The Marine Protected Area ‗Secche di Tor Paterno‘ is a peculiar site in the Italian MPA network. In total, 12 stations were sampled with three replicates at each for a grand total of 36 samples. This sampling effort and other occasional sightings resulted in records of 162 live species of shelled molluscs. This number of species is very high (roughly 10 % of the Mediterranean fauna) considering the geographically restricted area, the narrow depth interval that implies that several biocoenoses are not present. Further good news is the total lack of any alien molluscan species.
P. G. Albano, B. Sabelli (2011). Describing the molluscan biodiversity of "Secche di Tor Paterno", a peculiar Marine Protected area in Italy. TENTACLE, 19, 46-48.
Describing the molluscan biodiversity of "Secche di Tor Paterno", a peculiar Marine Protected area in Italy
ALBANO, PAOLO GIULIO;SABELLI, BRUNO
2011
Abstract
The Marine Protected Area ‗Secche di Tor Paterno‘ is a peculiar site in the Italian MPA network. In total, 12 stations were sampled with three replicates at each for a grand total of 36 samples. This sampling effort and other occasional sightings resulted in records of 162 live species of shelled molluscs. This number of species is very high (roughly 10 % of the Mediterranean fauna) considering the geographically restricted area, the narrow depth interval that implies that several biocoenoses are not present. Further good news is the total lack of any alien molluscan species.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
