The present study aims at contributing to the knowledge of the spatial variability of coralligenous reefs through the evaluation of patterns ranging from local to biogeographic scale around the island of Sardinia. The coralligenous reef assemblages of six areas were studied through a hierarchical sampling design: three sites per area were selected, in each site three plots were sampled and in each plot ten photographic samples were collected. The structure of coralligenous reefs across closed biogeographic regions is described, highlighting that nearly pristine assemblages, although characterized by similar high diversity, can be either dominated by animals, such as gorgonians and bryozoans, or macroalgae. The observed variations seem largely related to biogeographic patterns rather than spatial distance, supporting the need to identify specific reference conditions to assess the ecological quality of this habitat depending on the biogeographic area to be monitored.

Variations in coralligenous assemblages from local to biogeographic spatial scale / Piazzi, L.; Cinti, M. F.; Guala, I.; Grech, D.; La Manna, G.; Pansini, A.; Pinna, F.; Stipcich, P.; Ceccherelli, G.. - In: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0141-1136. - 169:(2021), p. 105375. [10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105375]

Variations in coralligenous assemblages from local to biogeographic spatial scale

Stipcich P.;
2021

Abstract

The present study aims at contributing to the knowledge of the spatial variability of coralligenous reefs through the evaluation of patterns ranging from local to biogeographic scale around the island of Sardinia. The coralligenous reef assemblages of six areas were studied through a hierarchical sampling design: three sites per area were selected, in each site three plots were sampled and in each plot ten photographic samples were collected. The structure of coralligenous reefs across closed biogeographic regions is described, highlighting that nearly pristine assemblages, although characterized by similar high diversity, can be either dominated by animals, such as gorgonians and bryozoans, or macroalgae. The observed variations seem largely related to biogeographic patterns rather than spatial distance, supporting the need to identify specific reference conditions to assess the ecological quality of this habitat depending on the biogeographic area to be monitored.
2021
Variations in coralligenous assemblages from local to biogeographic spatial scale / Piazzi, L.; Cinti, M. F.; Guala, I.; Grech, D.; La Manna, G.; Pansini, A.; Pinna, F.; Stipcich, P.; Ceccherelli, G.. - In: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0141-1136. - 169:(2021), p. 105375. [10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105375]
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