The present work aimed at assessing the structure of coralligenous assemblages dominated by Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) and Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) in the Tyrrhenian Sea. A standardized non-destructive method was applied through photoquadrat sampling. A hierarchical sampling design was used. A total of 64 species belonging to 9 morphological groups were identified and percentage cover of conspicuous morphological groups was calculated. Results suggests that coralligenous communities dominated by E. cavolini and P. clavata constitute highly diverse habitats and they present several similarities to their counterparts in the Aegean Sea.
Caratterizzazione dei popolamenti associati agli habitat dominati da Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) e Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) dell’Isola del Giglio, Toscana / Stipcich, Patrizia; Casoli, Edoardo; Belluscio, Andrea; Ardizzone, Domenico. - 23:1(2016), pp. 190-191. (Intervento presentato al convegno XLVII Congresso SIBM. Roma, 11-12 giugno 2015 tenutosi a Torino).
Caratterizzazione dei popolamenti associati agli habitat dominati da Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) e Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) dell’Isola del Giglio, Toscana
Casoli, Edoardo
;Belluscio, Andrea;Ardizzone, Domenico
2016
Abstract
The present work aimed at assessing the structure of coralligenous assemblages dominated by Eunicella cavolini (Koch, 1887) and Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) in the Tyrrhenian Sea. A standardized non-destructive method was applied through photoquadrat sampling. A hierarchical sampling design was used. A total of 64 species belonging to 9 morphological groups were identified and percentage cover of conspicuous morphological groups was calculated. Results suggests that coralligenous communities dominated by E. cavolini and P. clavata constitute highly diverse habitats and they present several similarities to their counterparts in the Aegean Sea.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
