Chapter Seagrass detritus as marine macroinvertebrates attractor

• Main Author: Costa, Valentina (auth)
• Other Authors: CHEMELLO, Renato (auth), Iaciofano, Davide (auth), Lo Brutto, Sabrina (auth), rossi, francesca (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
• Series: Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
• Subjects: The environment; Beach-dunes; Rocky ecosystems. Artificial ecosystems; Abiotic factors and water quality; Biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems; Impact mitigation and restoration; methodologies; Analysis of the effects of impact factors on ecosystems; Monitoring of c
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Summary

Seagrass detritus is used as food, physical habitat and shelter. Using natural and artificial detritus, we tested if: 1) the colonisation was related to substrate availability rather than food 2) the assemblages were similar according to meadow structural complexity. A total of 11,270 invertebrates were identified. Neither the habitat complexity, nor the substrate type shown any effects on the colonisation, with both substrates acting as a faunal magnet. The detritus can be colonised by a rich and diverse community, highlighting its important role in maintaining the seagrass meadow biodiversity

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (8 p.)

ISBN

979-12-215-0030-1.58
9791221500301

Access

Open Access