Study on the Ecological Situation and the Nursery Function of the Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 Prairies on the Islands of Ventotene e Santo Stefano
Roberto Bedini *
Istituto di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Piazza Bovio n. 3/4, C.A.P. 57025, Piombino (LI) Italy.
Marco Bedini
Istituto di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Piazza Bovio n. 3/4, C.A.P. 57025, Piombino (LI) Italy.
Arianna Trafeli
Istituto di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Piazza Bovio n. 3/4, C.A.P. 57025, Piombino (LI) Italy.
Martina Manuele
Istituto di Biologia ed Ecologia Marina, Piazza Bovio n. 3/4, C.A.P. 57025, Piombino (LI) Italy.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
On behalf of the Management of the Protected Marine Area of the island of Ventotene and Santo Stefano the Marine Ecology and Biology Institute of Piombino (ITALY) carried out a very in dept study aimed at knowledge of the ecological situation of the Posidonia Oceanica (L.) Delile, 1813 meadows. The most appropriate methodologies were used to be able to identify all the benthic species present in order to evaluate the efficiency of the nursery function of the prairies investigated. The results of the numerous species captured in the juvenile stage have demonstrated the excellent nursery function of the meadows of the island of Ventotene.
Keywords: Nursery, biocenoses, Marine Protected Area