Mediterranean bioconstructions along the Italian coast

G Ingrosso, M Abbiati, F Badalamenti… - Advances in marine …, 2018 - Elsevier
Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

[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 …

Batoid nurseries: definition, use and importance

APB Martins, MR Heupel, A Chin… - … Ecology Progress Series, 2018 - int-res.com
Nursery areas are crucial for many elasmobranch species, providing benefits that increase
fitness and survival. Shark nurseries are well studied and our knowledge of their function …

Submarine canyons along the upper Sardinian slope (Central Western Mediterranean) as repositories for derelict fishing gears

A Cau, A Alvito, D Moccia, S Canese, A Pusceddu… - Marine Pollution …, 2017 - Elsevier
By means of ROV surveys, we assessed the quantity, composition and bathymetric
distribution of marine litter in 17 sites along the Sardinian continental margin (Central …

Megabenthic communities of the Ligurian deep continental shelf and shelf break (NW Mediterranean Sea)

F Enrichetti, C Dominguez-Carrió, M Toma… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The Ligurian Sea is one of the most studied Mediterranean basins. Since the beginning of
the last century, many research expeditions have characterized its benthic and pelagic …

Monitoring marine fishes using underwater video techniques in the Mediterranean Sea

M Nalmpanti, A Chrysafi, JJ Meeuwig… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
The use of underwater video techniques has expanded rapidly in ecological studies and is
particularly desirable in protected areas since the method does not impact the habitat or …

30 Cold-Water corals as shelter, feeding and life-history critical habitats for fish species: ecological interactions and fishing impact

G D'Onghia - Mediterranean Cold-Water Corals: Past, Present and …, 2019 - Springer
This chapter is a review of studies that present the role of cold-water corals as shelter,
feeding and life-history critical habitats for fish species in the Mediterranean Sea and world …

Food from the depths of the Mediterranean: The role of habitats, changes in the Sea-bottom temperature and fishing pressure

P Maiorano, F Capezzuto, A Carluccio, C Calculli… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
As part of the “Innovations in the Food System: Exploring the Future of Food” Special Issue,
this paper briefly reviews studies that highlight a link between deep-sea fishery resources …

The “Corsica channel cold-water coral province”(Mediterranean Sea)

L Angeletti, G Castellan, P Montagna… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over 25 mounds have been identified in the Corsica Channel (Mediterranean Sea) through
multibeam bathymetric mapping at depth of 400–430 m, with dimensions ranging from 70 to …

Temporal dynamics of demersal chondrichthyan species in the central western Mediterranean Sea: The case study in Sardinia Island

MF Marongiu, C Porcu, A Bellodi, R Cannas, A Cau… - Fisheries …, 2017 - Elsevier
Occurrence, abundance and size trends of 25 demersal Chondrichthyes (10 Sharks: 3
Carcharhiniformes, 2 Hexanchiformes, 5 Squaliformes; 14 Batoids: 3 Myliobatiformes, 8 …