Effects of a mucilage event on the Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata. II ‐ Population recovery after two years
Mistri, M.; Ceccherelli, V.U. (1996). Effects of a mucilage event on the Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata. II ‐ Population recovery after two years. Ital. J. Zoolog. 63(3): 231-236. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11250009609356138
In: Italian Journal of Zoology. Taylor & Francis/Mucchi Editore: Modena. ISSN 1125-0003; e-ISSN 1748-5851, more
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Cnidaria [WoRMS]; Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1827) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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cnidaria; Paramuricea clavata; disturbance; recovery; populationstructure; Mediterranean Sea |
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- Mistri, M.
- Ceccherelli, V.U.
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| Abstract |
A population of the Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata was heavily damaged by a mucilage coverage of colonies at the end of summer 1993, and suffered a relatively high mortality. Gorgonian population structure before (summer 1992), and two years after (summer 1995) the mucilage event was compared in order to assess the recovery of the population. Despite gorgonian mean density being practically identical on both dates, suggesting that the local population had fully recovered its effectives, the demographic structure of the P. clavata population showed changes from one sampling date to the other. The most striking effect of disturbance due to mucilage was the rejuvenation of the population: in 1995, juveniles constituted 26.1% of the population, while in 1992 they were only 4.2%. |
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- CorMedNet- Distribution and demographic data of habitat-forming invertebrate species from Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages between 1882 and 2019., more
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