A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast
A widespread and diversified mesophotic system of carbonate bioconstructions along the Southern Adriatic and Ionian Italian coasts is described, providing new data on the distribution, structure and associated megabenthic assemblages of mesophotic Mediterranean bioconstructions. The bioconstructions...
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| author | Frine Cardone Frine Cardone Giuseppe Corriero Giuseppe Corriero Caterina Longo Caterina Longo Cataldo Pierri Cataldo Pierri Guadalupe Gimenez Guadalupe Gimenez Maria Flavia Gravina Maria Flavia Gravina Adriana Giangrande Adriana Giangrande Stefania Lisco Stefania Lisco Massimo Moretti Massimo Moretti Francesco De Giosa Maria Mercurio Maria Mercurio Carlotta Nonnis Marzano Carlotta Nonnis Marzano |
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| description | A widespread and diversified mesophotic system of carbonate bioconstructions along the Southern Adriatic and Ionian Italian coasts is described, providing new data on the distribution, structure and associated megabenthic assemblages of mesophotic Mediterranean bioconstructions. The bioconstructions were detected at six different sites off the coasts of Apulia, in presence of marked morphological escarpments, developing on a basal substrate consisting of meso-Cenozoic carbonate rocks. Two biogenic structure types were observed, one mainly built by the nonsymbiotic scleractinians Phyllangia americana mouchezii and Polycyathus muellerae, at depths between approximately 35 and 55 m, and the other by the oyster Neopycnodonte cochlear, at depths from approximately 40 to 70 m. A total of 52 taxa of megabenthic invertebrates, belonging to 6 phyla, were found on the surface of the mesophotic bioconstructions, thus confirming the role of biodiversity hotspots of these carbonate structures. Megabenthic assemblages showed a remarkable heterogeneity both in pattern of species and abundance, probably depending on both the morphological differences of the seabed and the life traits of the single species. Primary bioconstructors seemed to influence the associated community pattern. This peculiar system deserves sound conservation measures in the light of the holistic ecosystem approach for the management of coastal marine areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9b737e53e1d4293923fa161ae4d9a4d2022-12-22T02:45:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452022-08-01910.3389/fmars.2022.948836948836A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coastFrine Cardone0Frine Cardone1Giuseppe Corriero2Giuseppe Corriero3Caterina Longo4Caterina Longo5Cataldo Pierri6Cataldo Pierri7Guadalupe Gimenez8Guadalupe Gimenez9Maria Flavia Gravina10Maria Flavia Gravina11Adriana Giangrande12Adriana Giangrande13Stefania Lisco14Stefania Lisco15Massimo Moretti16Massimo Moretti17Francesco De Giosa18Maria Mercurio19Maria Mercurio20Carlotta Nonnis Marzano21Carlotta Nonnis Marzano22Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Zoological Station “Anton Dohrn”, Naples, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Lecce, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyEnvironmental Surveys S.r.l. (ENSU), Taranto, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyNational Interuniversity Consortium for Marine Sciences (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, ItalyA widespread and diversified mesophotic system of carbonate bioconstructions along the Southern Adriatic and Ionian Italian coasts is described, providing new data on the distribution, structure and associated megabenthic assemblages of mesophotic Mediterranean bioconstructions. The bioconstructions were detected at six different sites off the coasts of Apulia, in presence of marked morphological escarpments, developing on a basal substrate consisting of meso-Cenozoic carbonate rocks. Two biogenic structure types were observed, one mainly built by the nonsymbiotic scleractinians Phyllangia americana mouchezii and Polycyathus muellerae, at depths between approximately 35 and 55 m, and the other by the oyster Neopycnodonte cochlear, at depths from approximately 40 to 70 m. A total of 52 taxa of megabenthic invertebrates, belonging to 6 phyla, were found on the surface of the mesophotic bioconstructions, thus confirming the role of biodiversity hotspots of these carbonate structures. Megabenthic assemblages showed a remarkable heterogeneity both in pattern of species and abundance, probably depending on both the morphological differences of the seabed and the life traits of the single species. Primary bioconstructors seemed to influence the associated community pattern. This peculiar system deserves sound conservation measures in the light of the holistic ecosystem approach for the management of coastal marine areas.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.948836/fullmarine bioconstructionsmesophotic zonemacrobenthic taxacentral Mediterranean SeaOstreidaScleractinia |
| spellingShingle | Frine Cardone Frine Cardone Giuseppe Corriero Giuseppe Corriero Caterina Longo Caterina Longo Cataldo Pierri Cataldo Pierri Guadalupe Gimenez Guadalupe Gimenez Maria Flavia Gravina Maria Flavia Gravina Adriana Giangrande Adriana Giangrande Stefania Lisco Stefania Lisco Massimo Moretti Massimo Moretti Francesco De Giosa Maria Mercurio Maria Mercurio Carlotta Nonnis Marzano Carlotta Nonnis Marzano A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast Frontiers in Marine Science marine bioconstructions mesophotic zone macrobenthic taxa central Mediterranean Sea Ostreida Scleractinia |
| title | A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast |
| title_full | A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast |
| title_fullStr | A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast |
| title_full_unstemmed | A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast |
| title_short | A system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the Southeastern Italian coast |
| title_sort | system of marine animal bioconstructions in the mesophotic zone along the southeastern italian coast |
| topic | marine bioconstructions mesophotic zone macrobenthic taxa central Mediterranean Sea Ostreida Scleractinia |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.948836/full |
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