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Marco Toccaceli
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Efficacia delle AMP nella conservazione della biodiversità: i popolamenti a Cystoseira nell’AMP “Capo Gallo-Isola delle Femmine” (PA)
2011
Present-day Mediterranean marine biodiversity is undergoing rapid alteration. Species belonging to genus Cystoseira (biological “formers” of habitat structure) are strongly affected by variations of the environmental conditions (pollution, turbidity, etc.); modification, regression and disappearance of these “canopy-forming algae” have been yet observed in different areas of the Mediterranean Sea. Parks and MPAs, aimed at protecting marine environments, are certainly a central component of conservation strategies and a very successful way to preserve marine biodiversity. The aim of this paper was to assess the current state of Cystoseira assemblages inside the MPA “Capo Gallo-Isola delle Fe…
Distribution of Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini in the Mediterranean Sea
2019
The Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla (Sonder) Verlaque, Huisman & Procaccini has been reported for the first time in the Mediterranean Sea along the coast of South Turkey. This NIS is actively expanding into the Eastern and Western Mediterranean Sea. In this paper, we present an overview of the current distribution of this alga in the Mediterranean Sea, based on relevant scientific publications, grey literature and personal observations. New records from the Sicilian coast (Italy) are also reported. Caulerpa taxifolia var. distichophylla was found over a wide range of environmental conditions (depth, light and substratum), suggesting a broad ecolog…