RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Environmental and human factors drive the subtropical marine forests of Gongolaria abies-marina to extinction.
A1 Rancel Rodríguez, Nereida
A1 Martín García, L.
A1 Rancel-Rodríguez, N.M.
A1 Sangil, Carlos
A1 Reyes, J.
A1 Benito, B.
A1 Orellana, S.
A1 Sansón, M.
A2 BotánicaEcología y Fisiología Vegetal
A2 BOTMAR ULL
K1 Algae
K1 Gongolaria abies-Marina
K1 Sargassaceae
K1 Distribution model
K1 Temporal variability
K1 Drivers of decline
K1 Multivariate analysis
K1 Geographically weighted regression
K1 Canary islands
AB Large brown macroalgae are foundational threatened species in coastal ecosystems from the subtropical northeastern Atlantic, where they have exhibited a drastic decline in recent years. This study describes the potential habitat of Gongolaria abies-marina, its current distribution and conservation status, and the major drivers of population decline. The results show a strong reduction of more than 97% of G. abies-marina populations in the last thirty years and highlight the effects of drivers vary in terms of spatial heterogeneity. A decrease in the frequency of high waves and high human footprint are the principal factors accounting for the long-term decline in G. abies-marina populations. UV radiation and sea surface temperature have an important correlation only in certain locations. Both the methodology and the large amount of data analyzed in this study provide a valuable tool for the conservation and restoration of threatened macroalgae.
SN 1879-0291
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/41057
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 16-may-2025