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A Dataset of Benthic Species from Mesophotic Bioconstructions on the Apulian Coast (Southeastern Italy, Mediterranean Sea)

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  • Maria Mercurio

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

  • Guadalupe Giménez

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

  • Giorgio Bavestrello

    (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy
    Laboratory of Marine Zoology, DISTAV—Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, dell’Ambiente e della Vita University of Genova, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genova, Italy)

  • Frine Cardone

    (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy
    Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Zoological Station “Anton Dohrn”, 80121 Naples, Italy
    NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Corriero

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

  • Jacopo Giampaoletti

    (CNR-IAS—National Research Council—Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment, Località Sa Mardini, Torregrande, 09170 Oristano, Italy
    PhD Program in Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Flavia Gravina

    (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy
    Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy)

  • Cataldo Pierri

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

  • Caterina Longo

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

  • Adriana Giangrande

    (NBFC—National Biodiversity Future Center, Palermo Piazza Marina 61, 90133 Palermo, Italy
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, Campus Ecotekne, Monteroni di Lecce, 73047 Lecce, Italy)

  • Carlotta Nonnis Marzano

    (Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Via Orabona 4, 70125 Bari, Italy
    Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy)

Abstract

Marine bioconstructions are complex habitats that represent a hotspot of biodiversity. Among Mediterranean bioconstructions, those thriving on mesophotic bottoms on southeastern Italian coasts are of particular interest due to their horizontal and vertical extension. In general, the communities that develop in the Mediterranean twilight zone encompassed within the first 30 m of depth are better known, while relatively few data are available on those at greater depths. By further investigating the diversity and structure of mesophotic bioconstructions in the southern Adriatic, we can improve our understanding of Mediterranean biodiversity while developing effective conservation strategies to preserve these habitats of particular interest. The dataset reported here comprises records of benthic marine taxa from algae and invertebrate mesophotic bioconstructions investigated at six sites along the southern Adriatic coast of Italy, at depths between approximately 25 and 65 m. The dataset contains a total of 1718 records, covering 11 phyla and 648 benthic taxa, of which 580 were recognized at the species level. These data could provide a reference point for further investigations with descriptive or management purposes, including the possible assessment of mesophotic bioconstructions as refuges for shallow-water species.

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  • Maria Mercurio & Guadalupe Giménez & Giorgio Bavestrello & Frine Cardone & Giuseppe Corriero & Jacopo Giampaoletti & Maria Flavia Gravina & Cataldo Pierri & Caterina Longo & Adriana Giangrande & Carlo, 2024. "A Dataset of Benthic Species from Mesophotic Bioconstructions on the Apulian Coast (Southeastern Italy, Mediterranean Sea)," Data, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-7, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jdataj:v:9:y:2024:i:3:p:45-:d:1353664
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