An ecosystem-based approach to assess the status of Mediterranean algae-dominated shallow rocky reefs

MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN

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Thibaut, Thierry¹  Blanfune, Aurelie¹  Boudouresque, Charles F.¹  Personnic, Sebastien¹  Ruitton, Sandrine¹  Ballesteros, Enric²  Bellan-Santini, Denise³  Bianchi, Carlo Nike⁴  Bussotti, Simona⁵  Cebrian, Emma²  Cheminee, Adrien^1,6  Culioli, Jean-Michel⁷  Derrien-Courtel, Sandrine⁸  Guidetti, Paolo⁵  Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille¹  Hereu, Bernat⁹  Morri, Carla⁴  Poggiale, Jean-Christophe¹  Verlaque, Marc¹ 

[1] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, MIO, INSU,IRD,UM 110, Campus Univ Luminy,Case 901, F-13288 Marseille 09, France

[2] Ctr Estudis Avancats Blanes CSIC, Blanes 17300, Spain

[3] Aix Marseille Univ, IMBE, UMR 7263, Stn Marine Endoume, Rue Batterie Lions, F-13007 Marseille, France

[4] Univ Genoa, DiSTAV, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genoa, Italy

[5] Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, FRE 3729 ECOMERS, Parc Valrose, 28 Ave Valrose, F-06108 Nice 02, France

[6] Univ Perpignan, CNRS, Ctr Format & Rech Environnem Mediterraneens, UMR 5110, Via Domitia, F-66860 Perpignan 9, France

[7] Off Environnem Corse, Riserva Nat & Bucchi Bunifaziu, F-20169 Bonifacio, Corsica, France

[8] Museum Natl Histoire Nat, Stn Marine Concarneau, F-29900 Concarneau, France

[9] Univ Barcelona, Dept Ecol, Diagonal 643, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain

关键词: Photophilic algae;    Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD);    Biological indicator;    Mediterranean Sea;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.029

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

A conceptual model was constructed for the functioning the algae-dominated rocky reef ecosystem of the Mediterranean Sea. The Ecosystem-Based Quality Index (reef-EBQI) is based upon this model. This index meets the objectives of the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. It is based upon (i) the weighting of each compartment, according to its importance in the functioning of the ecosystem; (ii) biological parameters assessing the state of each compartment; (iii) the aggregation of these parameters, assessing the quality of the ecosystem functioning, for each site; (iv) and a Confidence Index measuring the reliability of the index, for each site. The reefEBQI was used at 40 sites in the northwestern Mediterranean. It constitutes an efficient tool, because it is based upon a wide set of functional compartments, rather than upon just a few species; it is easy and inexpensive to implement, robust and not redundant with regard to already existing indices. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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