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 …

Bycatch–a term widely used to refer to part of the catch unintentionally caught during a
fishing operation, in addition to target species, and consisting of the discards and incidental …

White coral communities consist of scleractinian corals that thrive in the ocean's bathyal
depths (~ 200–4000 m). In the Atlantic Ocean, white corals are known to form complex, three …

Ocean acidity has increased by 30% since preindustrial times due to the uptake of
anthropogenic CO2 and is projected to rise by another 120% before 2100 if CO2 emissions …

Ecological-niche factor analysis (ENFA) was applied to the reef framework-forming cold-
water coral Lophelia pertusa. The environmental tolerances of this species were assessed …

The term cold-water coral sensu lato groups taxa with a more or less pronounced frame-
building ability (eg Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata) with forest-forming organisms …

The occurrence and density of 3 cold-water coral (CWC) species (Madrepora oculata,
Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera) were investigated in the Cap de Creus …

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 …

A Mediterranean “roche du large” ecosystem, represented by four rocky shoals, located a
few miles apart on a muddy bottom at 70–130 m depth in the gulf of St. Eufemia (Calabria …