Thermal vulnerability of the Levantine endemic and endangered habitat-forming macroalga, Gongolaria rayssiae: implications for reef carbon

Ocean warming is a major threat to marine ecosystems, especially to species with a narrow thermal niche width and narrow biogeographic distribution, like some habitat-forming seaweeds. Declines of marine forests have been reported for several canopy-forming species in temperate regions, including th...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martina Mulas, Jacob Silverman, Tamar Guy-Haim, Simona Noè, Gil Rilov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.862332/full