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Mediterranean Cold-Water Corals: Past, Present and Future pp 391–404Cite as

Biology and Ecophysiology of Mediterranean Cold–Water Corals

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Cold-water coral ecosystems represent an important and diverse benthic community in the Mediterranean Sea. Although the distribution of cold-water corals, as well as their diversity, has started to be well studied, little is known about the effects of environmental changes on the physiology of these corals. This chapter presents the state of knowledge on the rates of calcification, respiration, feeding, mucus production and reproduction of the different Mediterranean species under their normal living conditions, and discusses the effects of climate change on the corals’ physiology. Our review indicates the need for further investigations, especially on the calcification processes, as well as the natural food sources available in the deep for these corals.

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Reynaud, S., Ferrier-Pagès, C. (2019). Biology and Ecophysiology of Mediterranean Cold–Water Corals. In: Orejas, C., Jiménez, C. (eds) Mediterranean Cold-Water Corals: Past, Present and Future. Coral Reefs of the World, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91608-8_35

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