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Quantifying the decline in Corallium rubrum populations

2010; Inter-Research; Volume: 418; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps08897

1616-1599

Giovanni Santangelo, Lorenzo Bramanti,

Marine and fisheries research

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 418:295-297 (2010) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08897 COMMENT Quantifying the decline in Corallium rubrum populations Giovanni Santangelo1,*, Lorenzo Bramanti1,2 1Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Volta 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy 2Institut de Ciencies del Mar, Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta 37–49, 08003 Barcelona, Spain *Email: gsantangelo@biologia.unipi.it ABSTRACT: A recent article by Bruckner (2009; Mar Ecol Prog Ser 397:319–332) focused on population decline in the commercially exploited Mediterranean red coral Corallium rubrum. Bruckner (2009) used data on coral size structure and reproductive output gathered by a variety of sampling methods in different populations: Data on overharvested shallow-water populations (which are generally made up of crowded, small-sized colonies) were combined with the small amount of data available on deep-water populations (which consist of larger, sparse colonies); the latter have become the main target for commercial harvesting nowadays. In our opinion, the conclusions in Bruckner (2009) did not fully reflect the heterogeneity and the limits of the data set. Collection of sound demographic data through broader, coordinated research applying standard procedures to different populations is required for a reliable analysis of Corallium rubrum population dynamics. KEY WORDS: Gorgonians · Red coral · Mediterranean Sea · CITES Appendix II listing Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Santangelo G, Bramanti L (2010) Quantifying the decline in Corallium rubrum populations. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 418:295-297. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08897 Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 418. Online publication date: November 18, 2010 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2010 Inter-Research.