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Observations on mucus aggregates along Sicilian coasts during 1991–1992
Sebastiano CalvoL. Naselli FloresRossella Baronesubject
Chemical concentrationSicilian coastEnvironmental EngineeringbiologyMetaphytonMucus aggregatebiology.organism_classificationPollutionMucuslanguage.human_languageWater columnMediterranean seaOceanographyAlgaeCoastal zonePhytoplanktonTyrrherian coastlanguageEnvironmental ChemistryWaste Management and DisposalSicilianGeologydescription
Abstract The results of some observations on gelatinous material accumulating on the sea ground and free floating in the water column along Sicilian coasts are reported. The phenomenon showed different development patterns moving from the Tyrrherian to the Jonian coast and to the Sicilian Channel. Moreover, in 1991, mucus aggregates in the Tyrrhenian sea showed a similar structure, behaviour and origin to those observed in the Adriatic sea, whereas, in 1992, only a massive growth of metaphytic threadlike algae, more or less producing gelatinous sheaths, occurred.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-04-01 | Science of The Total Environment |