About the Authors

Sébastien Personnic

sebastien.personnic@univ-amu.fr

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Charles F. Boudouresque

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Patrick Astruch

Affiliation GIS Posidonie, Pytheas Institute, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

Enric Ballesteros

Affiliation Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes - CSIC, Blanes, Spain

Sylvain Blouet

Affiliation Aire marine protégée de la côte Agathoise, site natura 2000, Agde, France

Denise Bellan-Santini

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie (IMBE), UMR 7263, Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille, France

Patrick Bonhomme

Affiliation GIS Posidonie, Pytheas Institute, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France

Delphine Thibault-Botha

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Eric Feunteun

Affiliation Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, UMR 7208, Station Marine de Dinard, France

Mireille Harmelin-Vivien

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Gérard Pergent

Affiliation Equipe Ecosystèmes Littoraux, FRES 3041, University of Corsica, Corte, France

Christine Pergent-Martini

Affiliation Equipe Ecosystèmes Littoraux, FRES 3041, University of Corsica, Corte, France

Jérémy Pastor

Affiliation Université de Perpignan, Via Domitia, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, Perpignan, France

Jean-Christophe Poggiale

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Florent Renaud

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie (IMBE), UMR 7263, Station Marine d'Endoume, Marseille, France

Thierry Thibaut

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Sandrine Ruitton

Affiliation Aix-Marseille University, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, UM 110, Marseille, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CFB CPM DTB EB FR GP MHV SP SR. Performed the experiments: CPM EB GP JP PA PB SB SR TT. Analyzed the data: CFB JCP SP SR. Wrote the paper: DBS EB EF CFB JCP MHV SP SR.