Original ResearchPublished 22 January 2026Monitoring and assessment of rocky reefs and maërl communities in the Special Conservation Area “SCA - Underwater Valleys of the Mazarrón Escarpment” (SE Iberian Peninsula, Western Mediterranean)Jose M. Bellido · Beatriz Terrones · Ana MuñozFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2025.1679893