@article {259,
	title = {Mass mortality of Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) on Portofino Promontory cliffs, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea},
	journal = {Marine Life},
	volume = {4},
	year = {1994},
	abstract = {<p>An extreme case of mass mortality of the sea fan Paramuricea clavata on the Portofino Promontory is reported. During October 1993 about 10,000 sea fans, living in the 20 to 35 m depth range, underwent a degenerative process, which caused the progressive detachment of the coenenchyma from the gorgonians{\textquoteright} branches. About 80\% of the affected colonies were reduced to a bare. It may be assumed that an increase in this mortality may be related to a violent storm that caused a drop in salinity and suspended sediment locally. Specific analysis has provided no evidence of bacterial involvement.</p>},
	keywords = {anthozoa, benthos, biodiversit{\'e}, biodiversity, climate change, gorgonaire, gorgonian, Italie, Italy, Ligurian Sea, mass mortality, Mediterranean sea, M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e nord-occidentale, M{\'e}diterrann{\'e}e occidentale, Mer Ligure, Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e, mortalit{\'e} massive, mortality, north-western Mediterranean, Paramuricea clavata, Portofino, salinit{\'e}, salinity, western Mediterranean},
	author = {Bavestrello and Bertone and Cattaneo-Vietti and Gaino and Zanzi}
}
