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    Mass mortality hits gorgonian forests at Montecristo Island.

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    Authors
    Turicchia, Eva
    Abbiati, Marco
    Sweet, Michael J. cc
    Ponti, Massimo
    Affiliation
    University of Bologna
    Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca per le Scienze Ambientali (CIRSA)
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa)
    Polytechnic University of Marche
    Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR)
    University of Derby
    Issue Date
    2018-10-16
    
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    Abstract
    Mediterranean gorgonian forests are species-rich habitats, and like many other marine habitats they are threatened by anthropogenic disturbances and mass mortality events. These mortality events have often been linked to anomalies in the temperature profiles of the Mediterranean region. On 5 September 2017, colonies of the gorgonians Eunicella singularis and Eunicella cavolini exhibited rapid tissue loss, down to a depth of 30 m along the steep cliffs of Montecristo Island, Tuscan Archipelago National Park, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Interestingly, Montecristo has previously been identified as a reference site for the ecological quality assessment of the western Mediterranean benthic assemblages on rocky bottoms. The observed mortality event occurred during a period of increased sea temperature. By utilising a combination of high-resolution oceanographic analysis, forecast models and citizen science initiatives, we propose that an early warning system for the concomitance of heat waves and mortality events can be put in place. A temperature-based coral disease surveillance tool could then be established for the entire Mediterranean Sea. Such a tool would allow for the timely study of mass mortality phenomena and the implementation of prompt mitigation and/or restoration initiatives. Finally, this specific mortality event, in a Marine Protected Area, offers a unique opportunity to monitor and assess the resilience of gorgonian populations and associated benthic assemblages in the absence of other, more directly, anthropogenic disturbances such as pollution and land runoff.
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    Turicchia E. et al (2018) ‘Mass mortality hits gorgonian forests at Montecristo Island’, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 131 (1), pp. 79-85. doi 10.3354/dao03284
    Publisher
    Inter Research
    Journal
    Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623221
    DOI
    10.3354/dao03284
    Additional Links
    https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v131/n1/p79-85/
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    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    0177-5103
    1616-1580
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.3354/dao03284
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