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Macroalgal forest vs sea urchin barren: Patterns of macro-zoobenthic diversity in a large-scale Mediterranean study: Macro-zoobenthos of barren and m…

2020

The study aimed at contributing to the knowledge of alternative stable states by evaluating the differences of mobile and sessile macro-zoobenthic assemblages between sea urchin barrens and macroalgal forests in coastal Mediterranean systems considering a large spatial scale. Six sites (100 s km apart) were selected: Croatia, Montenegro, Sicily (Italy), Sardinia (Italy), Tuscany (Italy), and Balearic Islands (Spain). A total of 531 taxa, 404 mobile and 127 sessile macro-invertebrates were recorded. Overall, 496 and 201 taxa were found in macroalgal forests and in barrens, respectively. The results of this large-scale descriptive study have met the expectation of lower macrofauna complexity …

Settore BIO/07 - EcologiaCroatiaBiodiversity Canopy-forming macroalgae Macro-invertebrates Mediterranean sea Sea urchin barren Animals Biodiversity Croatia Mediterranean Sea Sea Urchins Sicily Spain Ecosystem ForestsBiodiversityForestsSpainSea UrchinsBiodiversity; Canopy-forming macroalgae; Macro-invertebrates; Mediterranean sea; Sea urchin barrenCanopy-forming macroalgaeMediterranean seaSea urchin barrenAnimalsSicilyEcosystemMacro-invertebrates
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