Cold-water coral (CWC) habitats dwell on continental shelves, slopes, seamounts, and ridge
systems around the world's oceans from 50 to 4000 m depth, providing heterogeneous …

Precious corals have been commercially exploited for many centuries all over the world.
Their skeletons have been used as amulets or jewellery since antiquity and are one of the …

Corals are amongst the most conspicuous sessile organisms found on the hard substrates of
seamounts. They include a diverse array of groups within the phylum Cnidaria, including the …

High habitat diversity was observed on the Seco de los Olivos Seamount (SW
Mediterranean Sea), a Site of Community Importance belonging to the Spanish marine …

Deep-water coral reefs are found along large sections of the outer continental shelves and
slopes of Europe, from North Cape to the Gulf of Cadiz, and because they also occur along …

Partially owing to their isolation and remote distribution, research on seamounts is still in its
infancy, with few comprehensive datasets and empirical evidence supporting or refuting …

Abstract The Santa Maria di Leuca (SML) cold-water coral (CWC) province is a proposed
priority conservation area according to several conservation initiatives in the Mediterranean …

Alcyonacean (Gorgonian) coral species from Holaxonia (not previously reviewed in this
three-part work), family Plexauridae, as well as species in Calcaxonia were reviewed …

Complexity provided by habitat-forming species in marine ecosystems has been linked to
higher species richness and biodiversity as well as enhancing ecosystem functioning. This …

An ecologically representative, well‐connected, and effectively managed system of marine
protected areas (MPAs) has positive ecological and environmental effects as well as social …