Coralligenous concretions, the unique calcareous formations of biogenic origin in
Mediterranean benthic environments, are produced by the accumulation of encrusting algae …

A bstract The Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758) is a slow-growing
longevous gorgonian that produces a red calcium carbonate skeleton, which is in high …

Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world.
Their skeletons have been used as amulets or jewellery since antiquity and are one of the …

Frequency and severity of heat waves is expected to increase as a consequence of climate
change with important impacts on human and ecosystems health. However, while many …

Submarine canyons are known as one of the seafloor morphological features where living
cold-water coral (CWC) communities develop in the Mediterranean Sea. We investigated the …

The distribution and population structure of the eurybathic gorgonian Corallium rubrum were
studied off Cap de Creus (Costa Brava, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). Red coral is …

The mean predicted decrease of 0.3–0.4 pH units in the global surface ocean by the end of
the century has prompted urgent research to assess the potential effects of ocean …

Mass mortality events in populations of the iconic red coral Corallium rubrum have been
related to seawater temperature anomalies that may have triggered microbial disease …

Red coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758) is an over-exploited Mediterranean gorgonian. The
gonadal development cycle of this gorgonian is examined at the Costa Brava (NW …

The main goal of ecologists is nowadays to foster habitat and species conservation. Life-
history tables and Leslie–Lewis transition matrices of population growth can be powerful …