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

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作者
Taviani, M. [1 ,2 ]
Angeletti, L. [1 ]
Canese, S. [3 ]
Cannas, R. [4 ]
Cardone, F. [5 ]
Cau, A. [4 ]
Cau, A. B. [4 ]
Follesa, M. C. [4 ]
Marchese, F. [6 ]
Montagna, P. [1 ]
Tessarolo, C. [6 ]
机构
[1] CNR, ISMAR, UOS Bologna, Via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[2] Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Biol Dept, 266 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
[3] ISPRA, Via Brancati 48, I-00144 Rome, Italy
[4] Univ Cagliari, Dept Anim Biol & Ecol, Viale Poetto 1, I-09126 Cagliari, Italy
[5] Univ Bari, Dept Biol, Via Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy
[6] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Piazza Sci 4, I-20126 Milan, Italy
关键词
Cold-water coral; Mediterranean Sea; Habitat mapping; Biodiversity; Oceanography; DEEP-WATER; SUBMARINE CANYONS; LOPHELIA-PERTUSA; OCEAN ACIDIFICATION; ALBORAN SEA; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SIZE STRUCTURE; BIODIVERSITY; STRAIT; PRODUCTIVITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.12.008
中图分类号
P7 [海洋学];
学科分类号
0707 ;
摘要
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-water coral province' is characterized in the Nora canyon by a spectacular coral growth dominated by the branching scleractinian Madrepora oculata at a depth of 380-460 m. The general biohermal frame is strengthened by the common occurrence of the solitary scleractinian Desmophyllum dianthus and the occasional presence of Lophelia pertusa. As documented by Remotely Operated Vehicle survey, this area is a hotspot of megafaunal diversity hosting among other also live specimens of the deep oyster Neopycnodonte zibrowii. The new coral province is located between the central Mediterranean CWC provinces (Bari Canyon, Santa Maria di Leuca, South Malta) and the western and northern ones (Melilla, Catalan-Provencal-Ligurian canyons). As for all the best developed CWC situations in the present Mediterranean Sea, the new Sardinian province is clearly influenced by Levantine Intermediate Water which appears to be a main driver for CWC distribution and viability in this basin. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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