Leading role of the sea urchin Arbacia lixula in maintaining the barren state in southwestern Mediterranean

Chiara Bonaviri, Tomás Vega Fernández, Giovanni Fanelli, +2

Marine Biology

Southwestern MediterraneanMarine GeologyBarren StateEngineeringTransitional Water +7

The effects of recreational Paracentrotus lividus fishing on distribution patterns of sea urchins at Ustica Island MPA (Western Mediterranean, Italy)

Paola Gianguzza, Mariachiara Chiantore, Chiara Bonaviri, +3

Fisheries Research

Fishery AssessmentEngineeringFishery ScienceFisheries ScienceSea Urchins +6

Role of two co-occurring Mediterranean sea urchins in the formation of barren from Cystoseira canopy

Davide Agnetta, Fabio Badalamenti, Giulia Ceccherelli, +3

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

BiologyMarine GeologyEngineeringCold SeepsMarine Chemistry +7

The rise of thermophilic sea urchins and the expansion of barren grounds in the Mediterranean Sea

Paola Gianguzza, Davide Agnetta, Chiara Bonaviri, +4

Chemistry and Ecology

EngineeringMarine ChemistryA. Lixula DensityOceanographyEarth Science +15

Fish versus starfish predation in controlling sea urchin populations in Mediterranean rocky shores

Chiara Bonaviri, Tomás Vega Fernández, Fabio Badalamenti, +3

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Functional traits of two co-occurring sea urchins across a barren/forest patch system

Davide Agnetta, Chiara Bonaviri, Fabio Badalamenti, +3

Journal of Sea Research

BiologyBiodiversityEngineeringFunctional TraitsMolecular Ecology +8

Biodiversity in canopy-forming algae: Structure and spatial variability of the Mediterranean Cystoseira assemblages

Luigi Piazzi, Chiara Bonaviri, Alberto Castelli, +9

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science

Mediterranean Cystoseira AssemblagesBiodiversityBiogeographyEvolutionary BiologyMarine Biodiversity +4

Micropredation on sea urchins as a potential stabilizing process for rocky reefs

Chiara Bonaviri, Paola Gianguzza, Carlo Pipitone, +1

Journal of Sea Research

BiologyEngineeringAquacultureMarine PollutionSea Urchins +7

Hydrodynamism and its influence on the reproductive condition of the edible sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

Paola Gianguzza, Chiara Bonaviri, Ermelinda Prato, +5

Marine Environmental Research

BiologyReproductive BiologyMarine BiologyReproductive ConditionEmbryology +1

Macroalgal forest vs sea urchin barren: Patterns of macro-zoobenthic diversity in a large-scale Mediterranean study

Stefania Pinna, Luigi Piazzi, Giulia Ceccherelli, +10

Marine Environmental Research

BiologyBenthic CommunityBiodiversityLarge-scale Mediterranean StudyEngineering +7