Decadal biodiversity patterns in mesophotic coral communities in the NW Mediterranean

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Conference object , External research report 01 Jan 2013 English Publisher:Commission Internationale pour l'Exploration Scientifique de la mer Méditerranée

Authors: Casas, Edgar; Teixidó, Nuria; Cebrian, Emma; Garrabou, Joaquim;

doi: 10.13140/2.1.5010.0803 , 10.13140/2.1.1249.9525

handle: 10261/113205

Decadal biodiversity patterns in mesophotic coral communities in the NW Mediterranean

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The mesophotic coralligenous outcrops dominated by Corallium rubrum are among the most diverse marine benthic communities in the Mediterranean. To assess the potential impacts of perturbations associated to global change on these communities robust baselines are urgently needed. Here, we analyzed decadal trends on composition and diversity indices associated to Corallium rubrum communities in the NW-Mediterranean. Our results demonstrate the extremely low variability of the descriptors of the community in terms of similarity, species richness, diversity indices and evenness over one decade. Thus, this study provides baseline data to detect potential effects due to global change

40th CIESM Congress: The largest Forum on Mediterranean and Black Sea Research, 28 October - 1 November 2013, Marseille, France.-- 1 page, 1 figure

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North-Western Mediterranean, Biodiversity, Conservation, Global change, Rocky shores

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