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Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
2015-2025
Istituto Centrale per la Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica Applicata al Mare
2006-2020
Institute of Environmental Protection
2015
This paper presents a new biotic index (ESCA, Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages), based on analyses in situ records coralligenous macroalgal assemblages the Mediterranean Sea. The ESCA was developed basis previous impact evaluation studies carried out by traditional destructive methods. It validated an independent dataset collected during 3-year study at five localities north-western Mediterranean, and tested gradient anthropogenic stressors. Assemblage descriptors selected as...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 427:59-70 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09053 Synergism between two anthropic impacts: Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea invasion and seawater nutrient enrichment Paola Gennaro1,*, Luigi Piazzi2 1Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection Research, ISPRA ex ICRAM, 00166 Rome, Italy...
Abstract Coralligenous reefs represent one of the most important coastal ecosystems Mediterranean Sea, and their ecological quality must be assessed under Marine Strategy Framework Directive to evaluate seafloor integrity. An effective standardized monitoring protocol is urgently needed in order compare data at scale plan efficient management intervention programmes. This paper aims to: (a) review methods used study shallow coralligenous propose a method able optimize sampling effort; (b)...
Abstract Aim Coralligenous reefs are the main marine bioconstructions in terms of spatial distribution within Mediterranean basin. Two distinct reef morphologies can be distinguished based on surface and topographical features seafloor: cliffs developing vertical slopes banks found gently steep or horizontal bottoms. Despite their importance for monitoring conservation efforts, observations regarding variability biogeographical patterns scarce. Here, we aimed to assess differences...
This paper aims at collating and reviewing all data collected using the ESCA (Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages) index from 2009 to 2018 during different local applications, in order evaluate large spatial scale its effectiveness temporal variability. To this scope, large-scale response anthropogenic disturbance was tested comparing values calculated 42 sites Western Mediterranean Sea with anthropization index. Moreover, sensitivity punctual human robustness across natural space...
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the success invasive Caulerpa cylindracea (Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea) in Mediterranean habitats may be linked particular nutritional requirements and/or nutrient accumulation/reallocation dynamics within algal thallus. To end, a manipulative field experiment carried out transplanting C. and supplying nutrients subtidal rocky macroalgal assemblages. Morphological features were measured, while percentage cover tissue nitrogen, carbon...
El índice ESCA (Estado Ecológico de las Comunidades Coralígenas) ha sido desarrollado para determinar el estado ecológico los hábitats coralígenos utilizando macro-algas como indicador biológico. objetivo este estudio fue evaluar la respuesta, ante presiones antropogénicas, y macro-invertebrados sésiles moldeadores comunidad coralígena su sensibilidad al ESCA. Se muestrearon comunidades coralígenas en 15 localizaciones del Mediterráneo Nord-Occidental clasificadas 3 grupos: i) áreas marinas...
Abstract The aim of the present study was to propose a biotic index ( North Adriatic Mesophotic BiogEnic Reefs , NAMBER ) suitable for assessing ecological quality mesophotic biogenic reefs northern continental shelf based on photographic sampling. At each 20 sites, degree bioconstruction (expressed as percentage cover crustose coralline algae), α‐diversity mean number taxa), and sensitivity human disturbance climate change (based literature data expert judgement) benthic assemblages were...
The ESCA (Ecological Status of Coralligenous Assemblages) index was recently developed to evaluate the ecological quality coralligenous habitat. study aims improve first proposal through testing response different sources anthropogenic pressures and optimizing sampling effort. calculated on 14 sites tested against a gradient human pressures. Moreover, main scales spatial variability assemblages were evaluated values obtained with designs compared. Results showed that studied resulted in...
The aim of the study was to evaluate effectiveness application multiple environmental descriptors through an asymmetrical sampling design detect possible impacts related Costa Concordia event on coastal marine environment. shipwreck occurred a submerged rocky reef in north-western Mediterranean Sea and wreck removed 2 years later. To achieve proposed objective two main ecosystems, seagrass Posidonia oceanica coralligenous assemblages were studied using ecological indices, PREI ESCA,...