[PDF][PDF] An overview of the animal forests of the world

S Rossi, L Bramanti, A Gori, C Orejas - Marine animal forests, 2017 - researchgate.net
In the marine benthos, megabenthic communities dominated by sessile suspension feeders
(such as sponges, corals, and bivalves) form three-dimensional structures which provide …

Animal forests of the world: an overview

S Rossi, L Bramanti, A Gori, C Orejas - Centro Oceanográfico de …, 2017 - digital.csic.es
In the marine benthos, megabenthic communities dominated by sessile suspension feeders
(such as sponges, corals, and bivalves) form three-dimensional structures which provide …

Bioeroding sponges and the future of coral reefs

CHL Schönberg, JKH Fang, JL Carballo - Climate change, ocean …, 2017 - Springer
Bioeroding sponges play a central role in carbonate cycling on corals reefs. They may
respond differently to habitat deterioration than many other benthic invertebrates, because at …

The rise of octocoral forests on Caribbean reefs

HR Lasker, L Bramanti, G Tsounis… - Advances in marine …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coral reefs throughout the tropics have experienced large declines in the abundance of
scleractinian corals over the last few decades, and some reefs are becoming functionally …

Holobiont responses of mesophotic precious red coral Corallium rubrum to thermal anomalies

R Tignat-Perrier, JAJM van de Water… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Marine heat waves (MHWs) have increased in frequency and intensity worldwide, causing
mass mortality of benthic organisms and loss of biodiversity in shallow waters. The …

First Mediterranean Assessment Report–Chapter 4: Ecosystems

MV Balzan, AER Hassoun, N Aroua… - … Change in the …, 2020 - amu.hal.science
Despite covering only 0.82% of the ocean's surface, the Mediterranean Sea supports up to
18% of all known marine species, with 21% being listed as vulnerable and 11% as …

Basin-scale occurrence and distribution of mesophotic and upper bathyal red coral forests along the Italian coasts

M Toma, M Bo, R Cattaneo-Vietti, S Canese… - Mediterranean Marine …, 2022 - iris.unica.it
The analysis of 879 ROV dives carried out along the Italian coasts on hard substrata at
mesophotic and upper bathyal depths (40-775 m) allowed us to evaluate the current basin …

Habitat constraints and self-thinning shape Mediterranean red coral deep population structure: implications for conservation practice

A Cau, L Bramanti, R Cannas, MC Follesa… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract The Mediterranean red coral, Corallium rubrum, is one of the most precious corals
worldwide. Below 50 m depth, C. rubrum populations are generally characterised by large …

An overexploited Italian treasure: past and present distribution and exploitation of the precious red coral Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa)

R Cattaneo-Vietti, M Bo, R Cannas, A Cau… - Italian Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this paper is to supply an overview of all historical and recent knowledge on
landings, fishing and geographic distribution of the red coral banks along the Italian coasts …

A well-kept treasure at depth: precious red coral rediscovered in Atlantic deep coral gardens (SW Portugal) after 300 years

J Boavida, D Paulo, D Aurelle, S Arnaud-Haond… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background The highly valuable red coral Corallium rubrum is listed in several
Mediterranean Conventions for species protection and management since the 1980s. Yet …