Michela Angiolillo

Underrated deep-water scleractinian species: an ecological study along the Italian coasts (Mediterranean Sea)

Abstract Scleractinians are key components of Mediterranean mesophotic and bathyal benthic ecosystems, comprising 30 species known to occur below 40 m. A large ROV dataset, including 625 dives, each corresponding to a distinct geographical site, conducted between 40 and 1825 m ac...