Preziosi
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 06 February 2020
- Pages: 1383 - 1410
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Evaluating seabed habitat representativeness across a diverse set of marine protected areas on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- David Milla-Figueras
- Mara Schmiing
- Fernando Tempera
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 10 January 2020
- Pages: 1153 - 1175
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Assessing coastal artificial light and potential exposure of wildlife at a national scale: the case of marine turtles in Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Liliana P. Colman
- Paulo H. Lara
- Brendan J. Godley
- Content type: Original Paper
- Open Access
- Published: 04 January 2020
- Pages: 1135 - 1152
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Ecological and socioeconomic impacts of marine protected areas in the South Pacific: assessing the evidence base
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Patrick F. Smallhorn-West
- Rebecca Weeks
- Robert L. Pressey
- Content type: Review Paper
- Published: 10 December 2019
- Pages: 349 - 380
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Usefulness of a Japanese internet community for fish conservation
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Yusuke Miyazaki
- Atsunobu Murase
- Hiroshi Senou
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 02 December 2019
- Pages: 625 - 642
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Using emerging hot spot analysis of stranding records to inform conservation management of a data-poor cetacean species
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Emma L. Betty
- Barbara Bollard
- Karen A. Stockin
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 29 November 2019
- Pages: 643 - 665
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Long-term trends and a risk analysis of cetacean entanglements and bycatch in fisheries gear in Australian waters
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Vivitskaia Tulloch
- Vanessa Pirotta
- Robert Harcourt
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 19 November 2019
- Pages: 251 - 282
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Can sambaquis (shell mounds) be used as records of the Holocene marine fish biodiversity?
Authors
- Augusto Barros Mendes
- Edson Pereira Silva
- Michelle Rezende Duarte
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 17 October 2019
- Pages: 39 - 56
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Rapid decline of a relatively high latitude coral assemblage at Weizhou Island, northern South China Sea
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Wanjun Yu
- Wenhuan Wang
- Xiaoyan Chen
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 18 September 2019
- Pages: 3925 - 3949
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Atlantic corals under climate change: modelling distribution shifts to predict richness, phylogenetic structure and trait-diversity changes
Authors
- Laura Rodriguez
- Brezo Martínez
- Fernando Tuya
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 16 September 2019
- Pages: 3873 - 3890
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Effects of best practices to reduce seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries on other threatened, protected and bycaught megafauna species
Authors
- Sebastián Jiménez
- Rodrigo Forselledo
- Andrés Domingo
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 23 August 2019
- Pages: 3657 - 3667
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Zostera marina meadows in the northwestern Spain: distribution, characteristics and anthropogenic pressures
Authors
- Verónica García-Redondo
- Ignacio Bárbara
- Pilar Díaz-Tapia
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 04 April 2019
- Pages: 1743 - 1757
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Risks to biodiversity and coastal livelihoods from artisanal elasmobranch fisheries in a Least Developed Country: The Gambia (West Africa)
Authors
- Alec B. M. Moore
- Bernard Séret
- Roy Armstrong
- Content type: Original Paper
- Published: 11 March 2019
- Pages: 1431 - 1450