Coralligenous concretions, the unique calcareous formations of biogenic origin in
Mediterranean benthic environments, are produced by the accumulation of encrusting algae …

A bstract The Mediterranean red coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758) is a slow-growing
longevous gorgonian that produces a red calcium carbonate skeleton, which is in high …

Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world.
Their skeletons have been used as amulets or jewellery since antiquity and are one of the …

This study provides the first description of the reproductive features of a red coral Corallium
rubrum population. This circum-Mediterranean octocoral has been over-harvested and …

The distribution and population structure of the eurybathic gorgonian Corallium rubrum were
studied off Cap de Creus (Costa Brava, Northwestern Mediterranean Sea). Red coral is …

Recruitment, early survival and growth rates of the precious Mediterranean red coral
Corallium rubrum (L 1758) are poorly known. We examined these life history traits by means …

Red coral (Corallium rubrum, L. 1758) is an over-exploited Mediterranean gorgonian. The
gonadal development cycle of this gorgonian is examined at the Costa Brava (NW …

The main goal of ecologists is nowadays to foster habitat and species conservation. Life-
history tables and Leslie–Lewis transition matrices of population growth can be powerful …

The Ligurian Sea is a deep basin in the northernmost sector of the western Mediterranean
which shows peculiar hydrodynamic and meteo-oceanographic features. The coasts of the …

The red coral Corallium rubrum has a long history of intensive exploitation. As a
consequence, most populations have been overharvested, which may be leading to …