Marine environmental researchRhodophytaEcosystemAnimalsInvertebratesBiodiversity
The rolling stones' legacy: Rhodoliths retain their habitat function after algal death.
Fernanda C de Oliveira-Carlos, Pedro Augusto Dos Santos Longo, Jorge L Gutiérrez, Cinthya Simone Gomes Santos, Andre R Senna, Guilherme H Pereira-Filho
Published: 202610.1016/j.marenvres.2025.107809
Abstract
Rhodoliths - unattached calcareous nodules formed by coralline red algae - can persist on the seafloor long after algal death, creating structural legacies that shape benthic communities. To test whether dead rhodoliths differ from living ones in the…
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