Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

Present-day Mediterranean marine biodiversity is undergoing rapid alteration. Because of
the increased occurrence of warm-water biota, it has been said that the Mediterranean is …

Boron isotopic and elemental systematics are used to define the vital effects for the
temperate shallow water Mediterranean coral Cladocora caespitosa. The corals are from a …

High-resolution (∼ weekly) laser ablation ICP-MS trace element analyses (B, Sr, U, Mg, Ba)
are reported for the scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa, collected from the Northern …

Atmospheric CO 2 partial pressure (pCO 2) is expected to increase to 700 μatm or more by
the end of the present century. Anthropogenic CO 2 is absorbed by the oceans, leading to …

A new technique for aging red coral Corallium rubrum (L.) colonies based on staining the
organic matrix found in the axial calcareous skeleton is presented and validated. This …

Carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) were determined in the zooxanthellae,
host tissue, and whole symbiotic association of the symbiotic temperate coral Cladocora …

Recent investigations have shown the temperate scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa
to be a new potential climate archive for the Mediterranean Sea. Whilst earlier studies have …

This study quantifies the relative contributions of autotrophy and heterotrophy to the energy
budget of the temperate scleractinian species Cladocora caespitosa Linnaeus 1767 …

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 …