The dynamics of a Mediterranean coralligenous sponge assemblage at decennial and millennial temporal scales
Fig 6
Number of sponge genera recorded in the considered periods.
Note the sharp decreases corresponding to the temperature collapse at the end of the Bronze Age (3000–2500 YBP). After this period, the sponge diversity progressively increased during the Little Climatic Optimum (2500–1500 YBP) to decrease again during the Dark Age Cold Period (1500–1000 YBP).