Journal
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
Volume 30, Issue 8, Pages 1578-1594Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3365
Keywords
algae; benthos; biodiversity; biogeography; circalittoral; coastal; habitat management; invertebrates; reef
Funding
- CNRS - ANR [12-SEAS-0001-01, 12-SEAS-0001-02, 12-SEAS-0001-03]
- General Secretariat for Research and Technology [12SEAS-2-C2]
- Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu [112Y393]
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The coralligenous habitat was studied at the large Mediterranean scale, by applying a standardized, non-destructive photo-sampling protocol, developed in the framework of the CIGESMED project. The results provided evidence to support the following statements: (a) the assemblage pattern is not homogeneously distributed across the four Mediterranean ecoregions studied (biotic gradients hypothesis); and (b) the assemblage pattern does not change significantly when the information is aggregated to higher taxonomic levels (taxonomic sufficiency hypothesis). Surrogate taxonomic categories higher than species, such as genus and family, can be used to reveal the multivariate pattern of the coralligenous assemblages. Although preliminary at the pan-Mediterranean scale, these outcomes set the scene for future comparisons as more data sets become available but also for comparisons between taxonomic and functional patterns. 1.2.3.4.
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