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TI The deep vault: a temporary refuge for temperate gorgonian forests facing marine heat waves
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AF BRAMANTI, LORENZO
   MANEA, ELISABETTA
   GIORDANO, BRUNA
   ESTAQUE, TRISTAN
   BIANCHIMANI, OLIVIER
   RICHAUME, JUSTINE
   MÉRIGOT, Bastien
   SCHULL, Quentin
   SARTORETTO, Stephane
   GARRABOU, JOAQUIM GARRABOU
   GUIZIEN, KATELL
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C1 Laboratoire d’Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques, LECOB, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur Mer Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université, Banyuls sur Mer, France
   Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
   Septentrion Environnement, Campus Nature Provence, 89 Traverse Parangon, Marseille, France
   MARBEC, Univ. Montpellier, IFREMER, IRD, CNRS, Sète, France
   Ifremer, LITTORAL, F-83500 La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
   Instituto de Ciencias del mar ICM-CSIC, Barcelona
   MARBEC, Univ. Montpellier, IFREMER, IRD, CNRS, Sète, France
C2 CNRS, FRANCE
   UNIV CAGLIARI, ITALY
   SEPTENTRION ENVIRONNEMENT, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
   ICM CSIC, SPAIN
   UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
SI SETE
   TOULON
SE PDG-RBE-MARBEC-LHM
   PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERPAC
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Ifremer UPR
   WOS Ifremer UMR
   WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-france
   copubli-europe
   copubli-univ-france
IF 2.8
TC 3
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00861/97262/106232.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Mass mortality events;sea-fan;Mediterranean Sea;mesophotic;deep refuge;extreme events;temperate corals;habitat-forming species;climate change;octocorals
AB Climate change poses a significant threat to coastal areas, marked by the increasing intensity and frequency of marine heat waves observed in various ecosystems around the world. Over the last 25 years, a vast number of Mediterranean populations of the red gorgonian Paramuricea clavata have been impacted by marine heatwaves. The last mass mortality occurred during the summer of 2022 in the Western Mediterranean Sea, affecting mostly shallow populations (down to 30 m depth). Here we provide an assessment of the health status of mesophotic P. clavata populations down to 90 m depth to investigate a depth refuge hypothesis. Results show that the impact of marine heat waves decreases with depth, with a significant drop in mortality below 40 m depth. These observations support the hypothesis of a depth refuge from marine heat waves that may allow, at least temporarily, the maintenance of P. clavata in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The present study strongly advocates for further investigations and monitoring of the mesophotic zone to chart potential areas that could serve as deep refuge for gorgonians. 
PY 2023
SO Mediterranean Marine Science
SN 1108-393X
PU National Documentation Centre (EKT)
VL 24
IS 3
UT 001105040800001
BP 601
EP 609
DI 10.12681/mms.35564
ID 97262
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