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Francesco Cinelli

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Seagrasses along the Sicilian coasts

2010

All seagrass species known from the Mediterranean basin have been recorded along the Sicilian coast, where studies have been carried out at a very local scale and information is fragmented or confined to the grey literature. The objective of this article is to summarise and evaluate current knowledge on seagrass species on the Sicilian coasts, providing an overview of species distribution, genetic diversity, biology and ecology, based on the literature and unpublished data. Most literature studies have been carried out on Posidonia oceanica meadows because of their wide distribution, complexity and ecological importance. In this study, the analyses carried out on P. oceanica structural and …

0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climateSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaGenetic diversityEcologybiologyEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyEcology (disciplines)Species distribution15. Life on landbiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesMediterranean Basinlanguage.human_languageseagrass Mediterranean Sicily distribution statusSeagrassPosidonia oceanicalanguageGeneral Earth and Planetary Sciences14. Life underwaterSicilianEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Environmental Science
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Standardization proposal for the mapping of Caulerpa taxifolia expansion in the Mediterranean sea

1999

Fourteen years after the first observation of Caulerpa taxifolia (Valh) C. Agardh in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea, this green alga of tropical origin is now present in five countries (Spain, France, Monaco, Italy and Croatia). By the end of 1997, more than 46 km(2), at depths of between 0 and 50 m, were found to be affected by this expansion. A standardization of the cartographic procedure is proposed here. Such a standardization is necessary to compare maps produced by various organizations from different countries. For a given independent station, it is based on the definition of three levels of colonization:Level I refers to a station where one or several colonies less than 100 m a…

0106 biological sciencesCartographyCaulerpa taxifoliaMediterranean SeacartographieAquatic ScienceOceanography010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesInvasive speciesSurface areaMediterranean seacartography; Caulerpa taxifolia; invasive species; Mediterranean seaMediterranean SeaColonization14. Life underwaterbiologyInvasive speciesEcology010604 marine biology & hydrobiologyUlvophyceaebiology.organism_classificationStandardizationGeographyMer MéditerranéePhysical geographyLevel iiLevel iiiStandardisationCaulerpa taxifoliaEspèces envahissantes
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