MedSens index provides the environmental status of subtidal rocky coastal habitats based on open data collected by trained volunteers using the Reef Check Mediterranean Underwater Coastal Environment Monitoring protocol. It is based on 25 species, incorporating their sensitivities to the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive pressures and their distributions and abundances. MedSens was applied along the Tuscan Archipelago National Park Islands’ coasts, providing the mean sensitivity of the assemblages. It can help decision-makers in implementing marine biodiversity conservation measures.
University of Bologna, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-8952-9028
Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0001-9580-5546
Faunalia, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-5321-4497
Tuscan Archipelago National Park, Italy - ORCID: NA
University of Bologna, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-2426-4524
University of Bologna, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-6521-1330
Chapter Title
Ecological status of the Tuscan Archipelago rocky habitats assessed by the MedSens index
Authors
Eva Turicchia, Carlo Cerrano, Matteo Ghetta, Francesca Giannini, Marco Abbiati, Massimo Ponti
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0030-1.75
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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