Know the distribution to assess the changes: Mediterranean cold-water coral bioconstructions

被引:30
作者
Chimienti, Giovanni [1 ]
Bo, Marzia [2 ]
Mastrototaro, Francesco [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bari Aldo Moro, Dipartimento Biol & CoNISMa LRU, Via Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy
[2] Univ Genoa, Dipartimento Sci Terra Ambiente & Vita, Corso Europa 26, I-16132 Genoa, Italy
关键词
Deep sea; White corals; Distribution; Biogeography; Mediterranean Sea; DEEP-SEA; SIZE STRUCTURE; BIODIVERSITY; MEGAFAUNA; PROVINCE; GROWTH; REEFS;
D O I
10.1007/s12210-018-0718-3
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Cold-water corals (CWCs) are the main engineers of extensive deep coral frameworks hosting a lush diversity of species in certain areas of the world, including the Mediterranean Sea. In this basin, the most important bioconstructor species are the so-called "white corals", i.e. the colonial scleractinians Madrepora oculata and Lophelia pertusa as well as the solitary coral Desmophyllum dianthus. Anthropogenic impacts (e.g., fishing pressure) and human-induced changes (e.g., rising temperatures and ocean acidification) are known to affect these important deep-sea bioconstructors. The present paper provides an overview of the horizontal and vertical distribution of white corals in the Mediterranean Sea. The knowledge of the present distribution of living CWCs represents a crucial baseline to understand how anthropogenic and natural changes are affecting these deep Mediterranean habitats.
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页码:583 / 588
页数:6
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