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One Chara does not make Charetea in the Mediterranean aquatic vegetation

Angelo TroiaRiccardo GuarinoVincenzo IlardiCorrado MarcenòAnna Maria Mannino

subject

Mediterranean climateBiotopeCharaEcologyPhytosociologybiologyEcologyVegetation classificationCharaceae vegetation classification phytosociology freshwater hydrophytes Mediterranean region SicilyPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationGeographyAquatic plantEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

The results of preliminary phytosociological investigations on freshwater communities of Sicily biotopes with a significant presence of Characeae are presented. In spite of the relatively frequent occurrence of Characeae, a typical Charetea intermediae vegetation is rather rare in the investigated biotopes. Indeed, the Characeae are mainly part of communities attributable to the classes Potamogetonetea, Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, Juncetea maritimi and Isoeto-Nanojuncetea. Some ecological and functional implications are discussed, along with some consequences on conservation measures and policies, caused by the lack of knowledge on the Characeae of Sicily.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-02
10.1080/00837792.2019.1607142http://hdl.handle.net/10447/356391