Litoral Baix Emporda Special Protected Area is one of the locations currenctly monitored by the MPA engage protocols.
In this reconstruction we can observe some red gorgonians, Paramuricea clavata, populating the deeper parts of this pinacle. If you pay attention you would be able also to find some of the data loggers installed along the water column in order to monitor thermal anomalies along depth, one of the main drivers of Mass Mortality events of these important organisms.
The MPA-ENGAGE project aims to support MPA managers to monitor the ongoing climate change effects in the Mediterranean. This pointcloud was produced in the framework of the development and application of the Photogrammetry MPA engage protocol.
· Photographic sampling: Quim Garrabou.
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