Deep-sea biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea: the known, the unknown, and the unknowable

R Danovaro, JB Company, C Corinaldesi, G D'Onghia… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …

[HTML][HTML] Incidental catch of vulnerable species in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries–A review

P Carpentieri, A Nastasi, M Sessa, A Srour - 2021 - books.google.com
Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

The white coral community in the central Mediterranean Sea revealed by ROV surveys

AN FreiwAld, L Beuck, A Rüggeberg, M Taviani… - Oceanography, 2009 - JSTOR
White coral communities consist of scleractinian corals that thrive in the ocean's bathyal
depths (~ 200–4000 m). In the Atlantic Ocean, white corals are known to form complex, three …

Acclimation to ocean acidification during long‐term CO2 exposure in the cold‐water coral Lophelia pertusa

AU Form, U Riebesell - Global change biology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ocean acidity has increased by 30% since preindustrial times due to the uptake of
anthropogenic CO2 and is projected to rise by another 120% before 2100 if CO2 emissions …

Predicting suitable habitat for the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa (Scleractinia)

AJ Davies, M Wisshak, JC Orr, JM Roberts - Deep Sea Research Part I …, 2008 - Elsevier
Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-
water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed …

Cold-water corals in the Cap de Creus canyon, northwestern Mediterranean: spatial distribution, density and anthropogenic impact

C Orejas, A Gori, CL Iacono, P Puig, JM Gili… - Marine Ecology …, 2009 - int-res.com
The occurrence and density of 3 cold-water coral (CWC) species (Madrepora oculata,
Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera) were investigated in the Cap de Creus …

19 occurrence and biogeography of mediterranean cold-water corals

G Chimienti, M Bo, M Taviani, F Mastrototaro - Mediterranean Cold-Water …, 2019 - Springer
The term cold-water coral sensu lato groups taxa with a more or less pronounced frame-
building ability (eg Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) with forest-forming organisms …

Biodiversity of the white coral bank off Cape Santa Maria di Leuca (Mediterranean Sea): An update

F Mastrototaro, G D'Onghia, G Corriero… - Deep Sea Research …, 2010 - Elsevier
The biodiversity of the Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) coral bank is summarized and its
description is updated using data collected by means of underwater video systems, benthic …

The “Sardinian cold-water coral province” in the context of the Mediterranean coral ecosystems

M Taviani, L Angeletti, S Canese, R Cannas… - Deep Sea Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
A new cold-water coral (CWC) province has been identified in the Mediterranean Sea in the
Capo Spartivento canyon system offshore the southern coast of Sardinia. The 'Sardinia cold …

29 Cold-Water coral associated fauna in the mediterranean sea and adjacent areas

JL Rueda, J Urra, R Aguilar, L Angeletti, M Bo… - … Cold-Water Corals: Past …, 2019 - Springer
Cold-water corals are recognised as a key component of Mediterranean deep-sea
ecosystems but the knowledge of their associated biodiversity is still limited. To date, the …