@article {401,
	title = {Gorgonians mass mortality during the 1999 late summer in French Mediterranean coastal waters: the bacterial hypothesis},
	journal = {Water Research},
	volume = {36},
	year = {2002},
	abstract = {<p>Mass mortality by tissue necrosis of several species of gorgons was  observed during the 1999 late summer on the Liguro-Proven\&ccedil;al  Mediterranean coasts. We have investigated the occurrence of vibrios on  necrosis affected gorgonians Paramuricea clavata and Eunicella  cavolinii, and their ability to induce tissue necrosis. Among the 11  strains tested, only 5, belonging to species Vibrio splendidus, V.  pelagius and V. campbellii, were able to induce tissue necrosis in a few  days. Temperature experiments carried out at 11\&deg;C, 18\&deg;C and 23\&deg;C showed  that necrotic disease may occur only at the higher temperature tested.  Statistical analysis suggested that, for these thermical conditions,  marine Vibrio strains can significantly speed up the necrotic crisis.</p>},
	keywords = {benthos, biodiversit{\'e}, biodiversity, climate change, coastal water, disease, Embiez island, France, gorgonaire, gorgonian, {\^\i}le des Embiez, injury, mass mortality, Mediterranean sea, M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e nord-occidentale, M{\'e}diterrann{\'e}e occidentale, Mer M{\'e}diterran{\'e}e, mortalit{\'e} massive, mortality, north-western Mediterranean, r{\'e}chauffement, sea water temperature, temperature, temp{\'e}rature de l{\textquoteright}eau de mer, Vibrio sp., warming, western Mediterranean},
	author = {Y. Martin and J.L. Bonnefont and L. Chancerelle}
}
