After the Fall: The Demographic Destiny of a Gorgonian Population Stricken by Catastrophic Mortality

After the Fall: The Demographic Destiny of a Gorgonian Population Stricken by Catastrophic Mortality

In recent years, the frequency of mass mortality events in marine ecosystems has increased, and several populations of benthic organism have been affected, reducing their density and changing their size and age structure. Few details are known about the dynamics of these populations over long time i...

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Main Authors: Simona Ruffaldi Santori, Maria Carla Benedetti, Silvia Cocito, Andrea Peirano, Roberta Cupido, Fabrizio Erra, Giovanni Santangelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Oceans
Subjects:
long-term mortality series
population dynamics
mass mortality
octocorals
habitat forming species
extinction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/2/2/20

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