- Ninth International Symposium “Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques”
- Edited by Laura Bonora, Donatella Carboni, Matteo De Vincenzi, Giorgio Matteucci
Coralligenous cliffs in Tuscany: distribution, extension of the habitat and structure of assemblage
- Enrico Cecchi
- Luigi Piazzi
- Michela Ria
- Giacomo Marino
- Andrea Nicastro
- © 2022 Author(s) |
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.56
The present study aims at assessing the distribution and extension of the coralligenous cliffs in Tuscany and describing the structure and the patterns of spatial variability. The mapping of seabed was obtained through Multibeam echosounder data coupled with video images. Coralligenous cliffs were sampled by SCUBA divers in 11 sectors of rocky costs following the STAR procedure. Coralligenous cliffs were present in all study sites, with a total length of about 62.5 km and a total surface of 0.47 km2. The linear extension of the habitat may be estimated about the 20% of Tuscany rocky coast.
- Keywords:
- Benthic assemblages,
- Coralligenous reefs,
- Mapping,
- Mediterranean Sea,
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Coralligenous cliffs in Tuscany: distribution, extension of the habitat and structure of assemblage
Authors
Enrico Cecchi, Luigi Piazzi, Michela Ria, Giacomo Marino, Andrea Nicastro
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.56
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2022
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© 2022 Author(s)
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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)
Content License
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1
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979-12-215-0030-1
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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