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Coral reefs and islands. --- Atolls --- Coral atolls --- Coral islands --- Reefs, Coral --- Islands --- Esculls coral·lins --- Pacífic, Oceà

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What do we know about Mediterranean Cold (Deep)-Water coral ecosystems? In this book, specialists offer answers and insights with a series of chapters and short papers about the paleoecology, biology, physiology and ecology of the corals and other organisms that comprise these ecosystems. Structured on a temporal axis—Past, Present and Future—the reviews and selected study cases cover the cold and deep coral habitats known to date in the Mediterranean Basin. This book illustrates and explains the deep Mediterranean coral habitats that might have originated similar thriving ecosystems in today’s Atlantic Ocean.

Corals --- Conservation biology. --- Oceanography. --- Biodiversity. --- Marine Sciences. --- Aquatic biology. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Marine & Freshwater Sciences. --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Hydrobiology --- Water biology --- Aquatic sciences --- Biology --- Ocean sciences --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Earth sciences --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Ecology . --- Marine sciences. --- Freshwater. --- Aquatic ecology . --- Aquatic biology --- Fresh waters --- Freshwater --- Freshwaters --- Inland water --- Inland waters --- Water --- Balance of nature --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecologia dels esculls coral·lins --- Ecologia pelàgica --- Mediterrània (Mar) --- Esblanqueïment de coralls --- Esculls coral·lins --- Ecologia marina --- Mar Mediterrània --- Mare Nostrum --- Mediterrània, Mar --- Egea (Mar) --- Negra (Mar) --- Mediterrània (Mar : nord-oest) --- Mediterrània (Mar : sud-oest) --- Mediterrània (Regió)

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Marine Animal Forests (MAFs) are spread all over the world. Composed by suspension feeding organisms (e.g. corals, gorgonians, sponges, bryozoans, bivalves, etc.), MAFs constitute a vast number of marine ecosystems such as coral reefs, cold water corals, sponge grounds, bivalve beds, etc. The surface covered by these systems is prominent (at the scale of the oceans of the planet), though poorly known. In a previous book (Marine Animal Forests, the ecology of benthic biodiversity hotspots), several aspects of the MAFs were described and discussed, building the basis for a holistic approach with the aim of putting these shallow and deep sea ecosystems under a common umbrella. The main target of the present book is to identify and address important topics which were not covered in the previous three volumes. Bryozoans or Polychaeta, for example, are treated in this volume, as well as hydrothermal vents ecosystems and submarine caves, the chemical ecology in MAFs or the nursery effect on these ecosystems. The vastity of the MAF concept opens new insights in the biology, physiology, biodiversity of the organisms structuring these highly biodiverse ecosystems and on the dangers threatening them (such as microplastics or the role of invasive species as an impact of their trophic ecology or distribution). In a fast changing world, in which the complexity of MAFs is at risk, we propose an in-depth analysis of many aspects that may be inspirational for future research lines in marine biology and ecology.

Aquatic ecology . --- Biodiversity. --- Ecosystems. --- Community ecology, Biotic. --- Animal systematics. --- Animal taxonomy. --- Conservation biology. --- Ecology . --- Freshwater & Marine Ecology. --- Community & Population Ecology. --- Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography. --- Conservation Biology/Ecology. --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Ecology --- Nature conservation --- Animal classification --- Animal systematics --- Animal taxonomy --- Classification --- Systematic zoology --- Systematics (Zoology) --- Taxonomy, Animal --- Zoological classification --- Zoological systematics --- Zoological taxonomy --- Zoology --- Biocenoses --- Biocoenoses --- Biogeoecology --- Biological communities --- Biomes --- Biotic community ecology --- Communities, Biotic --- Community ecology, Biotic --- Ecological communities --- Ecosystems --- Natural communities --- Biological diversification --- Biological diversity --- Biotic diversity --- Diversification, Biological --- Diversity, Biological --- Biocomplexity --- Ecological heterogeneity --- Numbers of species --- Aquatic biology --- Animals --- Aquatic ecology. --- Esculls coral·lins --- Ecologia marina --- Biologia marina --- Vida oceànica --- Biologia aquàtica --- Ciències del mar --- Oceanografia --- Aqüicultura marina --- Bentos --- Biotecnologia marina --- Fauna marina --- Flora marina --- Fons marins --- Fotografia submarina --- Microbiologia marina --- Plàncton --- Recursos marins --- Sediments marins --- Ecologia oceànica --- Ecologia dels oceans --- Ecosistemes marins --- Oceanografia biològica --- Ecologia aquàtica --- Ecologia d'estuaris --- Ecologia pelàgica --- Productivitat marina --- Atols --- Bancs de corall --- Escullats i illes del corall --- Esculls de coralls --- Esculls de madrèpores --- Formacions coral·lines --- Illes coral·lines --- Illes de corall --- Illes madrepòriques --- Illots coral·lins --- Esculls --- Illes --- Coralls --- Ecologia dels esculls coral·lins --- Madreporaris