The “Sardinian cold-water coral province” in the context of the Mediterranean coral ecosystems

Taviani, Marco; Angeletti, Lorenzo; Canese, Simonepietro; Cannas, Rita; Cardone, Frine; Cau, Angelo; Cau, Alessandro; Follesa, María Cristina; Marchese, Fabio; Montagna, Paolo; Tessarolo, Chiara

doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2015.12.008

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“…The shared benthic and benthopelagic taxa in the 300-500 m transitional middle slope, suggest another clear relation between otolith assemblages and the present deep-sea fish ecology (e.g., Angeletti et al, 2014Angeletti et al, , 2015D'Onghia et al, 1998D'Onghia et al, , 2011Mytilineou et al, 2005;Taviani et al, 2016). In particular, Micromesistius poutassou is reported as a characteristic species of the upper slope in the Mediterranean (Cohen et al, 1990;D'Onghia et al, 1998;Mastrototaro et al, 2010).…”

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Fish otoliths in superficial sediments of the Mediterranean Sea

Lin

Taviani

Angeletti

et al. 2017

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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Fish otoliths in superficial sediments of the Mediterranean Sea

Lin

Taviani

Angeletti

et al. 2017

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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“…The species is almost exclusively found in oceanic waters at temperatures between 4 and 12 • C (Rogers, 1999) although it appears in water masses of ca. 13 • C in the Mediterranean (e.g., Taviani et al, 2017). Lophelia pertusa is the most common framework forming cold-water coral (Roberts et al, 2009) and the associated biodiversity is high; in the northeast Atlantic more than 1,300 species are linked to reefs of this coral.…”

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Larval Behavior and Longevity in the Cold-Water Coral Lophelia pertusa Indicate Potential for Long Distance Dispersal

Strömberg

Larsson

2017

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The life cycle of many marine benthic species includes a pelagic larval stage that governs the connectivity between populations. Larval transport is a function of hydrodynamic and biological processes. Knowledge of how larval traits affect dispersal will increase the accuracy of biophysical models used to predict connectivity, and is of paramount importance for management and conservation. This study examines the larval traits of the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa that forms widespread and highly diverse ecosystems in the deep ocean. We monitored development, swimming behavior, and survival under different environmental conditions. We found that the embryonic development rate doubled when the rearing temperature was increased from normal conditions of 7-8 • C to 11-12 • C. Pre-competent planulae migrated vertically upwards at a speed of 0.5-0.7 mm s −1 and crossed salinity gradients with a maximum tested difference of 5 psu with no hesitation. At 3 weeks, planulae had a fully developed mouth and started feeding on animal derivatives, picoplankton, and possibly smaller size microalgae. Presence of food significantly altered the swimming pattern, and feeding was corroborated by direct observation. Planulae survived for up to 10 months in a salinity of 25 psu, which together with the vertical migration pattern and feeding indicates that larvae may spend a period of their pelagic phase in the photic zone. After 50 days, larvae were still in a very good condition as deduced by maintained high swimming speed. Survival rate of developed planulae was on average 60% over a 3-month period, and maximum longevity was a full year, in laboratory cultures.

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“…In the Mediterranean also known from the western basin (e.g. Danovaro et al 2010, Taviani et al 2015), Tunisia (Ayari et al 2009), the Italian coasts of the Ionian Sea (e.g. Tursi et al 2004, Vertino et al 2010) and the Adriatic (D'Onghia et al 2015), otherwise distributed in the North Atlantic.…”

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Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist

Faulwetter

Simboura

Katsiaras

et al. 2017

BDJ

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BackgroundThe last annotated checklist of marine polychaetes in Greece was published in 2001. Since then, global taxonomic progress, combined with many new species records for Greece, required a thorough review of the taxonomic, nomenclatural and biogeographic status of the national species list. This checklist revises the status of all extant polychaete species reported from the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone since 1832. The work was undertaken as part of the efforts on compiling a national species inventory (Greek Taxon Information System initiative) in the framework of the LifeWatchGreece Research Infrastructure.New informationThis checklist comprises an updated and annotated inventory of polychaete species in Greek waters, compiled from literature reports, online databases, museum collections and unpublished datasets. The list provides information on 836 species-level taxa from Greece, of which 142 are considered questionable. An additional 84 species reported in the past are currently considered absent from Greece; reasons for the exclusion of each species are given. Fourteen species are reported here for the first time from Greek waters. At least 52 species in the present list constitute in fact a complex of cryptic or pseudo-cryptic species. Forty-seven species are considered non-native to the area. In addition to the species-level taxa reported in this checklist, eleven genera have been recorded from Greece with no representatives identified to species level. One replacement name is introduced. For each species, a comprehensive bibliographic list of occurrence records in Greece and the synonyms used in these publications are provided as supplementary material. Where necessary, the taxonomic, nomenclatural or biogeographic status is discussed. Finally, the findings are discussed in the wider context of Mediterranean polychaete biogeography, taxonomic practice and worldwide research progress.

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The “Sardinian cold-water coral province” in the context of the Mediterranean coral ecosystems

Cited by 109 publications

References 93 publications

Fish otoliths in superficial sediments of the Mediterranean Sea

Fish otoliths in superficial sediments of the Mediterranean Sea

Larval Behavior and Longevity in the Cold-Water Coral Lophelia pertusa Indicate Potential for Long Distance Dispersal

Polychaetes of Greece: an updated and annotated checklist

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