Following the restoration of a P. oceanica meadow impacted by the Concordia shipwreck, we investigated the spatial dynamic of the most important and protected Mediterranean endemic seagrass over a two-year period applying three spatial metrics: number of patches, mean patch size and total cover. By means of underwater photomosaics, we noticed a diminution in the number of patches in favour of the mean size and total cover. The outcomes showed that, under suitable environmental conditions, P. oceanica colonizes rapidly the dead matte substrate.
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8505-3501
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3548-360X
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3128-8946
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-6392-5439
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Chapter Title
Colonization of transplanted Posidonia Oceanica: understanding the spatial dynamics through high-spatial resolution underwater photomosaics
Authors
Gianluca Mancini, Daniele Ventura, Edoardo Casoli, Andrea Belluscio, Giandomenico Ardizzone
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.68
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Publication Year
2022
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Book Title
Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
Book Subtitle
Livorno (Italy) 14th-16th June 2022
Editors
Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0030-1
eISBN (xml)
979-12-215-0031-8
Series Title
Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Series ISSN
2975-0423
Series E-ISSN
2975-0288