Marine bioconstructions are biodiversity-rich, three-dimensional biogenic structures,
regulating key ecological functions of benthic ecosystems worldwide. Tropical coral reefs …

Abstract Information on the distribution, population traits and conservation status of the
endangered coral Cladocora caespitosa is still missing for most of its distribution area. As …

Seawater warming is affecting corals worldwide. Mass mortality events are increasingly
frequent, and the bioconstruction potential of coral reefs is jeopardized. Revisiting sites …

The authors studied the structure of the coastal fish assemblage in a temperate coral reef
within a marine protected area in order to provide a baseline information on the occurrence …

The poor fossil record of regular echinoids is commonly attributed to the fact that they
preferentially live as epibenthic grazers on hard rocky substrates in nearshore environments …

Coralligenous bioconstructions are biogenic calcareous formations developing at low
irradiance on littoral rocky cliffs or on the deeper sub-horizontal bottom in the Mediterranean …

The scleractinian Cladocora caespitosa is a Mediterranean-endemic bioconstructor of the
infralittoral zone. This study reports the occurrence of C. caespitosa living in the lower layer …

Biodiversity associated with the Mediterranean stony coral Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus,
1767) was investigated at three levels:“microscale”, focused on macrobenthic invertebrates …

Abstract The Mediterranean stony coral Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus, 1767) is a well-
known habitat builder, and as such hosts a diversified faunal assemblage. Although …

The scleractinian coral Cladocora caespitosa (Linnaeus 1767) is a colonial, long-lived and
reefbuilding coral. It is endemic for the Mediterranean Sea, protected by national and …