The present paper aims to assess for the first time the ecological status of the Sicilian water bodies using the PREI (Posidonia oceanica Rapid Easy Index) method according to the Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000/60/EC) requirements. The PREI is based on five metrics: shoot density, shoot leaf surface area, E/L ratio, depth of lower limit, and type of this lower limit. Monitoring of the 29 P. oceanica meadows allowed to classify the 20 WBs of Sicilian coasts in the first two levels of status: 10 as “high” and 10 as “good” with the PREI values ranged between 0,551 and 1.
ARPA, Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sicilia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-5287-6686
ARPA, Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sicilia, Italy
ARPA, Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Sicilia, Italy
Chapter Title
Monitoring of Posidonia oceanica meadows in the Sicilian coasts under the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
Authors
Giancarlo Bellissimo, Benedetto Sirchia, Vincenzo Ruvolo
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.51
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Publication Year
2020
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Book Title
Eighth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas. Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) June 2020
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-147-1
eISBN (xml)
978-88-5518-148-8
Series Title
Proceedings e report
Series ISSN
2704-601X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5846