Black Coral Forest at a Depth of 96 Meters

The black coral Anthipathella subpinnata is one of the oldest animal species surviving in the world’s seas. With a growth rate of less than one millimetre per year, some of its “forests” are more than 4,000 years old. These remarkable underwater animal forests are not only beautiful—they are vital to marine life. Many species, including […]

Cetacean stranding and diet analyses in the North Aegean Sea (Greece).

Milani, C., Vella, A., Vidoris, P., Christidis, A., Koutrakis, E., Frantzis, A., Miliou, A., & Kallianiotis, A. (2017). Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 1–18. Abstract Cetacean stranding reports in the North Aegean Sea were recorded since 1998 from Strimonikos Gulf in Chalkidiki up to Alexandroupoli on the Turkish border and […]