It is estimated that 14–30 million fish, 1.5 million live stony corals, 4 million pounds of coral
skeleton, 65–110 thousand pounds of red and black coral, and 9–10 million other …

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 …

Defining the scale of connectivity among marine populations and identifying the barriers to
gene flow are tasks of fundamental importance for understanding the genetic structure of …

Climate change is one of the biggest emerging threats to marine biodiversity in the
Mediterranean Sea. In this chapter, we focus on the recurrent and large scale mass mortality …

Identifying microevolutionary processes acting in populations of marine species with larval
dispersal is a challenging but crucial task because of its conservation implications. In this …

The precious red coral Corallium rubrum (L., 1758) lives in the Mediterranean Sea and
adjacent Eastern Atlantic Ocean on subtidal hard substrates. Corallium rubrum is a long …

Conservation of coastal habitats is a global issue, yet biogenic reefs in temperate regions
have received very little attention. They have a broad geographic distribution and are a key …

This volume is an indispensable addition to the multidisciplinary coverage of the science of
the Mediterranean Sea. The editors have gathered leading authorities from the fields of …

This study examines the possible effect of depth on the connectivity and genetic variability in
red coral (Corallium rubrum; Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) populations. Patterns of genetic …

Coralligenous outcrops rank among the most important ecosystems in the Mediterranean
Sea, primarily because of their biodiversity. Information on the spatial and temporal …