Anthropogenic impact in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold-water coral province (Mediterranean Sea): Observations and conservation straits

D’Onghia, Gianfranco; Calculli, Crescenza; Capezzuto, Francesca; Carlucci, Roberto; Carluccio, Angela; Grehan, Anthony; Indennidate, Antonella; Maiorano, Porzia; Mastrototaro, Francesco; Pollice, Alessio; Russo, Tommaso; Savini, Alessandra; Sión, Letizia; Tursi, Angelo

doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2016.02.012

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“…For these reasons CWCs are impacted by commercial fishing (e.g. D'Onghia et al, ; Fabri et al, ; Fosså, Mortensen, & Furevik, ; Grehan, Unnithan, Olu, & Opderbecke, ; Hall‐Spencer, Allain, & Fosså, ; Orejas et al, ; Roberts, Harvey, Lamont, & Gage, ; Rogers, ; Söffker, Sloman, & Hall‐Spencer, ), and their protection is necessary in order to combine biodiversity conservation and fisheries management objectives.…”

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Revealing the coral habitat effect on benthopelagic fauna diversity in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold‐water coral province using different devices and Bayesian hierarchical modelling

Capezzuto

Calculli

Carlucci

et al. 2019

Aquatic Conservation

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Data from two experimental longline surveys and two video inspections carried out in Santa Maria di Leuca cold‐water coral province (Mediterranean Sea) during spring–autumn 2010 were used in order to compare the benthopelagic abundance and diversity between coral and non‐coral habitats and between different devices. The sampling was carried out in two types of habitat: a coral habitat with carbonate mounds and a non‐coral habitat characterized by intermound sea floor. A Bayesian hierarchical modelling approach to accommodate factors influencing community assemblages was used considering the number of species, the Shannon–Wiener diversity index and the two most abundant species represented by the European conger (Conger conger) and blackbelly rosefish (Helicolenus dactylopterus). A relevant effect of the habitat factor was observed for both the number of species and the diversity index, showing a higher species number and diversity index in the coral habitat than in the non‐coral habitat. Concerning the relevance of fixed effects from the model on the probability of observing non‐zero (positive) abundances, the devices considered, longline and baited lander, did not show different influence for either C. conger or H. dactylopterus. In the case of positive abundance, a relevant device effect was only observed for H. dactylopterus, showing higher abundances for longline than for baited lander. A habitat effect was detected, with positive abundances for both species in the coral habitat. This study proves that structurally complex habitats generated by cold‐water corals influence the distribution and diversity of the benthopelagic fauna, and that the use of different devices can provide complementary useful results. Increased knowledge about the role of cold‐water corals in the associated benthopelagic fauna could lead to better conservation of one of the most important hot spots of biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Revealing the coral habitat effect on benthopelagic fauna diversity in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold‐water coral province using different devices and Bayesian hierarchical modelling

Capezzuto

Calculli

Carlucci

et al. 2019

Aquatic Conservation

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“…Indeed, trawling and dredging fishing gear have large impacts on the populations of anthozoans and biodiversity hotspots (e.g. Bongiorni et al 2010;D'Onghia et al 2016). By-catch of anthozoans is also recorded with the use of professional trammel nets, gillnets and longlines and it is particularly relevant on structuring species thriving both on hard and soft bottoms.…”

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Overview of the conservation status of Mediterranean anthozoa

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Numa²,

Otero³

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“…It should be noted, however, that the latter may well include late Pleistocene subfossils, including CWCs, whose presence in the deep southern Adriatic Sea was ascertained long ago (Colantoni et al, 1975;McCulloch et al, 2010). Finally, this study also offers a contribution to the current renewed interest for the marine taxonomy of the Mediterranean Sea (Cirino et al, 2016;Boero et al, 2017;Keppell et al, 2017), and to helping to establish a better governance of CWC habitats in light of current anthropic and climatic threats (Fosså et al, 2002;Orejas et al, 2009;Fabri et al, 2012;Maier et al, 2012;McCulloch et al, 2012;Rodolfo-Metalpa et al, 2015;D'Onghia et al, 2017).…”

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Benthic invertebrates associated with subfossil cold-water coral frames and hardgrounds in the Albanian deep waters (Adriatic Sea)

Nasto¹,

Cardone²,

Mastrototaro³

et al. 2018

Turk J Zool

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The fauna collected associated with subfossil Lophelia pertusa and Dendrophyllia cornigera coral samples and hardgrounds from Albanian waters between 190-230 m is discussed. Eighty-three benthic species are recorded: 2 Foraminifera, 22 Porifera, 6 Cnidaria, 25 Mollusca, 14 Annelida, 1 Arthropoda, 12 Bryozoa, and 1 Echinodermata. Seventy-four species are new records for the poorly investigated Albanian deep waters.

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Anthropogenic impact in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold-water coral province (Mediterranean Sea): Observations and conservation straits

Cited by 52 publications

References 66 publications

Revealing the coral habitat effect on benthopelagic fauna diversity in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold‐water coral province using different devices and Bayesian hierarchical modelling

Revealing the coral habitat effect on benthopelagic fauna diversity in the Santa Maria di Leuca cold‐water coral province using different devices and Bayesian hierarchical modelling

Overview of the conservation status of Mediterranean anthozoa

Benthic invertebrates associated with subfossil cold-water coral frames and hardgrounds in the Albanian deep waters (Adriatic Sea)

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