The Mediterranean basin represents an excellent biological archive of past and modern
deep coral growth whose study may help to understand taxonomic, biogeographic …

" There are more coral species in deep, cold-waters than in tropical coral reefs. This broad-
ranging treatment is the first to synthesise current understanding of all types of cold-water …

Cold-water coral mounds of Lophelia pertusa are widespread across the Scandinavian
shelf, which was completely ice-covered during the Last Glacial Maximum between 22 to …

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 …

Cold-water corals are recognised as a key component of Mediterranean deep-sea
ecosystems but the knowledge of their associated biodiversity is still limited. To date, the …

Abstract The Gulf of Naples is an example of the most beautiful and biodiverse marine
regions of the Mediterranean Sea and of the most impacted areas in terms of industrial …

Prosperous deep coral mounds including living colonies of Lophelia pertusa together with
Madrepora oculata and Desmophyllum dianthus (= D. cristagalli) have been discovered in …

Corals are amongst the most conspicuous sessile organisms found on the hard substrates of
seamounts. They include a diverse array of groups within the phylum Cnidaria, including the …

The present Mediterranean molluscan biodiversity, comprising more than 2,000 species,
was shaped by the multiple events connected with the geodynamic and climatic evolution of …

Bivalve shells can provide excellent archives of past environmental change but have not
been used to interpret ocean acidification events. We investigated carbon, oxygen and trace …