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Tuya F, Schubert N, Aguirre J, Basso D, Bastos EO, Berchez F, Bernardino AF, Bosch NE, Burdett HL, Espino F, Fernández-Gárcia C, Francini-Filho RB, Gagnon P, Hall-Spencer JM, Haroun R, Hofmann LC, Horta PA, Kamenos NA, Le Gall L, Magris RA, Martin S, Nelson WA, Neves P, Olivé I, Otero-Ferrer F, Peña V, Pereira-Filho GH, Ragazzola F, Rebelo AC, Ribeiro C, Rinde E, Schoenrock K, Silva J, Sissini MN, Tâmega FTS. Levelling-up rhodolith-bed science to address global-scale conservation challenges. Sci Total Environ 2023:164818. [PMID: 37315600 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Global marine conservation remains fractured by an imbalance in research efforts and policy actions, limiting progression towards sustainability. Rhodolith beds represent a prime example, as they have ecological importance on a global scale, provide a wealth of ecosystem functions and services, including biodiversity provision and potential climate change mitigation, but remain disproportionately understudied, compared to other coastal ecosystems (tropical coral reefs, kelp forests, mangroves, seagrasses). Although rhodolith beds have gained some recognition, as important and sensitive habitats at national/regional levels during the last decade, there is still a notable lack of information and, consequently, specific conservation efforts. We argue that the lack of information about these habitats, and the significant ecosystem services they provide, is hindering the development of effective conservation measures and limiting wider marine conservation success. This is becoming a pressing issue, considering the multiple severe pressures and threats these habitats are exposed to (e.g., pollution, fishing activities, climate change), which may lead to an erosion of their ecological function and ecosystem services. By synthesizing the current knowledge, we provide arguments to highlight the importance and urgency of levelling-up research efforts focused on rhodolith beds, combating rhodolith bed degradation and avoiding the loss of associated biodiversity, thus ensuring the sustainability of future conservation programs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fernando Tuya
- Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain.
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- CCMAR - Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
| | - Julio Aguirre
- Departamento de Estratigrafía y Paleontología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
| | - Daniela Basso
- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, CoNISMa Research Unit of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| | - Eduardo O Bastos
- Laboratório de Ficologia, Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
| | - Flávio Berchez
- Instituto de Biociências/Instituto de Estudos Avançados, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Cape Horn International Center (CHIC), Puerto Williams, Chile
| | - Angelo F Bernardino
- Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil
| | - Néstor E Bosch
- Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain; Asociación Biodiversidad Atlántica y Sostenibilidad (ABAS), Telde, Spain
| | - Heidi L Burdett
- Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, Norrbyn, Sweden; Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
| | - Fernando Espino
- Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain
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- School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; Research Center in Marine Sciences and Limnology (CIMAR), Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
| | - Ronaldo B Francini-Filho
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Marinha, Centro de Biologia Marinha (CEBIMar), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Sebastião, Brazil
| | - Patrick Gagnon
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
| | - Jason M Hall-Spencer
- Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shizuoka, Japan; School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, UK
| | - Ricardo Haroun
- Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain
| | - Laurie C Hofmann
- Marine Aquaculture Group, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany; Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences, Bremerhaven, Germany
| | - Paulo A Horta
- Laboratório de Ficologia, Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
| | - Nicholas A Kamenos
- Umeå Marine Sciences Centre, Umeå University, Norrbyn, Sweden; Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
| | - Line Le Gall
- Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB), Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
| | - Rafael A Magris
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil
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- Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7144 Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique de Roscoff, Roscoff, France
| | - Wendy A Nelson
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand; School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
| | - Pedro Neves
- CCMAR - Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; Observatório Oceânico da Madeira, Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação, Tecnologia e Inovação (OOM/ ARDITI), Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
| | - Irene Olivé
- Department of Integrative Marine Biology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohn, Naples, Italy
| | - Francisco Otero-Ferrer
- Grupo en Biodiversidad y Conservación (IU-ECOAQUA), Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Telde, Spain; Asociación Biodiversidad Atlántica y Sostenibilidad (ABAS), Telde, Spain
| | - Viviana Peña
- BioCost Research Group, Departamento de Bioloxía, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
| | - Guilherme H Pereira-Filho
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação Marinha, Instituto do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, Brazil
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- Department of Integrative Marine Biology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohn, Naples, Italy; NBFC, National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo 90133, Italy
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- Divisão de Geologia Marinha, Instituto Hidrográfico, Lisboa, Portugal; BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBio Laboratório Associado, Pólo dos Açores, Portugal; SMNS - Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- CCMAR - Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal; IFCN-Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da Natureza, IP-RAM, Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Natural Sciences, The Ryan Institute, University of Galway, Galway, Ireland
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- CCMAR - Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Lab. de Ecologia e Conservação de Ambientes Recifais (LECAR), Departamento de Biologia Marinha, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
| | - Frederico T S Tâmega
- Departamento de Biotecnologia Marinha, Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira (IEAPM), Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil
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