Modeling β-diversity at multiple spatial scales and in relation to disturbance provides invaluable information on ecological connectivity among marine communities which, in turn, could help the implementation of ecologically coherent networks of Marine Protected Areas. In this study, a manipulative experiment carried out on subtidal rocky reefs spanning over more than 1000 km of coast in the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) shed light on connectivity processes and scales involved in the recovery of benthic assemblages subjected to a strong physical disturbance, with important implications for marine conservation planning.
The Role of Local to Large‐Scale Connectivity in Marine Community Recovery Dynamics
Bevilacqua, Stanislao
;Benedetti‐Cecchi, Lisandro;Terlizzi, Antonio;
2023-01-01
Abstract
Modeling β-diversity at multiple spatial scales and in relation to disturbance provides invaluable information on ecological connectivity among marine communities which, in turn, could help the implementation of ecologically coherent networks of Marine Protected Areas. In this study, a manipulative experiment carried out on subtidal rocky reefs spanning over more than 1000 km of coast in the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) shed light on connectivity processes and scales involved in the recovery of benthic assemblages subjected to a strong physical disturbance, with important implications for marine conservation planning.File in questo prodotto:
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