BibliographicReference 324336

BibliographicReference record

Type: Bibliographic resource
Type of document: Journal article
BibLvlCode: AS
Title: Mass mortality of Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) on Portofino Promontory cliffs, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Abstract: An extreme case of mass mortality of the sea fan Paramuricea clavata on the Portofino Promontory is reported. During October 1993 about 70,000 sea fans, living in the 20 to 35 m depth range, underwent a degenerative process, which caused the progressive detachment of the coenenchyma from the gorgonians' branches. About 80 % of the affected colonies were reduced to a bare. It may be assumed that an increase in this mortality may be related to a violent storm that caused a drop in salinity and suspended sediment locally. Specific analysis has provided no evidence of bacterial involvement.
Bibliographic citation: Bavestrello, G.; Bertone, S.; Cattaneo-Vietti, R.; Cerrano, C.; Gaino, E.; Zanzi, D. (1994). Mass mortality of Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) on Portofino Promontory cliffs, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea. Mar. Life 4(1): 15-19
Topic: Marine
Is peer reviewed: true