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Governance in marine protected areas of Macaronesia: challenges and opportunities for ecotourism

Frontiers in Marine Science
The global decline of marine biodiversity has intensified the need for international efforts to expand and strengthen marine protected areas (MPAs). In Macaronesia, tourism represents a key driver of economic growth and social prosperity.
Daniela Casimiro, Maria A. M. Ventura, A. Z. Botelho, Candelaria Cecilia-Ruano, P. Parretti, J. Guerreiro   +5 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Restructuring of the ‘Macaronesia’ biogeographic unit: A marine multi-taxon biogeographical approach [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
The Azores, Madeira, Selvagens, Canary Islands and Cabo Verde are commonly united under the term “Macaronesia”. This study investigates the coherency and validity of Macaronesia as a biogeographic unit using six marine groups with very different ...
R. Freitas, M. Romeiras, Luís Silva, R. Cordeiro, P. Madeira, J. González, P. Wirtz, J. M. Falcón, A. Brito, S. Floeter, P. Afonso, F. Porteiro, M. A. Viera-Rodríguez, Ana Isabel, R. Haroun, João N. M. Farminhão, A. Rebelo, L. Baptista, C. Melo, Alejandro Martínez, J. Núñez, B. Berning, Markes E. Johnson, S. Ávila   +23 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

The islands of Macaronesia [PDF]

, 2011
Fernández-Palacios, José María
core   +2 more sources

Long-Term Fluctuations in Cetacean Occurrence Derived From Whale-Watching Platforms Off Southwest Gran Canaria: Evaluating Their Potential as an Ecological Indicator. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Using an 18‐year dataset of whale‐watching observations from Gran Canaria (Canary Islands), we analysed long‐term temporal dynamics of cetacean communities in the subtropical Atlantic. Standardised sightings per unit effort (SPUE) revealed strong seasonal patterns, multi‐year fluctuations and species‐specific responses to environmental variability ...
Herrera I, Ramos AG, Rodríguez-Santana Á, Haroun R.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

An annotated checklist of the mosses of Europe and Macaronesia

Journal of Bryology, 2006
The moss flora of Europe and Macaronesia comprises 278 genera, 1292 species, 46 subspecies and 118 varieties. Of the total 1292 species, 53 are confined to Macaronesia and 21 are thought to be non-native.
M. A. Bruggeman-Nannenga, Bell, N., Hill, M. O., Garilleti, R., Mazimpaka, V., Gallego, M. T., Holyoak, D. T., Munoz, J., Ignatov, M. S., Brugues, M., K. I. Flatberg, R. Garilleti, V. Mazimpaka, J. Muñoz, Enroth, J., L. Söderström, Hedenas, L., N. Bell, Soderstrom, L., F. Lara, Cano, M. J., J. Guerra, Lara, F., M. J. Cano, L. Hedenäs, Flatberg, K. I., Frahm, J. P., Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A., J. Enroth, M. Brugués, Guerra, J., M. T. Gallego, M. S. Ignatov, M. O. Hill, D. T. Holyoak, J.-P. Frahm   +35 more
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Geoconservation and Responsible Use of the Territory: Experiences from the Lanzarote and Chinijo Islands UNESCO Global Geopark. [PDF]

Geoconservation Research, 2023
The island of Lanzarote represents a fragile insular space of high environmental value, where coexistence between conservation and the controlled and responsible use of local heritage has been achieved.
Cayetano Guillén Martín, Elena Mateo Mederos   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Palaeobiogeography of NE Atlantic archipelagos during the last Interglacial (MIS 5e): A molluscan approach to the conundrum of Macaronesia as a marine biogeographic unit

Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023
Esther Martin-Gonzalez, Antje H L Voelker, Carlos Melo   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Diversity-productivity relationships in ericaceous plants are influenced by interactions with ericoid mycorrhizal fungi. [PDF]

Ecology
Abstract The positive effect of plant diversity on ecosystem productivity is among the most widespread trends in ecosystem ecology. Most studies suggest that niche differences (complementarity) play a significant role in shaping these effects. As most plant species require mutualistic mycorrhizal fungi to access limiting nutrients, recent evidence ...
Delavaux CS, van Galen LG, Neves AS, Zumsteg L, Peter M, Martino E, Vohník M, Lambers JHR, Crowther TW.   +8 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Unravelling the Secret of Phantom Phenotypes in Macrolichens: Insights From Cladonia bellidiflora Complex. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Lichens are unique among symbiotic organisms because their distinctive features develop only through interactions between the partners and differ from the appearance of each partner when grown separately in culture. Traditionally, lichen phenotype has been assumed to be determined by the mycobiont; however, exceptions exist that challenge the ...
Konečná E, Steinová J, Černajová I, Grewe F.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Macaronesia Acts as a Museum of Genetic Diversity of Relict Ferns: The Case of Diplazium caudatum (Athyriaceae)

Plants, 2021
Macaronesia has been considered a refuge region of the formerly widespread subtropical lauroid flora that lived in Southern Europe during the Tertiary. The study of relict angiosperms has shown that Macaronesian relict taxa preserve genetic variation and
Samira Ben-Menni Schuler, Jesús Picazo-Aragonés, Fred J. Rumsey, Ana Teresa Romero-García, Víctor N. Suárez-Santiago   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source