Comparative biometry of Eunicella singularis (Gorgonian) sclerites at East Mediterranean Sea (North Aegean Sea, Greece)

Skoufas, George/ Σκούφας, Γεώργιος


Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
Keywords: Αποικίες κοραλλιών;Colonies of corals;Eunicella singularis (Gorgonian);Λευκή γοργόνα Μεσογείου (Γοργονίες);Gorgonian;Γοργόνια
Issue Date: 2006
Publisher: Springer
Citation: Marine Biology, vol.149, no.6, 2006
Skoufas, G. (2006). Comparative biometry of Eunicella singularis (Gorgonian) sclerites at East Mediterranean Sea (North Aegean Sea, Greece). Marine Biology. 149(6):1365-1370.
Abstract: The two forms of Eunicella singularis sclerites, spindles and clubs, were examined in two sites in East Mediterranean Sea, Greece. The comparison of the sclerites size was based on the hydrodynamic proWle of the sites (the site of Arethoussa was exposed and the Phidonissi site was sheltered), on the sites bathymetry (AR 5–8 m, AR 9–13 m, PH 5–10 m, PH 11–13 m) and on the position occupied by the sclerites on the gorgonian colonies (top, middle and base). With the usage of image system analysis the following microfeatures were measured or calculated: projection, length, width, elongation factor, compactness factor, length £ width and length/ width. The present study conWrms the hypothesis that spindles are involved in the recovering of the gorgonian colonies and clubs contribute to the Xexion capacity of the colonies. The spindles of the shallow E. singularis colonies (AR 5–8 m) were signiWcantly bigger (length, width) compared with the others, in order to assure the best recovery of the colonies after their Xexion, induced by higher water current velocity in shallow water. The clubs occupy the intern part of the mesoglea and their size (length, width) increased in colonies from the shallow exposed site in order to facilitate the gorgonian Xexion. The present study demonstrates the gorgonian adaptation (in a microscopic scale) to the environmental pressure of hydrodynamic conditions.
Description: Δημοσιεύσεις μελών--Παράρτημα--Τμήμα Τεχνολογίας Αλιείας και Υδατοκαλλιεργειών, 2006
URI: http://195.251.240.227/jspui/handle/123456789/2668
ISSN: 0025-3162
1432-1793
Other Identifiers: 10.1007/s00227-006-0314-4
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Item type: other
Submission Date: 2018-02-27T14:21:56Z
Item language: el
Item access scheme: free
Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
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