@article {414,
	title = {Damage and partial mortality in the gorgonian Paramuricea clavata in the Strait of Messina (Tyrrhenian Sea)},
	journal = { Marine Life},
	year = {1995},
	abstract = {<p>A massive development of mucilage and a case of partial mortality in the  Mediterranean gorgonian Paramuricea clavata is reported. Mucilage  affected the benthic biocoenosis and particularly a gorgonian population  on a shoal off the small town of Scilla (Regio Calabria, southern  Italy) at the end of summer 1993. A mass of Ionian water rich in  nutrients was probably isolated along the Calabrian coast in summer  1993. The meteorological conditions in August and September led to the  warming of the water mass, and induced a bloom in mucilage producers.  Smothing due to macroflakes entangled in gorgonian branches for several  weeks caused the progressice necrosis of the underlying coenenchymal  tissue. The entire population was affected by tissue necrosis: about 5  000 colonies, living in the 29 to 39 m depth range, underwent severe  degeneration.</p>},
	keywords = {climate change, d{\'e}troit de Messine, gorgonaire, gorgonian, injury, Italie, Italy, Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e, Mer Tyrrh{\'e}nienne, mortalit{\'e} partielle, mortality, Paramuricea clavata, partial mortality, r{\'e}chauffement, sea water temperature, Strait of Messina, temp{\'e}rature de l{\textquoteright}eau de mer, Tyrrhenian Sea, warming},
	author = {M. Mistri and V.U. Ceccherelli}
}
