The gorgonian Pramuricea clavata grows below 29 m water depth in a station located at the northern entrance of the Strait of Messina. Colonies are randomly spaced and show an abrupt change in orientation below 36 m depth. A turbolence zone caused by the current flowing downslope along the bottom is likely to be the main factor responsible for the 90° change in orientation.
Ecological observations on a population of the mediterranean gorgonian paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826)
MISTRI, Michele
1994
Abstract
The gorgonian Pramuricea clavata grows below 29 m water depth in a station located at the northern entrance of the Strait of Messina. Colonies are randomly spaced and show an abrupt change in orientation below 36 m depth. A turbolence zone caused by the current flowing downslope along the bottom is likely to be the main factor responsible for the 90° change in orientation.File in questo prodotto:
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