Abstract Floating Offshore Wind Farms (FOWFs) are the most promising renewable energy
resource. Floating turbines are installed at progressively increasing water depths, interacting …

Deep-sea ecosystems represent the largest biome of the global biosphere, but knowledge of
their biodiversity is still scant. The Mediterranean basin has been proposed as a hot spot of …

Biogenic reefs are known worldwide to play a key role in benthic ecosystems, enhancing
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning at every level, from shallow to deeper waters …

Background In recent years, several types of molecular markers and new microscale
skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions …

The biodiversity of the Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) coral bank is summarized and its
description is updated using data collected by means of underwater video systems, benthic …

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 …

The Mediterranean spongofauna is relatively well-known for habitats shallower than 100 m,
but, differently from oceanic basins, information upon diversity and functional role of sponge …

This paper provides a current view of the bryozoan diversity of the Mediterranean Sea
updating the checklist by Rosso (2003). Bryozoans presently living in the Mediterranean …

In this study, we mapped the distribution of Cold-Water Coral (CWC) habitats on the northern
Ionian Margin (Mediterranean Sea), with an emphasis on assessing coral coverage at …