@article {457, title = {Coral mortality in NW Mediterranean}, journal = {Coral Reefs}, volume = {19}, year = {2000}, abstract = {

In the Gulf of La Spezia (Italy, NW Mediterranean) we observed mortality of two common zooxanthellate species indigenous to the Mediterranean: Balanophyllia europaea and Cladocora caespitosa (Zibrowius 1980). The former is a solitary species; the latter is colonial and may form sizeable colonies.

}, keywords = {Balanophyllia europaea, benthos, biodiversit{\'e}, biodiversity, Cladocora caespitosa, climate change, coral, coral reef, Italie, Italy, mass mortality, M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e nord-occidentale, Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e, mortalit{\'e} massive, mortality, r{\'e}cif coralien, scleractinian}, author = {R. Rodolfo-Metalpa and C.N. Bianchi and A. Peirano} }