Publications by authors named "Marina J Vergotti"
J Anim Ecol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The warming of waters is severely affecting zooxanthellate corals globally, causing high mortality rates and raising concerns, especially for Cladocora caespitosa, the only reef-building coral in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Monitoring efforts have been limited, making it difficult to understand past marine heatwaves (MHWs) and their long-term impacts on coral health.
- Through sclerochronology, researchers examined coral growth patterns and found a correlation between temperature and calcification, but a decline in growth and calcification rates in warmer waters suggests increasing physiological stress due to MHWs.
