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Mesophotic ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea

  Please note that only publications relevant to mesophotic reefs are indexed.

	Low connectivity and declining genetic variability along a depth gradient in Corallium rubrum populations | article Costantini F, Rossi S, Pintus E, Cerrano C, Gili J-M, Abbiati M (2011) Coral Reefs 30:991-1003
	Coral assemblage off the Calabrian Coast (South Italy) with new observations on living colonies of Antipathes dichotoma | article Bo M, Bavestrello G, Canese S, Giusti M, Angiolillo M, Cerrano C, Salvati E, Greco S (2011) Ital J Zool 78:231-242
	Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone | article Cerrano C, Danovaro R, Gambi C, Pusceddu A, Riva A, Schiaparelli S (2010) Biodivers Conserv 19:153-167
	Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterran... | article Previati M, Palma M, Bavestrello G, Falugi C, Cerrano C (2010) Mar Ecol 31:555-565
	Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden | article Valisano L, Notari F, Mori M, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Ecol 37:1303-1314
	Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss | article Ponti M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Grech D, Abbiati M, Cerrano C (2014) PLoS ONE 9:e102782
	An updated overview of the geographic and bathymetric distribution of Savalia savaglia | article Giusti M, Cerrano C, Angiolillo M, Tunesi L, Canese S (2015) Mediterr Mar Sci 16:128-135
	The role of gorgonians on the diversity of vagile benthic fauna in Mediterranean rocky habitats | article Ponti M, Grech D, Mori M, Perlini RA, Ventra V, Panzalis PA, Cerrano C (2016) Mar Biol 163:120
	Development of long-term primary cell aggregates from Mediterranean octocorals | article Huete-Stauffer C, Valisano L, Gaino E, Vezzulli L, Cerrano C (2015) In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 51:815-826
	Black coral (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) forest near the western Pontine Islands (Tyrrhenian Sea) | article Ingrassia M, Macelloni L, Bosman A, Chiocci F, Cerrano C, Martorelli E (2016) Marine Biodiversity 46:285-290
	The coral assemblages of an off-shore deep Mediterranean rocky bank (NW Sicily, Italy) | article Bo M, Cerrano C, Canese S, Salvati E, Angiolillo M, Santangelo G, Bavestrello G (2014) Mar Ecol 35:332-342
	Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species | article Bertolino M, Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Carella M, Pansini M, Calcinai B (2013) Zookeys 2013:1-37

Fields
7  Ecology
5  Biodiversity
4  Community structure
2  Management and Conservation
2  Reproduction

Focusgroups
6  Octocorallia (Soft Corals)
3  Zoantharia (Zoanthids)
2  Antipatharia (Black Corals)
2  Other invertebrates
1  Overall benthic (groups)

Locations
9  Italy - Ligurian Sea
6  Italy - Tyrrhenian Sea
2  Spain - Mediterranean Sea
1  Croatia
1  Italy - Ionian Sea

Platforms
8  SCUBA (open-circuit or unspecified)
4  Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)
1  Fishing

Co-author
2  Bo
1  Costantini
1  Previati
1  Rossi