Cystoseira senu lato forests play a central role in marine Mediterranean ecosystems. Over the last decades, Cystoseira s. l. suffered from a severe loss as a result of multiple anthropogenic stressors. In particular, Gongolaria barbata has faced multiple human-induced threats,
Performance of a baited underwater video system vs. the underwater visual census technique in assessing the structure of fish assemblages in a Mediterranean marine protected area
Toward a recovery of the pen shell Pinna nobilis in the French Mediterranean open sea?
A practical novel assessment tool for the socio-ecological condition of protected areas: the protection level index (PLI)
New records of scleractinian cold-water corals (CWC) assemblages in the southern Tyrrhenian Sea (western Mediterranean Sea): Human impacts and conservation prospects
Ecosystem approach to fisheries management works – How switching from mobile to static fishing gear improves populations of fished and non-fished species inside a marine protected area
Active ecological restoration of cold-water corals: techniques, challenges, costs and future directions
A terrestrial and marine nature reserve in the NW Mediterranean, Scàndula (Corsica): Biodiversity and lessons from 46 years of management
Marine connectivity conservation rules of thumb for MPA and MPA network design
The MPA Guide: A framework to achieve global goals for the ocean

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are conservation tools intended to protect biodiversity, promote healthy and resilient marine ecosystems, and provide societal benefits. Despite codification of MPAs in international agreements, MPA effectiveness is currently undermined by confusion about the many MPA types