Banks of the coral Cladocora caespitosa (Anthozoa, Scleractinia) in the Adriatic Sea

Our recent surveys are focused on four locations where banks occur in the Adriatic Sea: in the Lim channel and near Prvić Island in the northern Adriatic ; near Pag Island in the central Adriatic and in Veliko jezero (National Park “ Mljet” ) in the southern Adriatic. In the area where the banks occur the annual sea temperature range is rather wide ; from 6 °C in winter (the Lim channel) to 29 °C in summer (Mljet Island).