Fleshy red algae mats act as temporary reservoirs for sessile invertebrate biodiversity

Affiliations

Yusuf C. El-Khaled: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Nauras Daraghmeh: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Arjen Tilstra: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Florian Roth: Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University
Markus Huettel: Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University
Felix I. Rossbach: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Edoardo Casoli: Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome
Anna Koester: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Milan Beck: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Raïssa Meyer: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Julia Plewka: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Neele Schmidt: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Lisa Winkelgrund: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Benedikt Merk: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen
Christian Wild: Marine Ecology Department, Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bremen

Abstract

Comparative analyses of fleshy red algae mats and seagrass meadows highlight their value in fostering sessile invertebrate biodiversity.