Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)

Image-based research in mesophotic and deep environments of the Mediterranean Sea has significantly increased during the past decades. So far, this research has been focused on the ecology of key structuring organisms such as scleractinians, antipatharians, gorgonians or large demosponges. However,...

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Autores: Grinyó, Jordi, Garriga, Alba, Soler-Membrives, Anna, Santín, Andreu, Ambroso, Stefano, López-González, Pablo José, Díaz Viñolas, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/317679
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/317679
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Palabra clave:alcyonacea
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
Vulnerable marine ecosystem
Continetal shelf
Continental edge
continental slope
spatial and bathymetrix distribution
fish
oceanography
ecological associations
environments
methane
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spelling Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)Grinyó, JordiGarriga, AlbaSoler-Membrives, AnnaSantín, AndreuAmbroso, StefanoLópez-González, Pablo JoséDíaz Viñolas, DavidalcyonaceaCentro Oceanográfico de BalearesMedio MarinoVulnerable marine ecosystemContinetal shelfContinental edgecontinental slopespatial and bathymetrix distributionfishoceanographyecological associationsenvironmentsmethaneImage-based research in mesophotic and deep environments of the Mediterranean Sea has significantly increased during the past decades. So far, this research has been focused on the ecology of key structuring organisms such as scleractinians, antipatharians, gorgonians or large demosponges. However, the ecology of true soft corals has barely been studied and is still in a very preliminary stage. To overcome this situation, soft coral assemblages in shelf and slope environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea) have been studied through the quantitative analysis of 85 video transect recorded over 38500 m2. Highest soft coral diversity was encountered on the shelf edge, resembling deep Mediterranean gorgonian patterns. Three soft coral assemblages, segregated by depth, substrate, and slope were identified: two monospecific ones composed by Nidalia studeriand Alcyonium palmatum, respectively and a multispecific one composed by Paralcyonium spinulosum, Alcyonium sp., Chironephthya mediterranea and Daniela koreni. The evaluated species presented average densities within the same range as other deep Mediterranean anthozoans ranging from 1 to 9 col.·m−2. However, N. studeri and P. spinulosum punctually formed dense monospecific aggregations, reaching maximum densities of 49 col.·m−2 and 60 col.·m−2 respectively. Both species monopolized vast extensions of the continental shelf and shelf edge. The identification and ecological characterization of these assemblages brings new insight about deep Mediterranean anthozoan communities, and provides baseline for future management plans in the study area.SIConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202320232020info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/317679reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésCentro Oceanográfico de BalearesSíinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3176792026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
title Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
spellingShingle Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
Grinyó, Jordi
alcyonacea
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
Vulnerable marine ecosystem
Continetal shelf
Continental edge
continental slope
spatial and bathymetrix distribution
fish
oceanography
ecological associations
environments
methane
title_short Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
title_full Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
title_fullStr Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
title_full_unstemmed Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
title_sort Soft corals assemblages in deep environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Grinyó, Jordi
Garriga, Alba
Soler-Membrives, Anna
Santín, Andreu
Ambroso, Stefano
López-González, Pablo José
Díaz Viñolas, David
author Grinyó, Jordi
author_facet Grinyó, Jordi
Garriga, Alba
Soler-Membrives, Anna
Santín, Andreu
Ambroso, Stefano
López-González, Pablo José
Díaz Viñolas, David
author_role author
author2 Garriga, Alba
Soler-Membrives, Anna
Santín, Andreu
Ambroso, Stefano
López-González, Pablo José
Díaz Viñolas, David
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv alcyonacea
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
Vulnerable marine ecosystem
Continetal shelf
Continental edge
continental slope
spatial and bathymetrix distribution
fish
oceanography
ecological associations
environments
methane
topic alcyonacea
Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Medio Marino
Vulnerable marine ecosystem
Continetal shelf
Continental edge
continental slope
spatial and bathymetrix distribution
fish
oceanography
ecological associations
environments
methane
description Image-based research in mesophotic and deep environments of the Mediterranean Sea has significantly increased during the past decades. So far, this research has been focused on the ecology of key structuring organisms such as scleractinians, antipatharians, gorgonians or large demosponges. However, the ecology of true soft corals has barely been studied and is still in a very preliminary stage. To overcome this situation, soft coral assemblages in shelf and slope environments of the Menorca Channel (Western Mediterranean Sea) have been studied through the quantitative analysis of 85 video transect recorded over 38500 m2. Highest soft coral diversity was encountered on the shelf edge, resembling deep Mediterranean gorgonian patterns. Three soft coral assemblages, segregated by depth, substrate, and slope were identified: two monospecific ones composed by Nidalia studeriand Alcyonium palmatum, respectively and a multispecific one composed by Paralcyonium spinulosum, Alcyonium sp., Chironephthya mediterranea and Daniela koreni. The evaluated species presented average densities within the same range as other deep Mediterranean anthozoans ranging from 1 to 9 col.·m−2. However, N. studeri and P. spinulosum punctually formed dense monospecific aggregations, reaching maximum densities of 49 col.·m−2 and 60 col.·m−2 respectively. Both species monopolized vast extensions of the continental shelf and shelf edge. The identification and ecological characterization of these assemblages brings new insight about deep Mediterranean anthozoan communities, and provides baseline for future management plans in the study area.
publishDate 2020
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
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