Comunidades de coralígeno ligadas a procesos diapíricos de la plataforma española del golfo de Cádiz | Coralligenous communities linked to diapiric processes from the Spanish shelf of the Gulf of Cádiz
2015
Rueda, J.L. (José Luis) | Fernández-Puga, M.C. (María Carmen) | Peñalver, Maria José | Vázquez, J.T. (Juan Tomás) | Gallardo-Núñez, M. (Marina) | López-González, N. (Nieves) | Fernández-Salas, L.M. (Luis Miguel) | Martos, Raul | Mata, M.P. (María Pilar)
anglais. The Gulf of Cádiz (GoC) represents an important area of seepage activity and of biologicaldiversity due to the tectonic activity and subsoil fluid mobility, as well as the confluence of Atlanticand Mediterranean water masses and organisms from both basins. Some circalittoral and bathyalareas of the GoC remain still unexplored and they could harbour interesting communities andspecies that may deserve protection. In summer 2013, a geological expedition carried out betweenSan Fernando and Conil de la Frontera, at water depths between 40 and 55 m and 10 M from Cádizdetected complex coralligenous communities that may be linked to diapiric processes. Thesecommunities represent a well preserved 1170 habitat type (Reefs) of the Habitat Directive and alsocontain ca. 20 spp. of invertebrates that are included in European, National and Local (Andalusian)threatened species lists. The area should be included in the Natura 2000 network as it representsone of the few circalittoral coralligenous communities from Spanish waters of the GoC.
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