Offshore Neopycnodonte Oyster Reefs in the Mediterranean Sea

被引:16
作者
Angeletti, Lorenzo [1 ]
Taviani, Marco [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] UOS Bologna, ISMAR CNR, Via Gobetti 101, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[2] Woods Hole Oceanog Inst, Biol Dept, 266 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
[3] Stn Zool Anton Dohrn, I-80121 Naples, Italy
来源
DIVERSITY-BASEL | 2020年 / 12卷 / 03期
关键词
oyster reef; mesophotic; Mediterranean Sea; HABITAT; RESTORATION; EVOLUTION; PLIOCENE;
D O I
10.3390/d12030092
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Oysters are important ecosystem engineers best known to produce large bioconstructions at shallow depth, whilst offshore deep-subtidal oyster reefs are less widely known. Oyster reefs engineered by Neopycnodonte cochlear (family Gryphaeidae) occur at various sites in the Mediterranean Sea, between 40 and 130 m water depths. Remotely Operated Vehicle surveys provide new insights on this rather neglected reef types with respect to their shape, dimensions and associated biodiversity. We suggest that these little contemplated reefs should be taken in due consideration for protection.
引用
收藏
页数:13
相关论文
共 50 条
[21]   Seasonal variations in the diversity and benthic community structure of subtidal artificial oyster reefs adjacent to the Luanhe River Estuary, Bohai Sea [J].
Xu, Min ;
Xu, Yufu ;
Yang, Jisong ;
Li, Jiaxing ;
Zhang, Haipeng ;
Xu, Kaida ;
Zhang, Yunling ;
Otaki, Takayoshi ;
Zhao, Qi ;
Zhang, Yi ;
Yin, Zengqiang ;
Komatsu, Teruhisa .
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2023, 13 (01)
[22]   Lophelia pertusa conservation in the North Sea using obsolete offshore structures as artificial reefs [J].
Bergmark, Paulina ;
Jorgensen, Dolly .
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, 2014, 516 :275-280
[23]   Satellite-Based Offshore Wind Resource Assessment in the Mediterranean Sea [J].
Soukissian, Takvor ;
Karathanasi, Flora ;
Axaopoulos, Panagiotis .
IEEE JOURNAL OF OCEANIC ENGINEERING, 2017, 42 (01) :73-86
[24]   The value and opportunity of restoring Australia's lost rock oyster reefs [J].
McAfee, Dominic ;
McLeod, Ian M. ;
Bostrom-Einarsson, Lisa ;
Gillies, Chris L. .
RESTORATION ECOLOGY, 2020, 28 (02) :304-314
[25]   Oyster abundance on subtidal reefs depends on predation, location, and experimental duration [J].
Geraldi, Nathan R. ;
Vozzo, Maria L. ;
Fegley, Stephen R. ;
Anton, Andrea ;
Peterson, Charles H. .
ECOSPHERE, 2022, 13 (06)
[26]   Multi-species restoration accelerates recovery of extinguished oyster reefs [J].
McAfee, Dominic ;
Larkin, Catherine ;
Connell, Sean D. .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY, 2021, 58 (02) :286-294
[27]   OYSTER REEFS AND NUTRIENT RETENTION IN TIDAL CREEKS [J].
DAME, R ;
LIBES, S .
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY, 1993, 171 (02) :251-258
[28]   Effects of time and harvest on genetic diversity of natural and restored oyster reefs [J].
Arnaldi, Kimberly G. ;
Walters, Linda J. ;
Hoffman, Eric A. .
RESTORATION ECOLOGY, 2018, 26 (05) :943-951
[29]   Environmental sensitivity of Neogoniolithon brassica-florida associated with vermetid reefs in the Mediterranean Sea [J].
Fine, Maoz ;
Tsadok, Rami ;
Meron, Dalit ;
Cohen, Stephanie ;
Milazzo, Marco .
ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE, 2017, 74 (04) :1074-1082
[30]   The biogeography of trophic cascades on US oyster reefs [J].
Kimbro, David L. ;
Byers, James E. ;
Grabowski, Jonathan H. ;
Hughes, A. Randall ;
Piehler, Michael F. .
ECOLOGY LETTERS, 2014, 17 (07) :845-854