Bioconstruction and Bioerosion in the Northern Adriatic Coralligenous Reefs Quantified by X-Ray Computed Tomography

The northern Adriatic continental shelf hosts several coralligenous reefs rising from the sedimentary bottom and characterized by three main benthic assemblages, respectively, dominated by algal turfs, encrusting calcareous rhodophyte (ECRs) or erect sponges. Bioconstruction and bioerosion processes...

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Main Authors: Eva Turicchia, Marco Abbiati, Matteo Bettuzzi, Barbara Calcinai, Maria Pia Morigi, Adam P. Summers, Massimo Ponti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.790869/full