A conceptual framework for marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

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The Biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea: Estimates, Patterns, and Threats (2010, background): “or even be at risk of extirpation. Although the total extinction of flora and fauna from a basin as wide as the Mediterranean may be unrealistic, the signs of increased rarity or even disappearance of cold-water species deserve further investigation”
Beta diversity and taxonomic sufficiency: Do higher‐level taxa reflect heterogeneity in species composition? (2009, background): “There are no known functional reasons for this diversity, because even a few species can contribute to a functioning ecosystem (Boero & Bonsdorff, 2007).”
First records of Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) from the Ligurian, Thyrrhenian and Ionian Seas (Western Mediterranean) and first record of Phyllorhiza punctata (Cnidaria) from the Western Mediterranean (2009, background): “The impact of gelatinous plankton on fish recruitment has long been documented and has been highlighted by jellyfish scientists (e.g. Purcell 1989; Mills 1995; Shiganova and Bulgakova 2000; CIESM 2001; Boero and Bonsdorff 2007; Boero et al. 2008a), but only very recently have fisheries scientists be”
Influence of benthic macrofauna community shifts on ecosystem functioning in shallow estuaries (2014, background): “Ecosystem functioning is defined as the transfer of matter and energy through various levels of biological organization (Bonsdorff et al., 1995; Hooper et al., 2005; Boero and Bonsdorff, 2007).”