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Thermal threshold and sensitivity of the only symbiotic Mediterranean gorgonian Eunicella singularis by morphometric and genotypic analyses.
Comptes rendus biologies - 1 Jul 2013
Pey Alexis, Catanéo Jérôme, Forcioli Didier, Merle Pierre-Laurent, Furla Paola
Abstract excerpt
The only symbiotic Mediterranean gorgonian, Eunicella singularis, has faced several mortality events connected to abnormal high temperatures. Since thermotolerance data remain scarce, heat-induced necrosis was monitored in aquarium by morphometric analysis. Gorgonian tips were sampled at two site...
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