Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management
Bio-constructions by Sabellaria worms play a key functional role in the coastal ecosystems being an engineer organism and for this reason are the object of protection. The most widespread reef building species along Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts is S. alveolata (L.), while the aggregations of S....
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ftunivromatorver:oai:art.torvergata.it:2108/207730 2024-02-27T08:43:47+00:00 Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management Gravina, Maria Flavia Cardone, Frine Bonifazi, Andrea Bertrandino, Marta Simona Chimienti, Giovanni Longo, Caterina Marzano, Carlotta Nonnis Moretti, Massimo Lisco, Stefania Moretti, Vincenzo Corriero, Giuseppe Giangrande, Adriana Gravina, Mf Cardone, F Bonifazi, A Bertrandino, M Chimienti, G Longo, C Marzano, Cn Moretti, M Lisco, S Moretti, V Corriero, G Giangrande, A 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2108/207730 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.017 eng eng ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000424308600022 volume:200 firstpage:248 lastpage:257 numberofpages:10 journal:ESTUARINE, COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE http://hdl.handle.net/2108/207730 doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.017 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85034593571 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Benthic invertebrate community Mediterranean biodiversity Coastal Engineering specie Polychaete Littoral reef Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftunivromatorver https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.017 2024-01-31T00:13:37Z Bio-constructions by Sabellaria worms play a key functional role in the coastal ecosystems being an engineer organism and for this reason are the object of protection. The most widespread reef building species along Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts is S. alveolata (L.), while the aggregations of S. spinulosa are typically limited to the North Sea coasts. This paper constitutes the first detailed description of unusual large S. spinulosa reefs in the Mediterranean Sea. Defining current health status and evaluating the most important threats and impacts is essential to address conservation needs and design management plans for these large biogenic structures. Present knowledge on Mediterranean reefs of S. alveolata is fragmentary compared to Northeast Atlantic reefs, and concerning S. spinulosa, this paper represents a focal point in the knowledge on Mediterranean reefs of this species. A one-year study on temporal changes in reef structure and associated fauna is reported. The annual cycle of S. spinulosa reef shows a spawning event in winter -early spring, a period of growth and tubes aggregation from spring early summer to autumn and a degeneration phase in winter. The variations exhibited in density of the worm aggregation and the changes in the reef elevation highlight a decline and regeneration of the structure over a year. The many ecological roles of the S. spinulosa reef were mainly in providing a diversity of microhabitats hosting hard and sandy bottom species, sheltering rare species, and producing biogenic structures able to provide coastal protection. The Mediterranean S. spinulosa reef does not shelter a distinctive associated fauna; however the richness in species composition underscores the importance of the reef as a biodiversity hot-spot. Finally, the roles of the biogenic formations and their important biotic and physical dynamics support the adoption of strategies for conservation of Mediterranean S.spinulosa reefs, according to the aims of the Habitat Directive. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northeast Atlantic Universitá degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata": ART - Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 200 248 257 |
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Benthic invertebrate community Mediterranean biodiversity Coastal Engineering specie Polychaete Littoral reef Settore BIO/07 - ECOLOGIA Gravina, Maria Flavia Cardone, Frine Bonifazi, Andrea Bertrandino, Marta Simona Chimienti, Giovanni Longo, Caterina Marzano, Carlotta Nonnis Moretti, Massimo Lisco, Stefania Moretti, Vincenzo Corriero, Giuseppe Giangrande, Adriana Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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Bio-constructions by Sabellaria worms play a key functional role in the coastal ecosystems being an engineer organism and for this reason are the object of protection. The most widespread reef building species along Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts is S. alveolata (L.), while the aggregations of S. spinulosa are typically limited to the North Sea coasts. This paper constitutes the first detailed description of unusual large S. spinulosa reefs in the Mediterranean Sea. Defining current health status and evaluating the most important threats and impacts is essential to address conservation needs and design management plans for these large biogenic structures. Present knowledge on Mediterranean reefs of S. alveolata is fragmentary compared to Northeast Atlantic reefs, and concerning S. spinulosa, this paper represents a focal point in the knowledge on Mediterranean reefs of this species. A one-year study on temporal changes in reef structure and associated fauna is reported. The annual cycle of S. spinulosa reef shows a spawning event in winter -early spring, a period of growth and tubes aggregation from spring early summer to autumn and a degeneration phase in winter. The variations exhibited in density of the worm aggregation and the changes in the reef elevation highlight a decline and regeneration of the structure over a year. The many ecological roles of the S. spinulosa reef were mainly in providing a diversity of microhabitats hosting hard and sandy bottom species, sheltering rare species, and producing biogenic structures able to provide coastal protection. The Mediterranean S. spinulosa reef does not shelter a distinctive associated fauna; however the richness in species composition underscores the importance of the reef as a biodiversity hot-spot. Finally, the roles of the biogenic formations and their important biotic and physical dynamics support the adoption of strategies for conservation of Mediterranean S.spinulosa reefs, according to the aims of the Habitat Directive. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All ... |
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Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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Sabellaria spinulosa (Polychaeta, Annelida) reefs in the Mediterranean Sea: Habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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sabellaria spinulosa (polychaeta, annelida) reefs in the mediterranean sea: habitat mapping, dynamics and associated fauna for conservation management |
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