A5007252782- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Climate variability and models
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Marine animal studies overview
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Marine and environmental studies
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Travel-related health issues
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
Instituto de Acuicultura Torre de la Sal
2023-2024
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2024
Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2022
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2021
Freie Universität Berlin
2017-2020
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2011
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
2011
Abstract Late in summer 2003, extensive mass mortality of at least 25 rocky benthic macro‐invertebrate species (mainly gorgonians and sponges) was observed the entire Northwestern (NW) Mediterranean region, affecting several thousand kilometers coastline. We were able to characterize event by studying six areas covering main regions NW basin. The degree impact on each study area quantified 49 sites estimating proportion colonies affected populations gorgonian compared with reference data...
Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) mass mortality events (MMEs) organisms are one their main ecological impacts. Here, we show that during 2015-2019 period, Mediterranean Sea has experienced exceptional thermal conditions resulting onset five consecutive years widespread MMEs across basin. These affected thousands kilometers coastline from surface to 45 m, a range habitats taxa (50 8 phyla). Significant relationships were found...
Climate change is affecting reef-building corals worldwide, with little hope for recovery. However, coral fossils hint at the existence of environmental stress-triggered survival strategies unreported in extant colonial corals. We document living evidence and long-term ecological role such a strategy which isolated polyps from colonies affected by warming adopt transitory resistance phase, turn expressing high recovery capacity dead colony areas. Such processes have been described fossil as...
DATA REPORT article Front. Mar. Sci., 22 November 2019Sec. Global Change and the Future Ocean Volume 6 - 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00707
A mass mortality event impacting the bivalve Pinna nobilis was detected across a wide geographical area of Spanish Mediterranean Sea (Western Sea) in early autumn 2016. Underwater visual censuses were conducted several localities separated by hundreds kilometres along coasts and revealed worrying high rates reaching up to 100% center southernmost Iberian Peninsula including Balearic Islands. Populations on northern seemed be unaffected (Catalonian region). Histological examination affected...
The Copernicus Marine Services State of Pacific Ocean analysis available data demonstrates that the ocean surrounding Islands is warmer, has higher heat content, with sea level rising at rates
A mass mortality event is devastating the populations of endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis in Mediterranean Sea from early autumn 2016. newly described Haplosporidian endoparasite (Haplosporidium pinnae) most probable cause this ecological catastrophe placing one largest bivalves world on brink extinction. As a pivotal step towards conservation, contribution combines scientists and citizens' data to address fast- vast-dispersion prevalence outbreaks pathogen. Therefore, potential role currents...
Anomalous warming of the upper ocean is increasingly being observed in Mediterranean Sea. Extreme events, known as marine heatwaves (MHWs), can have a profound impact on ecosystems, and their correct detection characterization are crucial to define future scenarios. Here, we analyze MHWs over last 41 years (1982–2022) sea surface temperatures (SSTs). We show that intensification frequency, intensity, duration recent mainly due shift SST mean occurred two decades largely reduced when...
Recurrent climate-induced mass-mortalities have been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea over past 15 years. Cladocora caespitosa, sole zooxanthellate scleractinian reef-builder Mediterranean, is among organisms affected by these episodes. Extensive bioconstructions of this endemic coral are very rare at present time and threatened several stressors. In study, we assessed long-term response temperate to warming sea-water Columbretes Islands (NW Mediterranean) described, for first time,...
Ocean acidification is receiving increasing attention because of its potential to affect marine ecosystems. Rare CO 2 vents offer a unique opportunity investigate the response benthic ecosystems acidification. However, habitats investigated so far are mainly found at very shallow water (less than or equal 5 m depth) and therefore not representative broad range continental shelf habitats. Here, we show that decrease from pH 8.1 7.9 observed in vent system 40 depth leads dramatic shift highly...
A devastating mass mortality event (MME) very likely caused by the protozoan Haplosporidium pinnae first detected in 2016 Western Mediterranean Sea, is pushing endemic bivalve Pinna nobilis to near extinction. Populations recovery, if possible, will rely on larval dispersal from unaffected sites and potential recolonization through recruitment of resistant juveniles. To assess impact MME species' recruitment, an unprecedented network collector stations was implemented over several thousands...
Understanding the resilience of temperate reefs to climate change requires exploring recovery capacity their habitat-forming species from recurrent marine heatwaves (MHWs). Here, we show that, in a Mediterranean highly enforced protected area established more than 40 years ago, octocoral populations that were first affected by severe MHW 2003 have not recovered after 15 years. Contrarily, they followed collapse trajectories brought them brink local ecological extinction. Since 2003, impacted...
Abstract In the current global climate change scenario, stressors overlap in space and time knowledge on effects of their interaction is highly needed to understand predict response resilience organisms. Corals, among many other benthic organisms, are affected by an increasing number change-related including warming invasive species. this study, cumulative between algae were experimentally assessed temperate reef-builder coral Cladocora caespitosa . We first investigated potential local...
The endemic Mediterranean zooxanthellate scleractinian reef-builder Cladocora caespitosa is among the organisms most affected by warming-related mass mortality events in Sea. Corals are known to contain a diverse microbiota that plays key role their physiology and health. Here we report first study examines microbiome pathobiome associated with C. three different locations (i.e., Genova, Columbretes Islands, Tabarca Island). microbial communities this species showed biogeographical...
Abstract Understanding the combined effects of global and local stressors is crucial for conservation management, yet challenging due to different scales at which these operate. Here, we examine one most pervasive threats marine biodiversity, ocean warming, on early life stages habitat‐forming macroalga Cystoseira zosteroides , its long‐term consequences population resilience, effect with physical stressors. First, performed a controlled laboratory experiment exploring impacts warming...
Overexploitation leads to the ecological extinction of many oceanic species. The depletion historical abundances large animals, such as whales and sea turtles, is well known. However, magnitude overfishing exploited invertebrates unclear. lack rigorous baseline data limits implementation efficient management conservation plans in marine realm. precious Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum has been intensively since antiquity for its use jewellery. It shows dramatic signs...