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Marc Verlaque is affiliated with Aix-Marseille University in France and focuses their research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their scientific work is concentrated on several subfields, including Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Aquatic Science, and Molecular Biology.

Their research topics broadly cover marine and coastal plant biology, marine ecology and invasive species, marine biology and ecology research, coral and marine ecosystems studies, identification and quantification in food, echinoderm biology and ecology, as well as marine biology and environmental chemistry.

Marc Verlaque has contributed to various publication venues with notable frequency. These include:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Cryptogamie Algologie
  • Scientific Reports
  • BioInvasions Records
  • Water

Their recent papers reflect a range of topics within marine biology and ecology. Selected publications include:

  • Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species, 2020, BioInvasions Records
  • Rapid Spread of the Invasive Brown Alga Rugulopteryx okamurae in a National Park in Provence (France, Mediterranean Sea), 2021, Water
  • Population Genomics and Lagrangian Modeling Shed Light on Dispersal Events in the Mediterranean Endemic Ericaria zosteroides (=Cystoseira zosteroides) (Fucales), 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • AlgaeTraits: a trait database for (European) seaweeds, 2023, Earth system science data
  • Morphological and Molecular Characters Differentiate Common Morphotypes of Atlantic Holopelagic Sargassum, 2024, Phycology

Marc Verlaque has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Thierry Thibaut
  • Aurélie Blanfuné
  • Charles-François Boudouresque
  • Sandrine Ruitton
  • Carlo Nike Bianchi

In addition to articles, Verlaque has contributed to book publications, notably with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. One listed work is Les forêts marines de France et de Méditerranée: guide de détermination des espèces-ingénieurs (Sargassaceae, Fucales, Phaeophyceae) published in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution

    A. Zenetos;S. Gofas;M. Verlaque;M.E. Cinar

  • Biological pollution in the Mediterranean Sea: invasive versus introduced macrophytes.

    Charles François Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • Regression of Mediterranean seagrasses caused by natural processes and anthropogenic disturbances and stress: a critical review

    Charles-François Boudouresque;Guilaume Bernard;Gérard Pergent;Abdessalem Shili

  • Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2012. A contribution to the application of European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part 2. Introduction trends and pathways

    Α. Zenetos;S. Gofas;C. Morri;A. Rosso

  • The Caulerpa racemosa invasion: a critical review.

    Judith Klein;Marc Verlaque

  • On the identity and origin of the Mediterranean invasive Caulerpa racemosa (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta)

    Marc Verlaque;Christine Durand;John M Huisman;Charles-François Boudouresque

  • Uncertainties and validation of alien species catalogues: The Mediterranean as an example

    Argyro Zenetos;Melih Ertan Çinar;Fabio Crocetta;Dani Golani

  • Ecology of Paracentrotus lividus

    Charles F. Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • Checklist of the macroalgae of Thau Lagoon (Hérault, France), a hot spot of marine species introduction in Europe

    Marc Verlaque

  • Changes in macroalgal communities in the vicinity of a Mediterranean sewage outfall after the setting up of a treatment plant.

    Dounia Soltan;Marc Verlaque;Charles François Boudouresque;Patrice Francour

  • Bioinvasion impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health in the Mediterranean Sea

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  • Changes and Degradation in a Posidonia oceanica Bed Invaded by the Introduced Tropical Alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the North Western Mediterranean

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  • Decline and local extinction of Fucales in French Riviera: the harbinger of future extinctions?

    Thierry Thibaut;Aurelie Blanfuné;Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Marc Verlaque

  • The Caulerpa racemosa Complex (Caulerpales, Ulvophyceae) in the Mediterranean Sea

    M. Verlaque;C. F. Boudouresque;A. Meinesz;V. Gravez

  • The necromass of the Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow: Fate, role, ecosystem services and vulnerability

    Charles-Francois Boudouresque;Gérard Pergent;Christine Pergent-Martini;Sandrine Ruitton

  • Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the mediterranean with special emphasis on foraminifera and parasites

    A. Zenetos;E. Meric;Marc Verlaque;P. Galli

  • Blitzkrieg in a marine invasion: Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Bryopsidales, Chlorophyta) reaches the Canary Islands (north-east Atlantic).

    Marc Verlaque;Julio Afonso-Carrillo;M. Candelaria Gil-Rodríguez;Christine Durand

  • INVASION OF CAULERPA RACEMOSA VAR. CYLINDRACEA (CAULERPALES, CHLOROPHYTA) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SPREAD

    Luigi Piazzi;Alexander Meinesz;Marc Verlaque;Baris Akçali

  • Ability of taxonomic diversity indices to discriminate coastal lagoon environments based on macrophyte communities

    David Mouillot;Sylvain Gaillard;Catherine Aliaume;Marc Verlaque

  • Climate change and Mediterranean seagrass meadows: a synopsis for environmental managers

    G. Pergent;Hocein Bazairi;C. N. Bianchi;Charles F. Boudouresque

  • Seasonal changes of the introduced Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea (Caulerpales, Chlorophyta) at the northwest limit of its Mediterranean range

    Sandrine Ruitton;Marc Verlaque;Charles-François Boudouresque

  • Macroalgal survival in ballast water tanks.

    Maria Monia Flagella;Marc Verlaque;Alessio Soria;Maria Cristina Buia

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles-François Boudouresque
Charles-François Boudouresque Aix-Marseille University
Enric Ballesteros
Enric Ballesteros Spanish National Research Council
Carlo Nike Bianchi
Carlo Nike Bianchi Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Carla Morri
Carla Morri University of Genoa
Argyro Zenetos
Argyro Zenetos Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
Adriano Sfriso
Adriano Sfriso Ca Foscari University of Venice
Melih Ertan Çinar
Melih Ertan Çinar Ege University
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien Aix-Marseille University
Ernesto Azzurro
Ernesto Azzurro Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
Christine A. Maggs
Christine A. Maggs Bournemouth University

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